Financial Crisis

Welcome to It Was What It Was, the football history podcast. This week co-hosts Jonathan Wilson and Rob Draper welcome special guest Euan Flynn, author of 'When the Year Ends in One,' to discuss Tottenham Hotspur's momentous 1990-91 season. The episode delves into Paul Gascoigne's tearful departure due to a career-threatening injury during the FA Cup final and the financial turmoil facing the club, which saw a potential world-record transfer deal collapse. The podcast covers the epic highs and disastrous lows of that pivotal season, from Gascoigne's mesmerizing FA Cup run to the behind-the-scenes financial entanglements involving Irving Scholar and the club's eventual acquisition by Alan Sugar. Tune in for an in-depth look at how this season had ramifications far beyond the football pitch. 00:00 Gascoigne's Injury and Tottenham's Financial Crisis 00:37 Introduction to the Special Episode 01:41 The Pivotal 1990-91 Season 02:19 Tottenham's Financial Woes and Ownership Issues 04:03 The Year Ending in One: A Superstition Explained 05:21 Gascoigne's Meteoric Rise and Media Frenzy 08:02 The Illusion of a Title Challenge 10:18 Irving Scholar's Takeover and Financial Missteps 21:13 The Culture and Discipline at Tottenham 23:46 The FA Cup Run Begins 31:36 The Pressure on Young Athletes 32:28 The Semifinal at Wembley 34:00 Venables and the Mysterious Financier 40:34 The FA Cup Final Build-Up 47:23 The Dramatic FA Cup Final 54:36 The Aftermath and Legacy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It doesn’t seem that long ago, that Pep’s Barcelona were the epitome of a well-run football club. Moving on from Messi & co was always going to be difficult, but a series of failings on and off the pitch, led to a fall from grace. Only last month however, President Joan Laporta proclaimed the crisis he ‘inherited’ was over. But, as the reigning La Liga Champions’, net debt climbs to almost £1.2bn - is everything quite as it seems at Barca? In the second part of our series ‘Crisis Clubs’, examining the financial states of five European football clubs, Ayo Akinwolere, Matt Slater & Dermot Corrigan dig into the numbers and plot a potential way out for Barcelona. Produced by Adonis Pratsides and Mike Stavrou Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead • Get Coors Light delivered straight to your door with Drizly or Instacart by going to coorslight.com/athleticfootball Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The European edition returns with your preferred pod posse of Jimbo, James Horncastle, Julien Laurens, Raphael Honigstein and Alvaro Romeo. Lionel Messi becomes a PSG player and will be starring in Ligue 1. Why all the cynicism? Could Messi have made a more romantic move? Feeling the absence of Messi are not just Barcelona but La Liga as a whole. No longer the league of stars. Speaking of financial crisis, Italian champions Inter are minus Conte and Lukaku. Can anyone see past Juventus returning to the top under Max Allegri? Will Mourinho keep inspiring mass brawls at Roma? New gaffers galore in Germany. Can Marco Rose’s Dortmund topple Julian Nagelsmann’s Bayern? Or what about Jesse Marsch’s Leipzig, the best squad in the Bundesliga? RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Can anyone stop PSG and Man City? (02m 30s) • PART 1b: Moment of the weekend (13m 00s) • PART 2: Ligue 1 latest – more on the Messi move (17m 00s) • PART 3: Suffering in Serie A with Inter in financial crisis (35m 00s) • PART 4: La Liga latest – the state of Barca (47m 30s) • PART 5: Bundesliga preview – new gaffers galore (60m 00s) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION • theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH: • follow us on Instagram • find us on Facebook • send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES: • we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE: • check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Suj & James discuss the current situation at Barcelona following the news that their debts are now in excess of €1billion. Is it possible that one of the biggest football clubs in the World will go bankrupt? And if so what would actually happen? Lionel Messi's extraordinary contract is discussed, what will happen with the Argentinian in the summer? Can Barcelona justify trying to keep their icon superstar? How turnover, transfer spending and expenditure on wages has got them into this financial state, could the Spanish giants be expelled from the Champions League or relegated from La Liga? Or could it be even worse than that...? ____________________________________________ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/planetfpl Web: www.planetfpl.com Twitter: @PlanetFPLPod (James) / @sujanshah (Suj) Facebook: www.facebook.com/PlanetFPL Instagram: @planetfpl You Tube: www.youtube.com/planetfpl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mark Chapman and The Athletic's Matt Slater assess the current state of football's financial landscape as the effects of the pandemic start to take a greater hold on the game. We speak to Deloitte's Tim Bridge after the firm published their annual money league this week with Barcelona sitting at the top on revenues of £627 million, but in the very same week we've seen headlines in Spain suggesting Barca are on the bring of bankruptcy. So how can a club that makes so much money be in so much debt? How badly have clubs like Manchester United, Liverpool and Spurs felt the pinch as we approach a year without fans in stadiums? We're also joined by Roger Bell and John Purcell from football finance analysts Vysble to look at the bigger picture for football's uncertain financial future. What do the creeping levels of American investment in English football mean for the future of our game? Does it all just lead us back to the eternally looming prospect of a European super league? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the later than billed weekly People's Poll Suj & James discuss the concerns within non-league football. Can the National League complete its season? And more importantly can clubs survive the current crisis? The lads look at some cases in the National League featuring Barnet, Boreham Wood and Stockport County & venture even deeper into the football pyramid to discuss the cases of South Shields & Jersey Bulls whom like so many others have now had their season curtailed & voided. *Suj brings the finance knowledge as only he can! _________________________________________ Web: www.planetfpl.com Twitter: @PlanetFPLPod (James) / @sujanshah (Suj) Facebook: www.facebook.com/PlanetFPL Instagram: @planetfpl You Tube: www.youtube.com/planetfpl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices