EP26: “There’s No Big Money TV Deals in Football Without the Big 6”

Why the European Premier League may not be a bad thing for English football.

Peterborough United Chairman Darragh MacAnthony and long-suffering Bradford City supporter Philip Ideson shine a light on the hard truths behind the football industry.

On this week’s episode:

Trouble for Liverpool
Thoughts on the Premier League table
Peterborough United’s start to the season
Is behind closed doors diminishing home advantage?
Why football needs the Big 6
Sporting GOATs
Co-ownership considerations
Is there ever a right time to start a business?
and much more…

Soundbite:

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You are dealing with six or seven clubs who are untouchable because of who they are.

The TV deals for our whole game and industry and built around those top clubs. If all of them want to play an extra 10 European games a year to earn a bit more money, but they're still going to come home to us and play the Premier League and the FA Cup, I suppose we let them.

Now if they want to break away and leave us, that's a different matter. Then we're all stuffed and we hope the alimony payments are big
Darragh MacAnthony on the potential for a European Premier League