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What's in a Football Players Contract
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What Really Goes Into a Football Player’s Contract?

May 9, 2025 Gareth

Football is one of the most popular sports in the world, with millions of people watching the likes of the Premier League on a regular basis. It takes dedication and skill to make it to […]

Low skill jobs at football clubs
Clubs and Management

Jobs at Football Clubs That Anyone Can Do

December 14, 2024 Gareth

If you are like me, you will be a big football fan but not someone with any skills the football industry would want. In other words, you are 100% unemployable at a football club. Or […]

Supporters Pub for Every Team
Clubs and Management

Every Football Pub: Where Supporters Drink Before The Game

November 28, 2024 Gareth

Football pubs are public houses that open all week, but on matchdays, they become supporters clubs. Places where fans feel they belong, where they can walk in alone and instantly have company. Every club has […]

What is a Sporting or Technical Director and CEO?
Clubs and Management

Sporting Director, Technical Director, Chief Executive – What Do These People Actually Do?

March 26, 2024 Gareth

For a football club to operate effectively and be successful, they need to get their management structure right. I’m not talking about the manager of the team and his assistants and coaches, but the management […]

How Do Fan Owned Football Clubs Work
Clubs and Management

How Do Fan Owned Football Clubs Work?

November 25, 2023 Gareth

Buying a football club is a big deal. Even in the lower leagues, it is an endeavour reserved for the rich and powerful that regular folk could never dream of achieving. At least, not on […]

What Happens in Football Player Training Sessions
Clubs and Management

Training for Football Players: What do They do?

August 10, 2023 Gareth

We like to think we know a lot about the players in our teams. How they play, their strengths, weaknesses, temperament, etc. But as fans, we only ever see the results of all the work […]

Premier League Longest Serving Clubs
Clubs and Management

Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Man Utd, Tottenham: Longest Serving Premier League Clubs

February 16, 2023 Gareth

Since forming in 1992 to now, just 51 clubs have played in the Premier League. Some, such as Bradford and Swindon are long forgotten, having fallen from grace to wallow in League 2. Oldham Athletic […]

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