The Hard Truth Business Community launches this week, and to celebrate, we are sharing Episode 1 of The Hard Truth Business Podcast, the weekly podcast for members of the community.

In Episode 1, Darragh MacAnthony and Philip Ideson discuss how you can bounce back from rock bottom in your business or your career, and share stories and lessons learned from their own entrepreneurial journeys.  

For more information on how to join The Hard Truth Business Community, go to https://hardtruthbusiness.com.

Peterborough United Chairman Darragh MacAnthony and Bradford City supporter Philip Ideson give insight on the "Hard Truths" behind the football industry via this weekly podcast 🎙️⚽🏢

On this week's episode...

- League tables

- Bradford's play-off push?

- COVID keepers

- Making friends and influencing people

- Thierry Henry / Jonathan Woodgate

- EFL government loan

- Reopening roadmap

- Offering new contracts

- Ivan Toney

- Ryan Lowe

- Subbing the sub

- and much more...

Follow Darragh at @DMAC102

Follow Phil at @pideson

Send any questions you want to be answered to the guys via email: [email protected]

We’re always grateful for feedback so feel free to post a review via your podcast provider and also follow us via our other media platforms to comment on and also share our content.

Twitter @hardtruthpod

Facebook at /hardtruthpod

Instagram at @hardtruthpod

Peterborough United Chairman Darragh MacAnthony and co-host Philip Ideson are joined by Bradford City CEO Ryan Sparks to give insights on the "Hard Truths" behind the football industry via this weekly podcast 🎙️⚽🏢

On this week's episode...

- Jürgen Klopp

- Up and coming Managers

- Taking a knee

- Bradford City CEO Ryan Sparks

- First 80 days in office

- Removal of the salary cap

- Fixture pile-up

- 4G pitches

- Recruitment policy

- Placing players on furlough

- Communicating with fans

- Season plans

- and much more...

Follow Darragh at @DMAC102

Follow Phil at @pideson

Send any questions you want to be answered to the guys via email: [email protected]

We’re always grateful for feedback so feel free to post a review via your podcast provider and also follow us via our other media platforms to comment on and also share our content.

Twitter @hardtruthpod

Facebook at /hardtruthpod

Instagram at @hardtruthpod

Peterborough United Chairman Darragh MacAnthony and Bradford City supporter Philip Ideson give insight on the "Hard Truths" behind the football industry via this weekly podcast 🎙️⚽🏢

On this week's episode...

- GOAT's

- FSG & The End of an Era at Liverpool?

- Transparency in reporting club financials

- Appropriate debt loads

- Sources of finance for football clubs

- Investment tradeoffs

- Valuing a football club

- 2021/22 season tickets

- Ground ownership

- Using a Director of Football

- and much more...

Follow Darragh at @DMAC102

Follow Phil at @pideson

Send any questions you want to be answered to the guys via email: [email protected]

We’re always grateful for feedback so feel free to post a review via your podcast provider and also follow us via our other media platforms to comment on and also share our content.

Twitter @hardtruthpod

Facebook at /hardtruthpod

Instagram at @hardtruthpod

Peterborough United Chairman Darragh MacAnthony and Bradford City supporter Philip Ideson give insight on the "Hard Truths" behind the football industry via this weekly podcast 🎙️⚽🏢

On this week's episode...

- Recovering from a poor performance

- (Lack of) transfer window dealings

- An abundance of number 10s

- Jose has a point to prove

- Player fines

- Players catching COVID

- Messi's contract

- Marcus Maddison's career

- Undisclosed fees

- and much more...

Follow Darragh at @DMAC102 

Follow Phil at @pideson 

Send any questions you want to be answered to the guys via email: [email protected] 

We’re always grateful for feedback so feel free to post a review via your podcast provider and also follow us via our other media platforms to comment on and also share our content.

Twitter @hardtruthpod 

Facebook at /hardtruthpod 

Instagram at @hardtruthpod 

Peterborough United Chairman Darragh MacAnthony and Bradford City supporter Philip Ideson give insight on the "Hard Truths" behind the football industry via this weekly podcast 🎙️⚽🏢

On this week's episode...

