How do sporting directors prove their worth?

The Athletic FC Podcast

The Athletic

Football, Soccer,, Sports, Soccer

4 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2024

⏱️ 36 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

These days, most Premier League clubs have an executive to deal with transfers. From Richard Hughes swapping Bournemouth for Liverpool this summer to Manchester United’s pursuit of Dan Ashworth and Newcastle replacing him with Paul Mitchell who has got off to a tricky start. So, when a transfer window doesn’t go to plan, is the sporting director to blame? Ayo Akinwolere is joined by The Athletic's Newcastle United writer Chris Waugh, lead writer for The Athletic FC's newsletter Phil Hay and senior football writer Simon Hughes. Host: Ayo Akinwolere With: Phil Hay, Chris Waugh and Simon Hughes Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead Producer: Guy Clarke Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	At Betfair, we're about finding different ways to play, like with our 90 minute guarantee.
0:04.8	We've all been there. The clock ticks over into 90 minutes and then a speculative cross into the box
0:10.5	ricochets off a knee and goes in ruining your bed.
0:14.0	But with Betfair's 90 minute guarantee, if your bed is winning at 90 minutes
0:18.3	awful time, we pay out.
0:20.4	Betfair.
0:21.2	Play different. That's 90-
0:25.0	90 market or markets with the 90 icon,
0:26.5	Sports Book exclusive.
0:27.6	Terms and conditions apply, 18-plus-P Gamble Aware.
0:29.5	org
0:32.1	The Athletic FC Podcasts'
0:32.8	F.C. podcast network.
0:34.7	Welcome to the Athletic FC podcast with me, I.
0:39.8	A. Akin Walleri. These days, most Premier League clubs have an executive to deal with transfers.
0:45.5	From Richard Hughes swapping Bormuth for Liverpool this summer to Manchester United's pursuit
0:50.1	of Dan Ashworth and Newcastle replacing him with Paul Mitchell
0:54.0	who let's say has got off to a tricky start
0:57.4	so when a transfer window doesn't go to plan
1:00.5	is the sporting Director to blame.
1:04.0	I'm joined by the Athletics Newcastle United writer and pod on the time regular Chris Waff as well as the athletic
1:14.3	FC newsletter lead writer Phil Hey Chris let's start with you on this one I spoke to a
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Athletic, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of The Athletic and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.