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Column: The Return of Football Fans in the UK: When will it happen and why it needs to happen?

5 November 2020 7:45 PM

Column: "A rational owner would be encouraged to leave their Champions League fate to the gods, and focus on securing domestic dominance"

22 October 2020 5:34 PM

Buying a professional football team? Ten lessons learned: #10 - The media are omnipresent and ruthless; you need a thorough media policy

5 October 2020 3:10 PM

Column: Buying a Professional Football Team? 10 Lessons Learned: #9 – there is a seasonal pattern that needs to be deeply understood if solvency problems are to be avoided

15 September 2020 1:39 PM

Column: Buying a professional football team? Ten lessons learned: #8 - The president needs to back off and respect the chain of command, otherwise only lame ducks will stay onboard

25 August 2020 10:48 PM

Buying a professional football team? Ten lessons learned: #7 - Sponsors and fans could feel that the club's identity, is in the hands of a stranger; that is an enormous responsibility

19 August 2020 9:22 PM

Column: The Corona-virus taught clubs that fans are ready to consume new types of content

17 August 2020 4:58 PM

Column: Buying a professional football team? Ten lessons learned: #6 - What if the new management team don't have any fresh ideas and fail to bring people together?

11 August 2020 4:13 PM

Column: Broadcasting revenue will decrease unless changes are made - power play, no passing back, rolling player subs and shots every 90 second

7 August 2020 3:08 PM

Column: Buying a Professional Football Team? 10 Lessons Learned: #5 – cash is king. And it takes a skillfull CFO to make sure you always have cash

1 August 2020 10:08 AM

Column: Buying a professional football team? Ten lessons learned: #4 - Is your management team up to the job? Or are they stuck in an old-world mindset?

24 July 2020 2:43 PM

Column: Buying a professional football team? Ten lessons learned: #3 - Match-to-match planning will kill you - develop a vision and long-term objectives

16 July 2020 3:34 PM

Column: Buying a professional football team? Ten lessons learned: #2 - This is by far the most critical post-takeover challenge

9 July 2020 7:14 PM

Column: Buying a professional football team? Ten lessons learned: #1 - Don't underestimate the due diligence process

1 July 2020 9:40 PM

Column: So, you want to buy a professional football team? Beware of these ten common pitfalls

29 May 2020 9:44 PM

Column: Now is the time to position yourself with your funders - but there are traps you need to avoid

4 May 2020 5:33 PM

Column: Two club models will be more seriously affected by the crisis than the rest - suddenly big clubs could face a relegation battle

1 May 2020 4:02 PM

Column: Don't waste the crisis - is your strategy ready for a thorough review?

3 April 2020 6:08 PM

Column: The end of the season is nigh!

1 April 2020 3:21 PM

Column: Despite rumours of its demise, Financial Fair Play is working

27 November 2019 6:27 PM

Column: Atalanta — the heroine punching above her weight

10 October 2019 4:03 PM

Column: The ownership and leadership story behind Inter Milan once again challenging for the Serie A title

26 August 2019 1:51 PM

Column: The Old Lady gets a costly makeover - but may end up looking financially worn

15 July 2019 2:05 PM

Column: Europe's club football finals - thoroughly (un)English affairs

28 May 2019 8:00 AM

Column: A football finance nerd’s guide to the Championship play-off final

24 May 2019 12:02 PM

Column: Which is the most profitable Premier League team? Ask an accountant and he’ll start sweating

22 May 2019 8:01 AM

Column: So are Arsenal in crisis or not?

15 May 2019 7:53 AM

Column: You can’t compare Ajax to any other club in the world - an Englishman started it all

1 May 2019 12:00 PM

Kieran's Column: More lower-placed teams are going to “park the bus” in future

26 April 2019 12:01 PM

Column: Tottenham's new stadium is impressive, but don't forget who makes it worth a visit

24 April 2019 12:18 PM

Column: Why did Man Utd hire Solskjaer before finding a technical director?

12 April 2019 8:31 AM

Kieran's Column: Big Six - Is the myth now a reality?

10 April 2019 9:09 AM

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