What the footie happens behind the scenes in football? From the boardroom to the backroom staff #WhatTheFootie investigates how the business of football works. Once a month (on Mondays) host Paul Musa is joined by agents, directors, players, sports scientists, fans, friends of the pod and more to debate the big topics and answer your burning questions. So be prepared to question everything that you know about the beautiful game. Previous guests include Les Reed, Paul Barber, Dave Bassett, Steve Morrow & Eddie Bonsu.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatthefootie/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/whatthefootie
Episodes
Monday May 10, 2021
Monday May 10, 2021
This week’s What The Footie pod is with sports lawyer, author and podcaster Daniel Geey (Done Deal).
In this exclusive, Paul & Daniel discuss the future of football governance after the European Super League (ESL) fallout, why 50+1 won’t work, is it time for an independent football regulator, salary caps as a form of cost control, the fan-led review & so much more!
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Monday Apr 26, 2021
Monday Apr 26, 2021
This week’s What The Footie Pod is with Neil Banfield. Neil spent 21 years coaching at Arsenal alongside Arsene Wenger, coaching the reserves, Elite Group & first team. Working with players like Cesc Fabregas, Ashley Cole, Robin Van Persie, Santi Cazorla, Serge Gnabry & more. He is now currently First-Team coach at QPR.
In this exclusive, we discuss the best youngster he ever saw at Arsenal, his relationship with Arsene Wenger, life behind the scenes at Arsenal, why the Championship is so undervalued, the art of coaching, why the u23s model needs revisiting, the evolution of coaching staff in football, preparing for matchdays and so much more.
Monday Apr 12, 2021
Monday Apr 12, 2021
For Part 2 of my exclusive What The Footie pod with Les Reed, we speak about the ins and outs of Virgil Van Dijk's transfer, the process of trusting young players like Luke Shaw and negotiating with Daniel Levy and super-agent Mino Raiola.
We also speak about England, the U21s performance in the Euros, Jude Bellingham's development, Jamal Musiala picking Germany, Gareth Southgate, project 2024, the biggest mistake that owners make in football & so much more.
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What The Footie is the football and business podcast that goes behind the scenes.
Monday Apr 05, 2021
Monday Apr 05, 2021
This week’s What The Footie Pod is an exclusive 2-part episode with Les Reed. Les spent just under a decade at Southampton as Vice-Chairman helping to guide them from League 1 to a sustainable Premier League club & recently spent time as technical director at The FA .
In this episode, Part 1, Paul and Les speak about creating a vision/philosophy with the owners, Pochettino’s interview, the process of scouting players like Mané, who was in the famous blackbox & the pressure of replacing the likes of Ronald Koeman, Luke Shaw, Virgil Van Dijk and so much more.
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What The Footie is the football and business podcast that goes behind the scenes.
Monday Mar 29, 2021
Monday Mar 29, 2021
This week’s pod is with Steve Madincea the Co-Founder of Fantastec the tech company that helps clubs & players to engage with fans through disruptive technologies. In this episode, Paul & Steve speak about how technology/innovation is shaping the future of football both on and off the pitch. We speak about NFTs/digital collectibles, how fans engage with their club post-pandemic, why brands love the champions league, the lessons the Prem can learn from the NBA, Steve’s first football experience with Lord Sugar & so much more.
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What The Footie is the football and business podcast that goes behind the scenes.
Monday Mar 15, 2021
Monday Mar 15, 2021
This week's What The Footie Pod is with Reading FC's Head of Academy Psychology & Ops Ben Marks. In this exclusive episode, we discuss player care, Championship superstar Michael Olise, players being released from academies, how clubs support them with a 'Plan B', the transition from academy football to 1st Team and more. Please remember to rate and review us on Apple Podcast.
Monday Mar 01, 2021
Monday Mar 01, 2021
This week's What The Footie Pod is with football finance expert and the Price of Football Co-Host Kieran Maguire. In this episode, we discuss the financials of Premier League clubs like Arsenal and Liverpool, the looming European Super League, the ramifications of relegation and so much more!
Monday Feb 15, 2021
Monday Feb 15, 2021
Steve Morrow spent 20 years at Arsenal as a player & scout. In this exclusive episode, he gives insight into his role in scouting players like Serge Gnabry, Donyell Malen, Bukakyo Saka, Emile-Smith Rowe & even Mikel Arteta! We also discussed the growth of the MLS/US talent, Arsenal’s early multi-club/feeder club model, the art and science of scouting, the life lessons he learned from George Graham & Arsene Wenger and so much more.
Monday Dec 21, 2020
Monday Dec 21, 2020
BEHIND THE SCENES with football financier/deal-maker Laurie Pinto. Laurie advises prospective owners when they look to buy Premier League clubs. In recent months we have seen Burnley and Newcastle enter takeover talks. In this podcast, Laurie and I analysed various owners from FSG to Mike Ashley and from the Kroenke's to Roman Abramovich. Why Laurie predicts that 1/3 Prem teams will have new owners by next season? We debated profit maximisation (making money) vs win maximisation (winning games) and the direction of the future of football (we are both two disgruntled Arsenal fans). THIS IS THE SEASON FINALE. REMEMBER TO HIT 5 STARS ON APPLE AND LEAVE A REVIEW!
Monday Dec 21, 2020
Monday Dec 21, 2020
BEHIND THE SCENES with Solihull Moors' Women's Chairman, Alex Alexandrou. Women's football is booming in England, so I sat down with Alex to understand more about the business behind it. From how to create an academy pathway to hiring and backing a manager. We also had an interesting debate on the role that the Premier League should play in supporting and funding the Women's game. PLEASE REMEMBER TO LEAVE 5 STARS AND REVIEW US ON APPLE!