The Hard Truth - Inside the Football Industry with Darragh MacAnthony

Peterborough United Chairman Darragh MacAnthony and co-host Philip Ideson are joined by Bradford City CEO Ryan Sparks to give insights on the "Hard Truths" behind the football industry via this weekly podcast 🎙️⚽🏢 On this week's episode... - Jürgen Klopp - Up and coming Managers - Taking a knee - Bradford City CEO Ryan Sparks - First 80 days in office - Removal of the salary cap - Fixture pile-up - 4G pitches - Recruitment policy - Placing players on furlough - Communicating with fans - Season plans - and much more... Follow Darragh at @DMAC102 Follow Phil at @pideson Send any questions you want to be answered to the guys via email: contact@hardtruthfootball.com We’re always grateful for feedback so feel free to post a review via your podcast provider and also follow us via our other media platforms to comment on and also share our content. Twitter @hardtruthpod Facebook at /hardtruthpod Instagram at @hardtruthpod

Peterborough United Chairman Darragh MacAnthony and Bradford City supporter Philip Ideson give insight on the "Hard Truths" behind the football industry via this weekly podcast 🎙️⚽🏢 On this week's episode... - GOAT's - FSG & The End of an Era at Liverpool? - Transparency in reporting club financials - Appropriate debt loads - Sources of finance for football clubs - Investment tradeoffs - Valuing a football club - 2021/22 season tickets - Ground ownership - Using a Director of Football - and much more... Follow Darragh at @DMAC102 Follow Phil at @pideson Send any questions you want to be answered to the guys via email: contact@hardtruthfootball.com We’re always grateful for feedback so feel free to post a review via your podcast provider and also follow us via our other media platforms to comment on and also share our content. Twitter @hardtruthpod Facebook at /hardtruthpod Instagram at @hardtruthpod

Peterborough United Chairman Darragh MacAnthony and Bradford City supporter Philip Ideson give insight on the "Hard Truths" behind the football industry via this weekly podcast 🎙️⚽🏢 On this week's episode... - Recovering from a poor performance - (Lack of) transfer window dealings - An abundance of number 10s - Jose has a point to prove - Player fines - Players catching COVID - Messi's contract - Marcus Maddison's career - Undisclosed fees - and much more... Follow Darragh at @DMAC102  Follow Phil at @pideson  Send any questions you want to be answered to the guys via email: contact@hardtruthfootball.com  We’re always grateful for feedback so feel free to post a review via your podcast provider and also follow us via our other media platforms to comment on and also share our content. Twitter @hardtruthpod  Facebook at /hardtruthpod  Instagram at @hardtruthpod 

Peterborough United Chairman Darragh MacAnthony and Bradford City supporter Philip Ideson give insight on the "Hard Truths" behind the football industry via this weekly podcast 🎙️⚽🏢 On this week's episode... - A bad week for Liverpool - Newcastle heading for relegation? - Frank Lampard not good enough - Mick McCarthy back - What makes a good (and bad) agent - Leeds 49ers - Pitch angst - Scouting Australian football - L1/L2 TV exposure - Jim Gannon sacking - The Birmingham City situation - and much more... Follow Darragh at @DMAC102  Follow Phil at @pideson  Send any questions you want to be answered to the guys via email: contact@hardtruthfootball.com  We’re always grateful for feedback so feel free to post a review via your podcast provider and also follow us via our other media platforms to comment on and also share our content. Twitter @hardtruthpod  Facebook at /hardtruthpod  Instagram at @hardtruthpod 

Peterborough United Chairman Darragh MacAnthony and Bradford City supporter Philip Ideson give insight on the "Hard Truths" behind the football industry via this weekly podcast 🎙️⚽🏢 On this week's episode... - Man City for the title? - Siriki Dembele transfer request update - Bradford City's transfer business - Goal celebrations and virtue signaling  - Wayne Rooney - Max Watters from Free to £1M in 3 months - Wigan's struggles to find a buyer - The cost of sacking a manager  - and much more... Follow Darragh at @DMAC102  Follow Phil at @pideson  Send any questions you want to be answered to the guys via email: contact@hardtruthfootball.com  We’re always grateful for feedback so feel free to post a review via your podcast provider and also follow us via our other media platforms to comment on and also share our content, Twitter @hardtruthpod  Facebook at /hardtruthpod  Instagram at @hardtruthpod 

