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Our first guest of 2024 is Matt Porter is the CEO of the Professional Darts Corporation - responsible for delivering the iconic and ultimate Christmas Bucket List event - the World Darts Championship. This annual event held every year in London stole all the headlines this year as 16 year old Luke Littler powered his way to the final. Professional Darts has been a aport on this rise for over 25 years - a product of the Matchroom Sport stable. We chat with Matt about how they have created and sustained the event and what the future looks like.

For the very final show of 2023, we welcome our very own Roger Mitchell onto The Captain’s Table for our first ever Christmas special. For 40 minutes, the Grand Inquisitor becomes the interrogated. A wonderful way to wrap up the year with one of the sport’s industry’s finest thinkers.

Eddie Pepperell talks with the Groundsmen in light of John Rahm’s move to LIV Golf. Eddie gives his honest and frank opinion on the state of the PGA, LIV, the powers that be in the world of golf and where the game should perhaps go from here.

Gog is back at its off-the-cuff best. If sport continues to polarise and bifurcate, is it's glory in back to basic? The lads discuss Marvel movies compared to Jody Foster's NYAD.

In the second of our brand new series, brought to you by Infinity Sports Travel, Roger and Giles are joined by former England Rugby player Matt Tait - who has made the successful transition from international sportsman to sports business administrator - as the General Manager of the Emirates Dubai Sevens. We discuss the sport of Rugby Union - where Sevens fits into the global calendar and why the Emirates Dubai Sevens is considered one of the greatest bucket lists events in the Middle East.

We are joined this week by one of the greatest sprinters ever to grace the running track. Michael Johnson is our latest guest to join us on the show. He shares with us his life in athletics and how he shaped his life after he hung up his spikes, his vision for how athletics needs to repurpose itself for the next generation and how his Olympic mindset has helped him overcome challenges in his life. A wonderful hour spent with one of the true legends of sport.

A special GOG edition, today, with a guest from the Como 50. What is happening to our beautiful game? The lads are joined by ex Celtic and Scotland internationalist, player agent, and sportech investor, John Colquhoun.

A more reflective Goal/Own Goal this week, as our world burns. How will Arab capital and a Jewish media sector now coexist? Do failed music royalty funds show what will happen to CVC? Why Arsenal should not be ashamed of that photo. And the genius of Richard Scudamore.

The Captain welcomes legendary flat jockey, Frankie Dettori, on board The Rive Gauche for a show recorded in front of a live audience. Frankie looks back on his 35 year career as one of the most prolific jockeys of all time, his recent decision to postpone his retirement and shares his own personal passions for sport. Brought to you by the Sport and Entertainment team at Howden.

The Groundsmen this week welcome award winning author, Tobias Jones, to discuss fandom and Ultra tribes, Welsh rugby, and Everton FC. Our Englishman in Parma who knows all too well Italy's "dark heart".