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Podcast #107 – Employment In Sport, Making Sure You Check The Facts. If Sport Is A Business Is It Time The Same Rules and Principles Applied? 

Not the Footy Show Podcast

As a coach or a sports administrator you are often damned if you do and damned if you don’t. In this podcast we look closely at the employment arena as it is today. There are many who are embellishing their

If You Know Your History…

It was the great cricket writer David Frith who referred those who inhabit the media centres which have replaced the traditional Press Box as “history allergic writers.” It sums up many of the modern era sports writers to a tee.

Where Has The Magic of The FA Cup Gone?

Many years ago a schoolfriend of mine asked me to be the best man at his wedding, which was a huge privilege. While keen to accept the offer I wanted to know what date they had planned the ceremony, as

Is Another Historic Tournament About To Die?

What is it with modern Sports Administrators? Once again we have seen the people charged with preserving the history of a sport about to throw 118 years of Davis Cup history out of the window. The International Tennis Federation have

The Values of Sport

It has been said many times that sport will teach you all that you want to know about life. You will learn what it means to be a part of a team, to win and lose graciously. You will learn