The Athletic.

Tonight, Thomas Frank and Roberto Deserby go head to head in what some might call the

Data Derby.

Brentford and Brighton may adopt a similar approach behind the scenes, but how do their

sought-after coaches compare?

And who is the most likely to fill a managerial vacancy elsewhere this summer?

And what are the reasons for the long-running feud between the owners of the two clubs dating back to 2004?

I'm Ayahu Akemulere.

Welcome to the Athletic FC podcast.

Music podcast. Okay, so joining us today, we have the Athletics Tactics writer Liamics Liam, and also our Brentford writer Jay Harris as well. Right, let's do this. Let's get

into it. There are many similarities between

Brighton and Brentford's approaches behind the scenes, which we'll also get into in just a bit.

But Jay, a lot stems from a fallout between respective owners. Tony Bloom, Matthew Benham.

Tell us a bit more about that. Long story short, Tony Bloom runs a very successful betting company,

and Matthew Bellum used to work for him.

So Tony Bloom hired Matthew Benham many, many, many years ago.

They're very much at the cutting edge of the sports betting industry and basically beating the odds and making a lot of money out of it.

And I think it was in 2004 when Matthew Benham leaves the company and he sets up smart odds.

And there's a lot of similarities between the two companies.

But I think the feud comes from the fact that Tony Bloom is, by all accounts, a very generous

boss.

Really inspires a lot of loyalty.

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