Money, power & politics: Inside the world of a Premier League CEO | The Football Boardroom
5/22/202656 min
Brighton’s Paul Barber is one of football’s most experienced chief executives. But what makes a top CEO in today’s game? Paul joins Christian and Henry to talk crisis management in the midst of the Southampton spygate scandal, managerial succession, player recruitment and how the Premier League can maintain the competitive edge that makes it such compelling global viewing. Email in via: getintouch@thefootballboardroom.co.uk Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheFootballBoardroom Follow us on Instagram: @footballboardroompod Follow us on TikTok: @footballboardroompod Follow us on X: @FootyBoardroom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Christian Purslow· Host0:58
Welcome to the Football Boardroom. Today, we're joined by one of the Premier League's most experienced chief executives, Paul Barber of Brighton & Hove Albion. We explore with Paul what it takes to be a CEO in the Premier League. We talk about the Southampton Spygate scandal. How would he have handled it? We talk about managerial recruitment at a time of the famous managerial merry-go-round. And finally, we get into the politics of football. Where is the Premier League in its discussions