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 Feb 24, 2020
Monday Feb 24, 2020
Last week's Champions League results unearthed a viral debate around the decline in the quality of the Premier League. I could not think of anyone better than Mark Agyakwa, a member of the Roc Nation Sports family and a former data analyst of Europe's Top 5 Leagues, to debate and discuss this with. We spoke about whether such a decline exists & the main factors behind it. I hope you love this one!
Sunday Feb 16, 2020
Sunday Feb 16, 2020
I had a hectic week and took my own winter break, so this episode is me giving my take on this week's football business news! Normal service resumes next Monday! Tell a friend to tell a friend!
Sunday Feb 09, 2020
Sunday Feb 09, 2020
Today's episode is from a chat I had with Royce, back in November, about the importance of football players having a good agent and support system. This episode contains some insightful nuggets about life behind the scenes with agents, so as always tell a friend to tell a friend!
Sunday Feb 02, 2020
Sunday Feb 02, 2020
Being a huge Gooner I thought it would be great to dissect the first month of Mikel Arteta's tenure as Arsenal manager and look into the future.
Sunday Feb 02, 2020
Sunday Feb 02, 2020
This month the Premier League is having its first-ever winter break. Conveniently the FA has decided to schedule FA Cup replays in the middle of it and Klopp is having none of it! In this episode, we debated the importance of a winter break and whether managers should still respect the traditions of the English game.
Sunday Feb 02, 2020
Sunday Feb 02, 2020
We are seeing academy graduates getting more opportunities in the Premier League, so I sat down with West Ham & Tottenham graduates and Dagenham & Redbridge duo, Manny Onariase and Alex McQueen to find out what life behind the scenes at a top football academy is like.
Friday Jan 31, 2020
Friday Jan 31, 2020
Hi, I'm Paul and I love the business side of football. Every fortnight (Mondays from 1st Feb 2021) I am here with agents, players, coaches, club execs and contacts within the game to get to the bottom of 'what the footie' happens behind the scenes in football. Sit back and enjoy us ramble on. Let’s go!Follow us on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/whatthefootie/