Once upon a time, in the Business Kingdom, lived an ugly duckling called HR. This is the story of her incredible transformation into a beautiful swan because, sometimes, dreams do come true. HR came to life with an important task: select the most beautiful birds of the world in order to make the […]
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Grant and Roger discuss with Steve his love of rugby and golf, from the importance of being a young flyhalf in Ulster during the Troubles, thru what works and doesn’t work today, to building esprit de corps at the Ryder Cup. Dangers for rights holders with the fragmentation of broadcast platforms and the prospects for OTT? Ending discussing women’s sport and Beckham, as sport moves more into celebrity, fashion and lifestyle.
Hosts: Roger Mitchell - Grant Williams
Roger and Grant discuss the dignity of boxing and a new golden age with Dazn; Lowrys and the PFA, why Scudamore is worth every penny, and paying to go to the stadium to NOT see the game. We sample, pregame, the wisdom of guest Steve Martin MC Saatchi.
Hosts: Roger Mitchell - Grant Williams
Roger and Grant are joined, this week, by Murray Barnett. In what promises to be a truly captivating interview, discussions range from what makes a great sports pundit, to Football and World Rugby, to the post Ecclestone era of Formula 1 motorsports and to the future of how the world’s sports fans could be consuming sport content while honoring the past.
Hosts: Roger Mitchell - Grant Williams
Grant and Roger discuss the Fulham death spiral and how to trade it, magnificent violence in the Argentinian superclassico, the football Leaks X-ray into decaying values, fake caps for Rooney; ending with the glory of the work ethic authenticity of Marcelo Bielsa.
Hosts: Roger Mitchell - Grant Williams
Amazing discussion with media legend and ultra fan Stuart Cosgrove on fan culture and what they now want from modern media, and how to service it. An honest critique of modern (Scottish) tv rights negotiations; the need to grasp the massive opportunities of sporttech. Genius ideas. Stuart beautifully articulates how you fall in love with your club and why. You can tell why Stuart has had an amazing career.
Hosts: Roger Mitchell - Grant Williams
Ray Ranson talks to Roger and Grant about the evolution of U.K. football over 40 years. From Malcolm Alisson to Mourinho. Ray tells us stories from the perspective of player, chairman and financier including buying Coventry, the Rangers asset play, hedge funds, and trading sports assets. This is slow media that is full of gold.
Hosts: Roger Mitchell - Grant Williams
Roger and Grant discuss some of this week’s sporting news that you may not have been on your radar and what it all means for the sporting community. Sports Streaming, Gary Neville, Messi, Halesowen Town, and the BBC all feature and as is often the case, Grant and roger don’t see eye to eye on everything in this full episode of Goal/Own Goal. But one thing they do agree on is that the Ray Ranson teaser will get everyone excited for a GREAT Part 2.
Hosts: Roger Mitchell - Grant Williams
Jim Kerr of the infamous band “Simple Minds” takes time out from his world tour to join Roger and Grant in a discussion around football culture and connection, from boyhood to fatherhood. The modern generations and content. The role of authentic in music and sport, buying Celtic, and so much more. With irreverent commentary on all the week’s topical sporting news.
Hosts: Roger Mitchell - Grant Williams
Pat Nevin, post punk world class footballer for Chelsea, Everton et al, club ceo, player unionist, pundit and thought leader, joins Roger and Grant in a discussion around modern fan culture compared to the Shed, today’s sport media, how Chelsea has developed under Sarri, is America changing European football, the skills needed to buy and run clubs, being ceo at motherwell, attitudes to diversity in football, and so much more. With irreverent comment on all the week’s topical news.
Hosts: Roger Mitchell - Grant Williams
