A senior sports business exec straddling the world of investment and sports / entertainment giving thoughts on looking for the next step forward. It might be tech it might be about perception but it’s always about seeing how the world is changing and adjusting to the times.
Gareth Balch analyzes the $170 billion sports revenue league, questioning its business model and potential decline, prompting a discussion on necessary changes for sustained growth.
19 May 2025
Episode 51 - Make it Make Sense!
What do you do when the math doesn't math?
I'm not a banker but in 15 years of looking at financial statements as the primary part of my job I like to think I have learned a little.
City AM ran an article saying the IPO of Eagle Football for $2bn was now imminent. Great, it would be nice to see the clubs well capitalised and ready to thrive but the more I look at it the harder to make sense of it.
I run through it topline here, considering, revenues, multiple, debt, relegation etc.
Then - excluded in the video - comes timing. Regardless of the economics you need good timing and while SPACs are making a resurgence in the public markets we are not seeing many IPOs.
So what am I missing?
#sportsbiz #sports #football #finance #investment
9 May 2025
Episode 50 - What do 90% of Football Clubs have in common?
When you ask a question sometimes you have to be ready for scary answers.
What I got back from ChatGPT when i asked mine, was not unsurprising, but i think it should be scary for people regardless.
But the answer only leads to more questions. What should the men's game do? Where should a new regulator focus? Is preserving the status quo the right thing to do? In a world where Football is like a religion how do we make sure football leagues and clubs are able to show both ambition and be sustainable for the future.
The answers may not be what some people want to hear but may be what they need to listen to.
#sportsbiz #finance #football #sustainable
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