The Hard Truth - Inside the Football Industry with Darragh MacAnthony – Details, episodes & analysis

As it's still early in the season, Darragh explains the cash flow and budgeting side of owning a football club. Do clubs add potential transfer add ons into their yearly budget? Peterborough might have to after another former player moves to the Premier League!

Peterborough United Chairman Darragh MacAnthony and Bradford City supporter Philip Ideson are giving insight on the "Hard Truths" behind the football industry via this weekly podcast 🎙️⚽🏢

On this week's episode...

• Why wins are important to get players on side
• How much is it to set up goal line technology
• Sammie Szmodics signs for Ipswich
• Ivan Toney linked with Saudi
• Budgets, player valuations and cash flows explained
• and much more!

The football season has finally kicked off and it's been a mixed start for Posh and Bradford, 2 defeats for Darragh's Peterborough but it's the players in the treatment room that are the biggest concern!

Peterborough United Chairman Darragh MacAnthony and Bradford City supporter Philip Ideson are giving insight on the "Hard Truths" behind the football industry via this weekly podcast 🎙️⚽🏢

On this week's episode...

• Reaction to Posh's injury concerns
• How it impacts the transfer window
• Bradford win at MK Dons
• Darragh answers your questions!

• and much more!

Peterborough United Chairman Darragh MacAnthony and Bradford City supporter Philip Ideson are back for a new season and give insight on the "Hard Truths" behind the football industry via this weekly podcast 🎙️⚽🏢

On this week's episode...

– Double derby delight for Posh

– Bradford have pitch issues... again!

– Why Darragh wants to work with the EFL

– Championship finances

– and much more!

Peterborough United Chairman Darragh MacAnthony and Bradford City supporter Philip Ideson give insight on the "Hard Truths" behind the football industry via this weekly podcast 🎙️⚽🏢

On this week's episode...

- Watching live sport

- Manager merry-go-round

- Marcus Evans selling up

- £3.5M losses for Posh

- Rangers & Stevie G

- Advice for the FAI

- Chairman in the dugout

- and much more...

Follow Darragh at @DMAC102

Follow Phil at @pideson

Send any questions you want to be answered to the guys via email: contact@hardtruthfootball.com

We’re always grateful for feedback so feel free to post a review via your podcast provider and also follow us via our other media platforms to comment on and also share our content.

Twitter @hardtruthpod

Facebook at /hardtruthpod

Instagram at @hardtruthpod

The Hard Truth Business Community launches this week, and to celebrate, we are sharing Episode 1 of The Hard Truth Business Podcast, the weekly podcast for members of the community.

In Episode 1, Darragh MacAnthony and Philip Ideson discuss how you can bounce back from rock bottom in your business or your career, and share stories and lessons learned from their own entrepreneurial journeys.  

For more information on how to join The Hard Truth Business Community, go to https://hardtruthbusiness.com.

Peterborough United Chairman Darragh MacAnthony and Bradford City supporter Philip Ideson give insight on the "Hard Truths" behind the football industry via this weekly podcast 🎙️⚽🏢

On this week's episode...

- League tables

- Bradford's play-off push?

- COVID keepers

- Making friends and influencing people

- Thierry Henry / Jonathan Woodgate

- EFL government loan

- Reopening roadmap

- Offering new contracts

- Ivan Toney

- Ryan Lowe

- Subbing the sub

- and much more...

Follow Darragh at @DMAC102

Follow Phil at @pideson

Send any questions you want to be answered to the guys via email: contact@hardtruthfootball.com

We’re always grateful for feedback so feel free to post a review via your podcast provider and also follow us via our other media platforms to comment on and also share our content.

Twitter @hardtruthpod

Facebook at /hardtruthpod

Instagram at @hardtruthpod

Peterborough United Chairman Darragh MacAnthony and co-host Philip Ideson are joined by Bradford City CEO Ryan Sparks to give insights on the "Hard Truths" behind the football industry via this weekly podcast 🎙️⚽🏢

On this week's episode...

- Jürgen Klopp

- Up and coming Managers

- Taking a knee

- Bradford City CEO Ryan Sparks

- First 80 days in office

- Removal of the salary cap

- Fixture pile-up

- 4G pitches

- Recruitment policy

- Placing players on furlough

- Communicating with fans

- Season plans

- and much more...

Follow Darragh at @DMAC102

Follow Phil at @pideson

Send any questions you want to be answered to the guys via email: contact@hardtruthfootball.com

We’re always grateful for feedback so feel free to post a review via your podcast provider and also follow us via our other media platforms to comment on and also share our content.

Twitter @hardtruthpod

Facebook at /hardtruthpod

Instagram at @hardtruthpod

Peterborough United Chairman Darragh MacAnthony and Bradford City supporter Philip Ideson give insight on the "Hard Truths" behind the football industry via this weekly podcast 🎙️⚽🏢

On this week's episode...

- GOAT's

- FSG & The End of an Era at Liverpool?

- Transparency in reporting club financials

- Appropriate debt loads

- Sources of finance for football clubs

- Investment tradeoffs

- Valuing a football club

- 2021/22 season tickets

- Ground ownership

- Using a Director of Football

- and much more...

Follow Darragh at @DMAC102

Follow Phil at @pideson

Send any questions you want to be answered to the guys via email: contact@hardtruthfootball.com

We’re always grateful for feedback so feel free to post a review via your podcast provider and also follow us via our other media platforms to comment on and also share our content.

Twitter @hardtruthpod

Facebook at /hardtruthpod

Instagram at @hardtruthpod

Peterborough United Chairman Darragh MacAnthony and Bradford City supporter Philip Ideson give insight on the "Hard Truths" behind the football industry via this weekly podcast 🎙️⚽🏢

On this week's episode...

- Recovering from a poor performance

- (Lack of) transfer window dealings

- An abundance of number 10s

- Jose has a point to prove

- Player fines

- Players catching COVID

- Messi's contract

- Marcus Maddison's career

- Undisclosed fees

- and much more...

Follow Darragh at @DMAC102 

Follow Phil at @pideson 

Send any questions you want to be answered to the guys via email: contact@hardtruthfootball.com 

We’re always grateful for feedback so feel free to post a review via your podcast provider and also follow us via our other media platforms to comment on and also share our content.

Twitter @hardtruthpod 

Facebook at /hardtruthpod 

Instagram at @hardtruthpod 

Peterborough United Chairman Darragh MacAnthony and Bradford City supporter Philip Ideson give insight on the "Hard Truths" behind the football industry via this weekly podcast 🎙️⚽🏢

On this week's episode...

- A bad week for Liverpool

- Newcastle heading for relegation?

- Frank Lampard not good enough

- Mick McCarthy back

- What makes a good (and bad) agent

- Leeds 49ers

- Pitch angst

- Scouting Australian football

- L1/L2 TV exposure

- Jim Gannon sacking

- The Birmingham City situation

- and much more...

Follow Darragh at @DMAC102 

Follow Phil at @pideson 

Send any questions you want to be answered to the guys via email: contact@hardtruthfootball.com 

We’re always grateful for feedback so feel free to post a review via your podcast provider and also follow us via our other media platforms to comment on and also share our content.

Twitter @hardtruthpod 

Facebook at /hardtruthpod 

Instagram at @hardtruthpod