- A bad week for Liverpool

- Newcastle heading for relegation?

- Frank Lampard not good enough

- Mick McCarthy back

- What makes a good (and bad) agent

- Leeds 49ers

- Pitch angst

- Scouting Australian football

- L1/L2 TV exposure

- Jim Gannon sacking

- The Birmingham City situation

- and much more...

Follow Darragh at @DMAC102 

Follow Phil at @pideson 

Send any questions you want to be answered to the guys via email: [email protected] 

We’re always grateful for feedback so feel free to post a review via your podcast provider and also follow us via our other media platforms to comment on and also share our content.

Twitter @hardtruthpod 

Facebook at /hardtruthpod 

Instagram at @hardtruthpod 

Peterborough United Chairman Darragh MacAnthony and Bradford City supporter Philip Ideson give insight on the "Hard Truths" behind the football industry via this weekly podcast 🎙️⚽🏢

On this week's episode...

- Man City for the title?

- Siriki Dembele transfer request update

- Bradford City's transfer business

- Goal celebrations and virtue signaling 

- Wayne Rooney

- Max Watters from Free to £1M in 3 months

- Wigan's struggles to find a buyer

- The cost of sacking a manager 

- and much more...

Follow Darragh at @DMAC102 

Follow Phil at @pideson 

Send any questions you want to be answered to the guys via email: [email protected] 

We’re always grateful for feedback so feel free to post a review via your podcast provider and also follow us via our other media platforms to comment on and also share our content,

Twitter @hardtruthpod 

Facebook at /hardtruthpod 

Instagram at @hardtruthpod 

Peterborough United Chairman Darragh MacAnthony and Bradford City supporter Philip Ideson give insight on the "Hard Truths" behind the football industry via this weekly podcast 🎙️⚽🏢

On this week's episode...

- Refereeing performances

- Can Accrington maintain their run into the playoffs?

- Is the FA Cup being devalued?

- Why do most transfer window deals get done close to the deadline. 

- The financing behind Burnley's purchase

- The US political situation

- Sheffield Wednesday hiring and firing Tony Pulis 

- VAR

- and much more...

Follow Darragh at @DMAC102 

Follow Phil at @pideson 

Send any questions you want to be answered to the guys via email: [email protected] 

We’re always grateful for feedback so feel free to post a review via your podcast provider and also follow us via our other media platforms to comment on and also share our content,

Twitter @hardtruthpod 

Facebook at /hardtruthpod 

Instagram at @hardtruthpod 

Peterborough United Chairman Darragh MacAnthony and Bradford City supporter Philip Ideson give insight on the "Hard Truths" behind the football industry via this weekly podcast 🎙️⚽🏢

On this week's episode...

- Responding to a transfer request

- Lockdowns and circuit breakers

- Preparing for the January transfer window

- The economics of selling a 13-year-old.

- Jack Byrne

- Promotion and relegation in the MLS

- and much more...

Follow Darragh at @DMAC102 

Follow Phil at @pideson 

Send any questions you want to be answered to the guys via email: [email protected] 

We’re always grateful for feedback so feel free to post a review via your podcast provider and also follow us via our other media platforms to comment on and also share our content,

Twitter @hardtruthpod 

Facebook at /hardtruthpod 

Instagram at @hardtruthpod 

We weren't going to record this week, but with Darragh missing his football due to Peterborough United's COVID shutdown, Phil willing to talk to anyone who will listen about Bradford City's turnaround in form, and a local sports journalist in need of some stories to fill the back pages, we fired up Zoom and hit the record button!

Topics of conversation this week included:

Follow Darragh at @DMAC102 

Follow Phil at @pideson 

Send any questions you want to be answered to the guys via email: [email protected] 

We’re always grateful for feedback so feel free to post a review via your podcast provider and also follow us via our other media platforms to comment on and also share our content,

Twitter @hardtruthpod 

Facebook at /hardtruthpod 

Instagram at @hardtruthpod