Chris Weatherspoon
@cweatherspoon.bsky.social
Football Finance Writer at The Athletic UK | Will write about money for football | Views are not someone else's
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Delighted and not a little humbled to tell you I've joined @theathleticfc.bsky.social as their first designated Football Finance Writer
I'll be covering all things money in football, I think it's gonna be busy and I'm very excited to get going
Delighted and not a little humbled to tell you I've joined @theathleticfc.bsky.social as their first designated Football Finance Writer
I'll be covering all things money in football, I think it's gonna be busy and I'm very excited to get going
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Evidence from Farage's teacher at Dulwich College to his headmaster
November 25, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Evidence from Farage's teacher at Dulwich College to his headmaster
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Rangers FC released 2024-25 financials on Friday, disclosing a £14.9million loss last season. That was a 14% reduction on 2023-24 but still the club's 12th consecutive loss-making year
What's more, Rangers' pre-tax result was £61m worse than Celtic's £45.7m profit
What's more, Rangers' pre-tax result was £61m worse than Celtic's £45.7m profit
November 24, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Rangers FC released 2024-25 financials on Friday, disclosing a £14.9million loss last season. That was a 14% reduction on 2023-24 but still the club's 12th consecutive loss-making year
What's more, Rangers' pre-tax result was £61m worse than Celtic's £45.7m profit
What's more, Rangers' pre-tax result was £61m worse than Celtic's £45.7m profit
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Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
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siepr.stanford.edu
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
TBC how EFL reacts to Friday's Premier League votes, but any introduction of SCR in the Championship would require significant changes to how many second-tier clubs are run
Very much using estimates but on 2023-24 figures, 12/24 clubs would've had SCR >85%, some substantially so
Very much using estimates but on 2023-24 figures, 12/24 clubs would've had SCR >85%, some substantially so
November 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
TBC how EFL reacts to Friday's Premier League votes, but any introduction of SCR in the Championship would require significant changes to how many second-tier clubs are run
Very much using estimates but on 2023-24 figures, 12/24 clubs would've had SCR >85%, some substantially so
Very much using estimates but on 2023-24 figures, 12/24 clubs would've had SCR >85%, some substantially so
Very Enron
Meta’s data-center accounting gets the Jon Weil treatment:
It’s “financed with debt, and neither the data center nor the debt will be on its own balance sheet. That outcome looks too good to be true, and it probably is.”
@wsj.com $META
www.wsj.com/tech/meta-ai...
It’s “financed with debt, and neither the data center nor the debt will be on its own balance sheet. That outcome looks too good to be true, and it probably is.”
@wsj.com $META
www.wsj.com/tech/meta-ai...
November 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Very Enron
Rangers FC released 2024-25 financials on Friday, disclosing a £14.9million loss last season. That was a 14% reduction on 2023-24 but still the club's 12th consecutive loss-making year
What's more, Rangers' pre-tax result was £61m worse than Celtic's £45.7m profit
What's more, Rangers' pre-tax result was £61m worse than Celtic's £45.7m profit
November 24, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Rangers FC released 2024-25 financials on Friday, disclosing a £14.9million loss last season. That was a 14% reduction on 2023-24 but still the club's 12th consecutive loss-making year
What's more, Rangers' pre-tax result was £61m worse than Celtic's £45.7m profit
What's more, Rangers' pre-tax result was £61m worse than Celtic's £45.7m profit
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... - my new article, if of interest please share.
I endured an English public school. But that’s not the only reason I’m unsurprised about the Farage allegations |
Let’s put aside the schooldays accusations and look, instead, at the Reform leader’s path since then. I think a pretty clear picture of the man emerges, says author and podcaster Musa Okwonga
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:03 AM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... - my new article, if of interest please share.
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The Premier League (shareholders meeting) is BACK! Here’s my report from a day that featured a record loss, the tightest of wins, European implications, Championship fears, play-acting, a crackdown on cheating & a very relieved management team.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
Premier League squad cost ratio and anchoring summit — which clubs voted for what?
On Friday, the Premier League's 20 clubs voted on three potential financial rule changes — so who voted for what?
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The Premier League (shareholders meeting) is BACK! Here’s my report from a day that featured a record loss, the tightest of wins, European implications, Championship fears, play-acting, a crackdown on cheating & a very relieved management team.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
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Lines are closed, votes are counted and verified...and anchoring in the Premier League is, well, sunk. Soon, PSR will join it.
