Amanda Staveley
The woman behind the Newcastle United deal.
Profile · BBC Radio 4
October 30, 202113m 54s
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Show Notes
Mark Coles finds out how Amanda Staveley went from a long-jumping Yorkshire schoolgirl to one of the most prominent women in football via horse racing, the Middle East, and a former employee she made dress up in a gorilla suit.
With her extensive Middle Eastern contacts book, Amanda Staveley isn’t afraid of putting her, or other people’s, money where her mouth is.
Although she doesn’t always get what she wants.
Producers: Ben Crighton and Chris Flynn