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This week our Groudsmen really let rip over meaningless tournaments, unsustainable governance, outdated sponsorship packages, the Lions, joyless Olympics. And the end of college sport. Parental guidance advised.

This week on Goal Own Goal  the lads are joined by Elliot Richardson, founder of Dugout and Gooner. For a proper pub chat around the Euros and the UK teams. A diversion into what is happening at Spurs. Last 20m is a masterclass from Elliot on modern football clubs and how they work.

On the Pumpjack Dataworks Big Interview this week, we welcome Brett Gosper onto the show.  The newly appointed Head of the NFL in UK & Europe, Brett was formerly CEO of World Rugby from 2012-2020, and prior to that one of the senior figures in the global advertising industry.  A fine rugby player in his own right - who represented the Racing Club de France for 9 years - and had it not been for the mercurial brilliance of David Campese, could well have been a regular in the Wallaby set up.

The lads this week have a strong word for everyone. Osaka, Ollie Robinson, Rabin twins, Julius Baer, Logan Paul, subscription mergers, Jon Rahm, Brooks! All you will ever need. Brought to you by Antourage.

The lads, together with our friends at SRI, are joined by 2 very senior sports leaders (Tom Harrison CEO of the ECB, Angus Kinnear CEO at Leeds U) to hear from the inside how difficult it is to manage in this industry in 2021. Events, dear boy, events. Listen how challenging it is to balance all the different stakeholders and forces of disruption. From the absolute inside. A wonderful insight.

The Captain is joined on his boat this week by the ultimate oarsman - Sir Matthew Pinsent.  A 40 minute row-locking good chat with one of Britain’s greatest ever sportsmen and Olympians.

Grant and Roger dissect the good and the bad in the world of sport. Phil, Rory, Pep, Cholo, StevieG, LeBron, Josh Taylor, and the disaster that is Chinese sport. Laughs and insight in equal measure.

Roger, Grant and Giles welcome veteran sports broadcaster John Inverdale on to The Big Interview - brought to you by Pumpjack Dataworks.  John has been one of the UK's most  recognised sports presenters on both Radio and TV and covered all the world's major sporting events.  John looks back on his career and shares his thoughts on where the world of sport is going and lessons it must heed.

In a week where the tensions between sport and finance intensify, the Groundsmen discuss sponsor boycotts, golf elite leagues, the All Blacks/Silver Lake deal, and the end of Mino Raiola?

Bryan Habana is the latest guest on The Captain’s Table podcast.   One of South Africa’s greatest ever rugby players - with 124 caps and 67 tries in a stellar career that included a Rugby World Cup, a series win Over the British Lions and 3 European Cups.