Football Finance

Posted without comment, in reference to news that Hull City AFC propose to change their name.

This piece of genius and more like it can be found at David Squires’ site.

I’ve just done a quick piece over at the Guardian’s Comment is Free on the portents of Chelsea and Manchester City’s successes this season.

I’ve done a piece for The Guardian on football clubs and co-operation, making the case for why it’s the best form for them to take, what progress has been made in the last decade, and what challenges they still face to become a…

The news from Darlington FC isn’t good at all. The club could be wound up in the very near future. Two factors make this likelier than not: they’re not in the league, and that they have a monstrously unsuitable stadium which leeches any cash they have.

Written for news and analysis site Sporting Intelligence on the potential ramifications of the Karen Murphy case working its way throughout the European Court of Justice, and how the end of the 3pm rule might not be the end of the world as we know it for smart clubs.

Originally published in football’s business-to-business magazine, FC Business in October 2010 as Liverpool FC ownership under Tom Hicks and George Gillett came to an end following a transatlantic court battle between them and the club’s creditor bankers.

Jointly authored foreword (with Malcolm Clarke, Chair of The FSF) to a report by Christian Aid published at the start of the 2010 World Cup. The report pointed to the use of tax and secrecy havens by English football…

Originally published in football’s business-to-business magazine, FC Business in November 2009 as Portsmouth FC were imploding following a series of changes of ownership, and looked likely to become the first Premier league club to enter formal administration in…