The business empire controlled by the Glazer family is a highly sophisticated, complex, and leveraged conglomerate in the global sports and real estate sectors. Originating from the commercial real estate activities […]
The Analysis Series: The Friedkin Group
The Friedkin Group (TFG), a privately held consortium headquartered in Houston, Texas, stands as one of the most structurally complex and financially potent business empires in the United States. As of […]
The Analysis Series: Audit of gambling’s commercial dominance in English professional football
An overview of the 2025/26 season English football in the 2025/26 season stands at a crossroads in terms of its relationship with the gambling industry. As the final campaign before the Premier […]
The Analysis Series: Financial analysis and balance sheet assessment of EFL Championship clubs: 2025-26 Season
The English Football League (EFL) Championship is the wealthiest non-top-flight football division in the world, yet it operates with structural insolvency, extreme financial volatility, and continuous reliance on external liquidity. As the […]
Talking the Blues podcast – In the words of Everton’s media team “Cottage Pied”
Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with George and Andy Costigan. We look back on a fabulous result at Craven Cottage, plus much more besides. Big hello and thank you […]
Talking the Blues Podcast – Brighton (a) and much else
Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with George and Andy Costigan. We look back at the away game at Brighton, look at Moyes’s passion, modern refereeing and finish with why […]
Talking the Blues Podcast, Leeds United (h) – a tale of two halves, long term v short term thinking?
Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with George and Andy Costigan. We look back at the frustrating draw versus Leeds United, and reflect on where we are as a club, […]
We’re forever Everton
These pages are usually reserved for my hobby (some might say obsession) on football finances. But I’m also a football fan too, just as passionate about what goes on on the pitch […]
BDO’s 20th Annual Survey of Football Finance Directors (January 2026)
This article provides a synopsis and analysis of BDO’s 20th Annual Survey of Football Finance Directors (January 2026), which examines the financial realities of professional football across the English Premier League (EPL), […]
Independent Football Regulator seeks public consultation on its “State of the Game Report”
On the 20th January 2026, the Independent Football Regulator (IFR) set out the proposed scope of its first in-depth analysis of men’s professional football in England. The State of the Game report […]