Where's The Money Gone?

Adrian Goldberg is an investigative journalist and West Bromwich season ticket holder. he's taking you inside the boardroom with Charlie Methven, boyhood Oxford United fan, one time Sunderland director and now an investor in Charlton Athletic…This week – they look at multi club ownership. Why do owners want to own more than one football club? What’s in it for supporters? And what are the riks it poses to fair competition in football..The City Football Group which owns Man City has 13 clubs under it’s umbrella. There are others like the 777 group who have an interest in 6 clubs as well as Everton: Red Bull – five clubs…and a handful of owners with two or three clubs under their control like Gino Pozzi of Watford and Udinese.Produced in Birmingham for We Bring Audio. Edited by Jed Thomas Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adrian and Charlie talk about football's buyers, sellers and tyre kickers i.e. those who are often linked with deals to buy clubs, but who rarely, if ever,deliver.They are joined by Laurie Pinto – a financier with whose been involved in several notable football takeovers including Crystal Palace, Hertha Berlin and Charlton Athletic.Presented by Adrian Goldberg and Charlie Methven.Produced by We Bring Audio in Birmingham by Adrian and edited by Jed Thomas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Adrian and Charlie are joined by supporters of two clubs in crisis - Caroline Parker, a Reading FC fans and Alistair Jones, founder of Action 4 Albion.A We Bring Audio Production.Produced by Adrian Goldberg, edited by Jed Thomas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Adrian and Charlie are joined by Niall Couper of Fair Game to discuss the proposed New Deal For Football, details of which have been leaked in the last few days.If the plan goes ahead, overseas TV rights would be negotiated collectively for the first time since the Premier League was created in 1992.EFL clubs will receive an £88 million bonus payment from the Premier League this season, and it's anticipated that 'solidarity payments' would double.One sticking point, though, is that Premier League clubs would retain parachute payments…Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Jed Thomas.A We Bring Audio Production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adrian Goldberg is a journalist and West Bromwich season ticket holder and he takes you inside the football boardroom with Charlie Methven, boyhood Oxford United fan, one time Sunderland director and now an investor in Charlton Athletic.This week The Sack Race - the whys and wherefores of getting rid of a manager.Dean Holden of Charlie’s club Charlton became the first EFL manager to lose their job this season before August was even out; Sheffield Wednesday fans are already calling for the head of Xisco Munoz after eight winless games, and one Man United mate told me the other day that Eric Ten Hag will soon be on his way out at Old Trafford after their laboured start.In the premier League the average managerial tenure is less than two years; a decade ago it was more than three years. The Championship is even more brutal with most bosses getting less tnan a yeat to prove themselves.But what factors are taken into account before a manager gets the elbow? Who gets to make the call? Is it fans who are impatient? Or owners?This is a We Bring Audio Production.Produced by Adrian Goldberg, edited by Jed Thomas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adrian Goldberg and Charlie Methven discuss how a new Independent Football Regulator will operate.Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Jed Thomas.A We Bring Audio production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What's it like to be a football club director amid the frenzy of the transfer window? Adrian Goldberg gets the inside story from Charlie Methven, a Board member at Charlton Athletic and previously Sunderland.Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Jed Thomas for We Bring Audio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A podcast about football finance and politics with Adrian Goldberg and Charlie Methven.Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Jed Thomas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.