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Football and tail risks
Let's not forget the lessons here
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Richard Whittall
March 2020
We need to wake up about what COVID-19 means for football
Forget debating about how to complete the season; the game will literally never be the same again
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Richard Whittall
Well this is all a bit weird, isn't it?
The lesson of COVID-19
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Richard Whittall
How do you solve a problem like bad owners?
The rot starts at the top
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Richard Whittall
Data scientists in soccer need to grow a pair!
You must take power! Like Stalin! (not like Stalin)
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Richard Whittall
February 2020
A simple, effective way to improve football journalism
Covering football as if it is a competitive sport and not a 'narrative' is a good thing
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Richard Whittall
Football isn't a morality play; it's a competition.
Some examples of how the Competitive Theory of Value in football can make a significant difference in how teams operate.
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Richard Whittall
Why competition, and not winning, is everything in football
And I mean EVERYTHING
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Richard Whittall
A Footballing Theory of Value
Why do we love football? The answer is both simple and complex...
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Richard Whittall
Relegation isn't the plague; it's inevitable
Three teams will always have to go down, so why do we regard relegated clubs like they're the Hindenburg?
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Richard Whittall
Clubs need a story, not a philosophy
I promise I am not Malcolm Gladwell in disguise...
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Richard Whittall
January 2020
I'm still here!
Sorry!
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Richard Whittall
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