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The wages = wins fallacy
What if I told you that your wage bill is unrelated to your results? Analysis of Premier League wage bills suggest that whilst economics explains the gap between the top and bottom teams, it struggles to explain the gaps within the top and bottom teams. -
Counting the cost of the international break
To Premier League and Championship clubs, the September international break is football’s version of adverts only 10 minutes into a TV programme. At the very moment the season is beginning to feel like we all remember it to be, it’s ripped from under us for 10 days and we’re not always sure if we’ll like what we see on the other side. -
7 days of deals, 4 types of clubs
The overlapping of the final weeks of the transfer window and the opening weeks of the season can create an awkward environment within football clubs. As long as the window exists, we will have four different types of clubs leading up to deadline day. -
What if the way we pay our players is wrong?
Performance-related pay has become commonplace in football, with players typically incentivised to perform through individual or team-based targets.But how effective is the current system?
