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says: "Obviously, this one isn’t for anyone who actively dislikes football, but for even a casual fan (me), it’s a very interesting listen. Kevin Day .., teams up with financial expert Kieran
Maguire ..." and "Day asks the right questions and Maguire is impressive with his research: in last week’s
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said "This book should be essential reading for anyone even remotely considering investing in football (and, unless they are super-rich, they should probably stay away). For general readers, it won’t exactly enhance your enjoyment of football, but it should at least increase your understanding of
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in which they discuss contemporary issues regarding, and listener questions concerning, the finances of modern day men and women’s football clubs. The podcast had a quarter of a million downloads within its first five months. This figure had doubled to 500,000 listens by May 2020.
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show he pointed out that a newspaper financial football story was completely wrong, without being rude about it. The machinations of sponsorship, TV rights, stand maintenance, even crowdfunding, are laid bare, and somehow this sheds light on to the actual games themselves."
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in 2011, Maguire was awarded Best UK Accountancy
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