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The Price of Football

Mike Ashley and Newcastle United

The Price of Football

Guy Kilty

Business, Sports

4.92.7K Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2019

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley bought Newcastle United in 2007. Plenty of the fans don't like him but what does the club's balance sheet tell us about his reign? Also, what's going on with the millions Barcelona paid Liverpool for Phillipe Countinho? And how big is the Premier League anyway? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Fancy a fever tree in a glass with ice and rum.

0:06.4

You thought I was going to say gin, didn't you?

0:09.2

But I'm talking about fever tree ginger beer made from three gingers for that perfect

0:14.2

blend of freshness, sweetness and spiciness, delicious with rum or on its own.

0:21.9

Fever tree ginger beer mixed with the best.

0:27.8

That spices things up.

0:30.9

Hey, I'm George, host of the Greenroom Podcast by Deloitte.

0:36.4

We explore the topics that matter most in business.

0:38.9

Every episode we dive into a big question on our mind.

0:41.8

Like, can AI make a small human?

0:44.4

Does when we're born affect how we work or is technology our planet's best hope?

0:52.3

I'd love for you to join me in the Greenroom.

0:54.2

Find us wherever you've got this podcast, just search the Greenroom by Deloitte.

1:00.0

Hello, welcome to the Price of Football Podcast.

1:02.2

Show two, the show which follows the money behind the beautiful game.

1:05.6

I'm Kevin Day with me as always, this football finance expert, Keirin McGuire.

1:09.6

Hello, Keirin. How are you?

1:10.4

Hello, Kevin. I'm very well, thank you.

1:12.3

We have a topic coming up, a Barcelona Liverpool conundrum,

1:16.7

which since you told me about it, I've barely slept.

1:19.1

I've been wrestling so hard with this topic.

1:21.6

But before that, I want to talk to you about a big story,

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