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The Captain is joined this week by David Flatman - a former England, Bath & Saracens prop forward who now is one of the leading rugby TV presenters, podcasters and after-dinner speakers.   One of the funniest, outspoken and most popular guys in rugby - his choice of dinner on board tells you everything you need to know about the mentality of the paid up members of the Front Row Union....

On the Pumpjack Dataworks Big Interview this week is legendary sailor Sir Russell Coutts.  5 times America's Cup winner, 12 times World Champion and an Olympic gold - he is now the CEO of Sail GP - the global sailing competition that is re-writing the sailing seascape.  On the show, Russell shares his love of sailing and his extraordinary vision for where the sport is heading.

This month's Pumpjack Dataworks Big Interview is with one of the industry's very top innovators and value creators. Nakisa Bidarian is a multi-faceted sports media and entertainment executive who steered the UFC to a $4B exit with Ari Emanuel. And who now is the sole advisor to influencer/boxer Jake Paul in the exploding trend of crossover celebrity sport. Nakisa has and is disrupting an entire in...

This week our Groudsmen really let rip over meaningless tournaments, unsustainable governance, outdated sponsorship packages, the Lions, joyless Olympics. And the end of college sport. Parental guidance advised.

This week on Goal Own Goal  the lads are joined by Elliot Richardson, founder of Dugout and Gooner. For a proper pub chat around the Euros and the UK teams. A diversion into what is happening at Spurs. Last 20m is a masterclass from Elliot on modern football clubs and how they work.

On the Pumpjack Dataworks Big Interview this week, we welcome Brett Gosper onto the show.  The newly appointed Head of the NFL in UK & Europe, Brett was formerly CEO of World Rugby from 2012-2020, and prior to that one of the senior figures in the global advertising industry.  A fine rugby player in his own right - who represented the Racing Club de France for 9 years - and had it not been for the...

The lads this week have a strong word for everyone. Osaka, Ollie Robinson, Rabin twins, Julius Baer, Logan Paul, subscription mergers, Jon Rahm, Brooks! All you will ever need. Brought to you by Antourage.

The lads, together with our friends at SRI, are joined by 2 very senior sports leaders (Tom Harrison CEO of the ECB, Angus Kinnear CEO at Leeds U) to hear from the inside how difficult it is to manage in this industry in 2021. Events, dear boy, events. Listen how challenging it is to balance all the different stakeholders and forces of disruption. From the absolute inside. A wonderful insight.

The Captain is joined on his boat this week by the ultimate oarsman - Sir Matthew Pinsent.  A 40 minute row-locking good chat with one of Britain’s greatest ever sportsmen and Olympians.

Grant and Roger dissect the good and the bad in the world of sport. Phil, Rory, Pep, Cholo, StevieG, LeBron, Josh Taylor, and the disaster that is Chinese sport. Laughs and insight in equal measure.

Roger, Grant and Giles welcome veteran sports broadcaster John Inverdale on to The Big Interview - brought to you by Pumpjack Dataworks.  John has been one of the UK's most  recognised sports presenters on both Radio and TV and covered all the world's major sporting events.  John looks back on his career and shares his thoughts on where the world of sport is going and lessons it must heed.

In a week where the tensions between sport and finance intensify, the Groundsmen discuss sponsor boycotts, golf elite leagues, the All Blacks/Silver Lake deal, and the end of Mino Raiola?

Bryan Habana is the latest guest on The Captain’s Table podcast.   One of South Africa’s greatest ever rugby players - with 124 caps and 67 tries in a stellar career that included a Rugby World Cup, a series win Over the British Lions and 3 European Cups.

Our podcast is about the fans' point of view. Authentic and unvarnished.  We discuss a seminal week for football as honestly as you can.

AYNE welcomes the immensely experienced Jefferson Slack, Managing Director at Aston Martin Cognizant F1 Team, to discuss his amazing career in sports, leading up to his current role working for Lawrence Stroll. We look back at the 90s with Michael Jordan, Italian football, Wasserman/IMG and where now for the big agencies. Oh, and we mention something about a breakaway football league!

The groundsmen reflect on sport finally climbing aboard the data train. Just in time for things to change again! A close up look at the Masters and is it all Zuck and Jack's fault?

Grant and Roger unpeel the onion of fandom in 2021. What does it all mean now? From the death of Claude Callegari, to following Fulham and Celtic, to March Madness. And would Jack Charlton have thrived in today's football?

The Captain is joined this week by Graeme "G-Mac"  McDowell - one of the most popular and successful Northern Irish golfers in recent times.   A lifelong Manchester United supporter, restauranteur and a man synonymous with recent European Ryder Cup glories - this show is not to be missed.

Brought to you by Pumpjack Dataworks, the lads welcome Sam Renouf, CEO at Professional Triathletes Organisation. PTO is challenging the current triathlon landscape and Sam shares his views on what it takes to bring a sport out of the stale status quo and into a new era of athlete recognition, alternative funding strategies, narrative building , and data science.  All this while navigating pitfalls...

Our Groundsmen pick apart the future for PE funded rugby; new basketball leagues for GenZ, challenging NCAA; skiing and funding scandals, the tragedy of doping in U.K. sport tarnishing 2012 legacies; f1’s bright future; Fifa statute of limitations. And Marvellous Marvin.

Grant and Roger let off steam about refs, Football index and gamification, Bryson, Barca trading whilst insolvent, and Serbian football stadium torture... and will Fulham stay up?

On the show this week is former rugby player Jason Leonard - one of the finest prop forwards ever to appear for England.   Winning 114 Caps over a 14 year career he was inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame in 2014, is a former President of the Rugby Football Union and the current Chairman of the British & Irish Lions.   A rugby legend.  And exceptional company in bar.

Alec Scheiner of Redbird joins the Pumpjack Big interview. A packed 60 minutes covering SPACs, Fenway, Toulouse and a multiclub strategy, XFL, Wasserman, NFL media, and sport being the ultimate people business.

In this 3 part series - in partnership with SRI - The Captain & Roger are joined by Annamarie Phelps, Chairman of the British Horseracing Authority, Jo Coates - CEO of U.K. Athletics and David James - Managing Partner at SRI talking about the challenges and opportunities facing the world of sport today.

The lads enjoy lunch break discussing Springsteen, celeb sponsorship, taking money from the vice industries, closed leagues, and so much more. An hour's debate, not taken too seriously.