Instead, clubs approved introducing a domestic Squad Cost Ratio, alongside SSR(?)
All you need to know is here
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
Instead, clubs approved introducing a domestic Squad Cost Ratio, alongside SSR(?)
All you need to know is here
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
Premier League clubs vote to change financial rules, PSR to be replaced by SCR from next season
The clubs voted to introduce the squad cost ratio but not top to bottom anchoring at a meeting in London on Friday.
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Lines are closed, votes are counted and verified...and anchoring in the Premier League is, well, sunk. Soon, PSR will join it.
Instead, clubs approved introducing a domestic Squad Cost Ratio, alongside SSR(?)
All you need to know is here
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
Instead, clubs approved introducing a domestic Squad Cost Ratio, alongside SSR(?)
All you need to know is here
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
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Absolutely loads to think about and unpack from today's Premier League votes, but here's one bit of food for thought:
PL elite massively out-earn the rest from non-broadcast sources. Anchoring would have tethered spending to the (fairer) distribution of TV money. It was rejected
PL elite massively out-earn the rest from non-broadcast sources. Anchoring would have tethered spending to the (fairer) distribution of TV money. It was rejected
November 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Absolutely loads to think about and unpack from today's Premier League votes, but here's one bit of food for thought:
PL elite massively out-earn the rest from non-broadcast sources. Anchoring would have tethered spending to the (fairer) distribution of TV money. It was rejected
PL elite massively out-earn the rest from non-broadcast sources. Anchoring would have tethered spending to the (fairer) distribution of TV money. It was rejected
Absolutely loads to think about and unpack from today's Premier League votes, but here's one bit of food for thought:
PL elite massively out-earn the rest from non-broadcast sources. Anchoring would have tethered spending to the (fairer) distribution of TV money. It was rejected
PL elite massively out-earn the rest from non-broadcast sources. Anchoring would have tethered spending to the (fairer) distribution of TV money. It was rejected
November 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Absolutely loads to think about and unpack from today's Premier League votes, but here's one bit of food for thought:
PL elite massively out-earn the rest from non-broadcast sources. Anchoring would have tethered spending to the (fairer) distribution of TV money. It was rejected
PL elite massively out-earn the rest from non-broadcast sources. Anchoring would have tethered spending to the (fairer) distribution of TV money. It was rejected
Lines are closed, votes are counted and verified...and anchoring in the Premier League is, well, sunk. Soon, PSR will join it.
Instead, clubs approved introducing a domestic Squad Cost Ratio, alongside SSR(?)
All you need to know is here
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
Instead, clubs approved introducing a domestic Squad Cost Ratio, alongside SSR(?)
All you need to know is here
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
Premier League clubs vote to change financial rules, PSR to be replaced by SCR from next season
The clubs voted to introduce the squad cost ratio but not top to bottom anchoring at a meeting in London on Friday.
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Lines are closed, votes are counted and verified...and anchoring in the Premier League is, well, sunk. Soon, PSR will join it.
Instead, clubs approved introducing a domestic Squad Cost Ratio, alongside SSR(?)
All you need to know is here
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
Instead, clubs approved introducing a domestic Squad Cost Ratio, alongside SSR(?)
All you need to know is here
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
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Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.
bloom.bg
November 21, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
Reposted by Chris Weatherspoon
No games in the Premier League tomorrow...or are there?
Representatives from all 20 clubs will meet in London for a seismic set of votes, ones with consequences beyond the top tier
Explaining what it all means for @theathleticfc.bsky.social
w/Phil Buckingham
www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
Representatives from all 20 clubs will meet in London for a seismic set of votes, ones with consequences beyond the top tier
Explaining what it all means for @theathleticfc.bsky.social
w/Phil Buckingham
www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
Premier League ‘anchoring’ proposals, ‘salary cap’ and what Friday’s vote means for your club
Premier League clubs will take part in three votes on Friday that will decide whether new regulations are brought in
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:53 AM
No games in the Premier League tomorrow...or are there?
Representatives from all 20 clubs will meet in London for a seismic set of votes, ones with consequences beyond the top tier
Explaining what it all means for @theathleticfc.bsky.social
w/Phil Buckingham
www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
Representatives from all 20 clubs will meet in London for a seismic set of votes, ones with consequences beyond the top tier
Explaining what it all means for @theathleticfc.bsky.social
w/Phil Buckingham
www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
Premier League TV picks to February 2 now out, covering the first 24 matchweeks of the season.