Peterborough United Chairman Darragh MacAnthony and Bradford City supporter Philip Ideson give insight on the "Hard Truths" behind the football industry via this weekly podcast 🎙️⚽🏢 On this week's episode... - Refereeing performances - Can Accrington maintain their run into the playoffs? - Is the FA Cup being devalued? - Why do most transfer window deals get done close to the deadline.  - The financing behind Burnley's purchase - The US political situation - Sheffield Wednesday hiring and firing Tony Pulis  - VAR - and much more... Follow Darragh at @DMAC102  Follow Phil at @pideson  Send any questions you want to be answered to the guys via email: contact@hardtruthfootball.com  We’re always grateful for feedback so feel free to post a review via your podcast provider and also follow us via our other media platforms to comment on and also share our content, Twitter @hardtruthpod  Facebook at /hardtruthpod  Instagram at @hardtruthpod 

Peterborough United Chairman Darragh MacAnthony and Bradford City supporter Philip Ideson give insight on the "Hard Truths" behind the football industry via this weekly podcast 🎙️⚽🏢 On this week's episode... - Responding to a transfer request - Lockdowns and circuit breakers - Preparing for the January transfer window - The economics of selling a 13-year-old. - Jack Byrne - Promotion and relegation in the MLS - and much more... Follow Darragh at @DMAC102  Follow Phil at @pideson  Send any questions you want to be answered to the guys via email: contact@hardtruthfootball.com  We’re always grateful for feedback so feel free to post a review via your podcast provider and also follow us via our other media platforms to comment on and also share our content, Twitter @hardtruthpod  Facebook at /hardtruthpod  Instagram at @hardtruthpod 

We weren't going to record this week, but with Darragh missing his football due to Peterborough United's COVID shutdown, Phil willing to talk to anyone who will listen about Bradford City's turnaround in form, and a local sports journalist in need of some stories to fill the back pages, we fired up Zoom and hit the record button! Topics of conversation this week included: The latest on Peterborough's forced COVID shutdown Calculating PPG again! The new manager bounce Darragh's perspective on giving a caretaker manager the permanent job Getting ready for January recruitment The state of play in the Premier League And much more... Follow Darragh at @DMAC102  Follow Phil at @pideson  Send any questions you want to be answered to the guys via email: contact@hardtruthfootball.com  We’re always grateful for feedback so feel free to post a review via your podcast provider and also follow us via our other media platforms to comment on and also share our content, Twitter @hardtruthpod  Facebook at /hardtruthpod  Instagram at @hardtruthpod 

Peterborough United Chairman Darragh MacAnthony and Bradford City supporter Philip Ideson give insight on the "Hard Truths" behind the football industry via this weekly podcast 🎙️⚽🏢 On this week's episode... - COVID outbreak at Peterborough - From Tier 2 to Tier 4 - Bantams start winning - Liverpool's title to lose - Deep dive into the typical income and expenditure of an EFL club - Plus much more... Follow Darragh at @DMAC102  Follow Phil at @pideson  Send any questions you want to be answered to the guys via email: contact@hardtruthfootball.com  We’re always grateful for feedback so feel free to post a review via your podcast provider and also follow us via our other media platforms to comment on and also share our content, Twitter @hardtruthpod  Facebook at /hardtruthpod  Instagram at @hardtruthpod 

Peterborough United Chairman Darragh MacAnthony and Bradford City supporter Philip Ideson give insight on the "Hard Truths" behind the football industry via this weekly podcast 🎙️⚽🏢 On this weeks episode... Great to have fans back + insight on all the safety measures, "hoops to jump through" How to deal with young footballers Academy sides playing "real football" in the EFL Trophy Sackings at Barrow and Bradford Showing confidence, play the game  Appointment of Trevor Birch as CEO of the EFL. A nice tribute and RIP to former Liverpool manager Gerrard Houllier Epic rant from Darragh! Frustration of the latest tier changes, businesses being decimated and YOU choose whether you’re #teamapocalypse or #teamrealist 🤔 Celtic and the current toxicity between fans and Neil Lennon Insight into sacking and replacing the manager. Also reviewing PUFC dismissals under Darragh Pitch state at Peterborough and sorting that Loyalty and the grass isn’t always greener on the other sides Plus much more... Follow Darragh at @DMAC102  Follow Phil at @pideson  Send any questions you want answered into the guys via @contact@hardtruthfootball.com  We’re always grateful for feedback so feel free to post a review via your podcast provider and also follow us via our other media platforms to comment on and also share our content,  Twitter @hardtruthpod  Facebook at /hardtruthpod  Instagram at @hardtruthpod  5HCy9552t6uqalWQwCAx