Deepen Parikh co-founder of Courtside Ventures joins the lads to discuss financing innovation in sport. It is rare to have someone so central to the VC community speak so openly about how his world works. Brought to you by Pumpjack Dataworks

The Groundsmen discuss the IOC and what it should be in 2020; is football in any way controllable in a world of feral fandom; and the juxtaposition of untrained celebs risking serious damage in boxing with the tsunami coming at rugby and football on brain damage.

Grant and Rog discuss personal tears for Diego, the return of fickle fans, the coming golden age for F1, successful fake boxing , and building stadia in italy. These 2 never agree.

Joining the Captain on board this month is former PGA Championship winner & Sky Sports Golf Commentator, Rich Beem. Rich unveils the recipe for his signature cocktail "The Beemer" , talks about how hard The Open Championship really is to play in and his love of European soccer.

This week on the Big Interview we discuss the industry with a real kingmaker and powerbroker, George Pyne of Bruin Sports Capital. How is he setting out his stall for intense change? Thanks to PumpJack Dataworks.

The Groundsmen have a ROBUST conversation around why sports is special, compared to other entertainment content. Or is it? And how do you tell if you don’t know your fans behaviours? Existential stuff.

Grant and Roger take their monthly journey to seek out the beauty and absurdities of sport. From the sublime to the ridiculous. Always with a chuckle!

The Captain is joined this week by former England Cricket Captain - Michael Vaughan - the mastermind behind England's famous Ashes win in 2005.  A proud and devoted Sheffield Wednesday fan, on this show Michael shares his love of the FA Cup, golf and in particular, The Masters.

Al Guido is a sports fan from Philly. His dog is called Rocky! He is now also one of the most powerful people in the industry, running the 49ers and Elevate Sports Ventures. He is an investor in Leeds United. In this episode he explains his passions and approach to sports. “Art and science”. A rare insight; from one of the top global sports podcasts around. Brought to you by Pumpjack Dataworks.

The humble Groundsmen discuss the Inconvenient Truth that “normal has left the building for sport”. So what now? Laser sharp analysis from the lads on the rollers. DO NOT MISS.