160 games now picked for live broadcast, around 59 per cent of the 2025-26 season total.
Here's how those picks break down by club, inc. estimate of 'TV facility' earnings:
160 games now picked for live broadcast, around 59 per cent of the 2025-26 season total.
Here's how those picks break down by club, inc. estimate of 'TV facility' earnings:
November 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Premier League TV picks to February 2 now out, covering the first 24 matchweeks of the season.
160 games now picked for live broadcast, around 59 per cent of the 2025-26 season total.
Here's how those picks break down by club, inc. estimate of 'TV facility' earnings:
160 games now picked for live broadcast, around 59 per cent of the 2025-26 season total.
Here's how those picks break down by club, inc. estimate of 'TV facility' earnings:
No games in the Premier League tomorrow...or are there?
Representatives from all 20 clubs will meet in London for a seismic set of votes, ones with consequences beyond the top tier
Explaining what it all means for @theathleticfc.bsky.social
w/Phil Buckingham
www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
Representatives from all 20 clubs will meet in London for a seismic set of votes, ones with consequences beyond the top tier
Explaining what it all means for @theathleticfc.bsky.social
w/Phil Buckingham
www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
Premier League ‘anchoring’ proposals, ‘salary cap’ and what Friday’s vote means for your club
Premier League clubs will take part in three votes on Friday that will decide whether new regulations are brought in
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:53 AM
No games in the Premier League tomorrow...or are there?
Representatives from all 20 clubs will meet in London for a seismic set of votes, ones with consequences beyond the top tier
Explaining what it all means for @theathleticfc.bsky.social
w/Phil Buckingham
www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
Representatives from all 20 clubs will meet in London for a seismic set of votes, ones with consequences beyond the top tier
Explaining what it all means for @theathleticfc.bsky.social
w/Phil Buckingham
www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
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𝙏𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙨
Our writers have picked out the most memorable series from down the years to chart the history of one of sport's deepest rivalries.
▪️ The death of English cricket
▪️ Bodyline & The Don, the best the world has ever seen
▪️ Botham's Ashes & how Allan Border wrestled back control
Our writers have picked out the most memorable series from down the years to chart the history of one of sport's deepest rivalries.
▪️ The death of English cricket
▪️ Bodyline & The Don, the best the world has ever seen
▪️ Botham's Ashes & how Allan Border wrestled back control
Tales from the Ashes: A rivalry between England and Australia that has endured since 1882
The Athletic revisits some of the most memorable Ashes series to chart the history of one of the deepest sporting rivalries on the planet
theathletic.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:34 AM
𝙏𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙨
Our writers have picked out the most memorable series from down the years to chart the history of one of sport's deepest rivalries.
▪️ The death of English cricket
▪️ Bodyline & The Don, the best the world has ever seen
▪️ Botham's Ashes & how Allan Border wrestled back control
Our writers have picked out the most memorable series from down the years to chart the history of one of sport's deepest rivalries.
▪️ The death of English cricket
▪️ Bodyline & The Don, the best the world has ever seen
▪️ Botham's Ashes & how Allan Border wrestled back control
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You'll hear a lot this week about English football not needing cost controls, and a decrying of regulation
Some figures you won't be given:
• PL club losses since 2018-19: £3.3bn
• Number of profitable EFL clubs in 2023-24: 7 (out of 71)
• Combined EFL loss in 2023-24: £501m
Some figures you won't be given:
• PL club losses since 2018-19: £3.3bn
• Number of profitable EFL clubs in 2023-24: 7 (out of 71)
• Combined EFL loss in 2023-24: £501m
November 15, 2025 at 1:29 PM
You'll hear a lot this week about English football not needing cost controls, and a decrying of regulation
Some figures you won't be given:
• PL club losses since 2018-19: £3.3bn
• Number of profitable EFL clubs in 2023-24: 7 (out of 71)
• Combined EFL loss in 2023-24: £501m
Some figures you won't be given:
• PL club losses since 2018-19: £3.3bn
• Number of profitable EFL clubs in 2023-24: 7 (out of 71)
• Combined EFL loss in 2023-24: £501m
Reposted by Chris Weatherspoon
This, from AFC Wimbledon's recent Board Update, should be read and heeded by clubs and stakeholders up and down the land
November 17, 2025 at 9:08 AM
This, from AFC Wimbledon's recent Board Update, should be read and heeded by clubs and stakeholders up and down the land
This, from AFC Wimbledon's recent Board Update, should be read and heeded by clubs and stakeholders up and down the land
November 17, 2025 at 9:08 AM
This, from AFC Wimbledon's recent Board Update, should be read and heeded by clubs and stakeholders up and down the land
Reposted by Chris Weatherspoon
Nasser Hussain has joined The Athletic as a columnist as part of our coverage of the Ashes, which begin on Friday in Perth.
