Football's Multi-Club Model & What Does It Mean For Fans? | The Overlap Fan Debate
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🗓️ 3 February 2026
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Welcome back to The Fan Debate, brought to you by Sky Bet.
Jamie Carragher and Paul Scholes are joined by Financial Times sports editor and Crystal Palace fan Josh Noble to discuss one of the biggest talking points in modern football, multi club ownership.
The panel break down how it has grown across the game, what fans really think about it, and how it has already impacted clubs up and down the country. Is it a smart model for success or something that risks changing football for good?
Shot on Target also returns for another competitive round as Carra and Scholes look to get the better of the fans once again.
We finish by looking ahead to the future of multi club ownership. Where is it heading, what does it mean for supporters, and how far can it go after seeing clubs like Chelsea use their links with Strasbourg to move players and even managers between teams?
What are your thoughts on multi club ownership? Let us know in the comments and don’t forget to like and subscribe so you never miss an episode of The Overlap.
00:00 Intro
04:30 Is It All About Money?
07:31 Fans Perspective of Multi-Club Ownership
18:06 Game Segment: Shot On Target
26:32 Multi-Club Concerns From UEFA
35:37 Future of Football and Regulations
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| 0:00.0 | But what's the idea around all this? |
| 0:01.7 | Ten years ago, there were 60 clubs in the world |
| 0:03.7 | that were part of one of these multi-club groups. |
| 0:05.5 | A year ago, it was over 340. We've effectively said it doesn't matter how it's going for you. We're going to take your manager. There was a player who left Evan, like a young strike. He went to Villa. And it was like, you're never playing for Villa. I couldn't care less about those two clubs, To be totally honest, should you? |
| 0:19.6 | And I think... |
| 0:20.1 | Do you think Jim Rackap's the same? |
| 0:21.4 | He don't care about Man United. |
| 0:22.7 | Yeah. |
| 0:23.4 | We can't go to Chelsea, you know. I couldn't care less about those two clubs, to be totally honest, should you? And I think... Do you think Jim Rackett's the same? |
| 0:21.4 | You don't care about Man United? |
| 0:22.7 | Yeah, yeah. |
| 0:35.5 | We can't go to Chelsea, no, we can't go to these big teams going to get loans because they're all got these relationships with clubs abroad. I don't think it helps us. It's just FOMO, right? City football group's doing it, football's doing it. We should do it. |
| 0:36.9 | See, that's just bent, though, isn't it? |
| 0:38.1 | That's just bent. |
| 0:39.0 | You can't do that. |
| 0:40.6 | Which is why they do it, really? |
| 0:38.9 | That's why should do it. See, that's just Ben though, isn't it? That's just Ben. You can't do that. |
| 0:41.4 | Which is why they do it, really? That's why they do it. |
| 0:45.5 | If you let fans vote on this, I think you know what the outcome's going to be. |
| 0:53.1 | Hello and welcome back to the fan debate brought to you by Skybet. Paul Scores is back joining me once again along with the supporters. |
| 0:57.2 | And today's episode is all about multi-club ownership. |
| 1:00.9 | And are we pleased, I should say, to be joined by Financial Times Sport Editor |
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