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Are we measuring Southgate on managing a team in a League or a Tournament? The roller-coaster we have been on during the Euros throws up some real issues about coaching and leading teams in Leagues and planning and delivering Tournament success. Why as they are completely different to plan and deliver. A Premier League Coach/Manager has ten months to drill his patterns of play, principles and approaches to defence, transition and offence. This is the same within any Team sport. Southgate selected a team for the first game from eight different Clubs with a varied approach to the patterns of those three principles of team play. Those coaches will have drilled those players to ensure they applied this during the season. If the ball goes, there you go there and pass it there etc. So, Southgate’s most of the players for two weeks before the start of the tournament and with Bellingham a week before. Many players will be on a tapper down on their physical conditioning preparing for off-season not a highly intense tournament. In addition, the opposition have had two plus months to prepare and as England are a top team they will have constructed a “Park the bus” approach with transition into nicking a goal and hanging on, with an assumption that England will not have had time to plan and prepare. The stats on the Euros and World Cip are clear, teams that do not concede win the tournament, not those going toe-to-toe as in the Premier League. So, for me the group and last 16 was inevitable because Southgate knows how too long in a tournament and so his first two weeks were on re-conditioning the players and making sure defensively, they were sound. So, we got what we did. Now he has built the offence and players are now fully engaged and not in fear of going out. In addition, Southgate has clearly learnt from previous tournaments with substitution and changing formation. This does not guarantee a win on Sunday but that is now down the players. So, stop expecting Premier League this is a Tournament. So COME ON ENGLAND! #comeonengland #england 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚽️🥅🏟️🏆🤞😬😱😰😟

Such a terrific panel! Will be so interesting to listen to these OGGs thoughts on the business of sport.

#3 On the way forward for WRU Ditch the Regions in Favour of Three Club Identities The regional model was a bold experiment, but it has failed—and clinging to it will only prolong Welsh rugby’s woes. It’s time to ditch the regions and embrace three well-known and historically rich club identities: Newport, Cardiff, and Llanelli. This approach acknowledges a hard truth: parochialism has no place in professional sport. Welsh rugby’s misplaced loyalty to outdated rivalries and fractured regional allegiances has stifled its potential. The regions were supposed to unify and elevate the professional game, but they have instead deepened divisions and alienated fans. Reestablishing three iconic clubs would not only restore pride and passion but also simplify the structure, making it easier to market and build support domestically and abroad. These clubs would act as the standard-bearers for Welsh rugby, creating clear pathways from grassroots to the professional game. While the decision to move away from regions might be controversial, it could not perform worse than the status quo—and would finally bring clarity to the professional landscape. I can hear the howls of indignation all the way here in NZ. To those people, strong leaders make changes when they are needed and since 2014, I have advocated change. Regions were right in 2003, they were the reasons for sustained success but that has not been the case since the incredible mismanagement of WRU financials by 2 former CEO’s. #NoGutsNoGlory

Just completed our Sporting Pulse research looking into the motivations and drivers on NRL and AFL club membership. With AFL being the benchmark for success in Australia on successful member programs while being critical for NRL clubs. Any questions or comments on the research please let us know. #NRLmembership #AFLmembership #Latestresearch #fanengagement

Our very own Prof. Rob Wilson talks us through the partnership between UCFB and the International Sports Convention! Find out more about the partnership here 👉 https://ow.ly/ZAOf50Uhu6q

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Sports lawyers are Olympians, too. Lawyers deployed to Paris by the Court of Arbitration for Sport are there to convene tribunals to decide urgent matters that could impact competition, like the current Canada Soccer spying controversy. Students who were in my spring Sports Law course at University of Iowa College of Law will remember how, with the guidance and expertise of guest Jared Vasiliauskas, they learned how a CAS case is decided. #sportslaw #sportslawyer #professor #sportsbiz #olympics

The buzz around the League of Ireland keeps going! After the thrilling title race where Damien Duff's Shelbourne clinched the league on the last day of the season, it looks like the state is ready to jump on the bandwagon. Three clubs are set to benefit from a transformative €43 million through the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF). This funding will be vital for these clubs to carry out essential stadium upgrades to meet the rising demand of fans, and provide modern facilities for academy players. Here’s a look at the main beneficiaries: 🔹 Dalymount Park: With two stands being closed due to safety issues, finally the historic home of Irish football will get the upgrade it deserves! Bohemians’ iconic Dublin home will receive €24.7 million, the largest allocation in this funding. The plan includes constructing an 8,000 capacity UEFA Category 3 stadium with both seating and standing areas. 🔹 The Showgrounds: With €16.4 million allocated, Sligo Rovers can now proceed with their plans to transform the Showgrounds into a state-of-the-art multi-sport venue. These expanded facilities will not only benefit the local community but will provide a massive boost to sports in the North-West. 🔹 Wexford FC: Awarded €2 million for phase 1 of their plan to relocate their home ground into Wexford Town. There's a clear correlation between attendance and access to stadiums which often restricts rural clubs reaching their full potential. Wexford FC are moving in the right direction!

Really looking forward to speaking on this panel today at Farrer & Co on “Learning Lessons about Sports Organisation Culture from Recent Cases and Reviews”. I’ll be discussing the regulatory tools available to athletes, NGBs and sports organisations for changing cultures. My thanks to Siobhan Murray and David Hunt for putting on the event! #sportslaw