“This series usually defines England captains and coaches, and this one will.”
Hussain will return to provide analysis for The Athletic after each Test.
“This series usually defines England captains and coaches, and this one will.”
Hussain will return to provide analysis for The Athletic after each Test.
Nasser Hussain interview: ‘The Ashes defines England captains and coaches’
The former England captain is joining The Athletic's Ashes coverage - he can't wait for the talking to stop and the cricket to start
theathletic.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Nasser Hussain has joined The Athletic as a columnist as part of our coverage of the Ashes, which begin on Friday in Perth.
“This series usually defines England captains and coaches, and this one will.”
Hussain will return to provide analysis for The Athletic after each Test.
“This series usually defines England captains and coaches, and this one will.”
Hussain will return to provide analysis for The Athletic after each Test.
You'll hear a lot this week about English football not needing cost controls, and a decrying of regulation
Some figures you won't be given:
• PL club losses since 2018-19: £3.3bn
• Number of profitable EFL clubs in 2023-24: 7 (out of 71)
• Combined EFL loss in 2023-24: £501m
Some figures you won't be given:
• PL club losses since 2018-19: £3.3bn
• Number of profitable EFL clubs in 2023-24: 7 (out of 71)
• Combined EFL loss in 2023-24: £501m
November 15, 2025 at 1:29 PM
You'll hear a lot this week about English football not needing cost controls, and a decrying of regulation
Some figures you won't be given:
• PL club losses since 2018-19: £3.3bn
• Number of profitable EFL clubs in 2023-24: 7 (out of 71)
• Combined EFL loss in 2023-24: £501m
Some figures you won't be given:
• PL club losses since 2018-19: £3.3bn
• Number of profitable EFL clubs in 2023-24: 7 (out of 71)
• Combined EFL loss in 2023-24: £501m
Reposted by Chris Weatherspoon
Was sent this bit of news overnight. "Irish mafia" arrested in Colombia, during Clan del Golfo raids. Eagle-eyed readers of @newyorker.com will note that Clan del Golfo has recently worked with the Kinahan group.
November 14, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Was sent this bit of news overnight. "Irish mafia" arrested in Colombia, during Clan del Golfo raids. Eagle-eyed readers of @newyorker.com will note that Clan del Golfo has recently worked with the Kinahan group.
Reposted by Chris Weatherspoon
Exclusive interview with Ross Barkley:
▪️Becoming teetotal
▪️Therapy
▪️A challenging upbringing
▪️Mental pressures and criticism
▪️Leaving Everton, Chelsea and frustrations
▪️Unai Emery’s “No bull***t”
➕More
@theathleticfc.bsky.social #AVFC
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
▪️Becoming teetotal
▪️Therapy
▪️A challenging upbringing
▪️Mental pressures and criticism
▪️Leaving Everton, Chelsea and frustrations
▪️Unai Emery’s “No bull***t”
➕More
@theathleticfc.bsky.social #AVFC
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
Ross Barkley interview: ‘I haven’t drunk since the summer. It created situations I don’t want anymore’
In a wide-ranging interview, Ross Barkley discusses the up and downs of his career from Everton to Villa and all in between
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Exclusive interview with Ross Barkley:
▪️Becoming teetotal
▪️Therapy
▪️A challenging upbringing
▪️Mental pressures and criticism
▪️Leaving Everton, Chelsea and frustrations
▪️Unai Emery’s “No bull***t”
➕More
@theathleticfc.bsky.social #AVFC
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
▪️Becoming teetotal
▪️Therapy
▪️A challenging upbringing
▪️Mental pressures and criticism
▪️Leaving Everton, Chelsea and frustrations
▪️Unai Emery’s “No bull***t”
➕More
@theathleticfc.bsky.social #AVFC
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
Knew this place was a left-wing hive mind
November 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Knew this place was a left-wing hive mind