Are You Not Entertained?
Honest, amusing but above all, authentic, Roger Mitchell, Grant Williams and Giles Morgan invite guests from all corners of the sport, music and entertainment worlds to join them and discuss how the game has changed, where it might be headed and what that means for the people who matter the most; the fans
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Episodes
Thursday Dec 08, 2022
Thursday Dec 08, 2022
This week with the Groundsmen is respected BBC golf journalist Iain Carter, hopefully to allow AYNE to offer balance on the other side of the LIV debate. Punchy exchanges also on Ranieri sacking at Leicester. Brought to you by Sportsdigita
Thursday Dec 01, 2022
Thursday Dec 01, 2022
It's GOG again...or better. From the Sublime (Doddy Weir) to the Ridiculous (FIFA, IOC, Ronaldo). Congrats to Tom Harrison on creating the Hundred.
Thursday Nov 24, 2022
Thursday Nov 24, 2022
International golfer and former World Number One, Lee Westwood, joins the lads this week where we discuss his love of football, horse-racing, and the politics that abound in professional golf. His perspective on LIV Golf, the breakaway tour he joined in May 2022, is simply fascinating and provides a balance to the argument that is raging in the game right now. Honest and forthright - this show is dynamite. Brought to you by Sportsdigita.
Thursday Nov 17, 2022
Thursday Nov 17, 2022
Sport's grumpy old men are back for this week's GOG. Discussing the not unexpected calamities in crypto and Twitter. With an eye also to Qatar and the imminent World Cup.
Thursday Nov 10, 2022
Thursday Nov 10, 2022
Simon Halliday joins us for the Groundsmen Conversation this week. Simon is a former England, Bath and Harlequins rugby player, ex Chairman of European Professional Club Rugby and current CEO of the Sporting Wine Club. This is a an in-depth discussion about the challenges and opportunities facing Rugby Union and whether the game is adapting in a world where sports administrators are facing more headwinds than ever. Brought to you by Sportsdigita.
Thursday Nov 03, 2022
Thursday Nov 03, 2022
The Groundsmen are joined this week by one of the world's most respected tennis correspondents, Mike Dickson. Mike has been a leading sports writer for the Daily Mail for many years covering a myriad of sports including cricket, The Olympics, and tennis. We discuss the challenges facing tennis with the rise of Padel & Pickleball and what the authorities perhaps need to focus on in the future to maintain its position as one of the world's leading sports. Brought to you by Sportsdigita.
Thursday Oct 27, 2022
Thursday Oct 27, 2022
This week the lads host Steve Kuhn, the Texan driving forward the US fastest growing sport of pickleball. His new league is attracting major investment as he adopts the IPL and MLS playbook. DO NOT LISTEN IF YOU ARE "LONG" TENNIS. Brought to you by Sportsdigita.
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
The lads return for a GOG episode this week. From the poignant to the pathetic, from economic theory to Erling Haaland, from fascism to 4-4-2. If you didn't laugh, you'd cry.
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
On the Groundsmen this week, we are joined by Ed Smith - sport's modern day polymath. A former England Cricketer, National Selector, Author, Lecturer, Historian and Columnist - Ed's perspective on the world of sport is both illuminating and unique. A must-listen. Brought to you by Sportsdigita.
Thursday Oct 06, 2022
Thursday Oct 06, 2022
This week we are joined by Jon Ridgeon - CEO of World Atheltics. A former Great Britain Olympian - Jon has been charged with the role of transforming the world’s oldest and most participated sport and to make it more relevant for the 21st Century. Recorded in front of a live audience at the inaugural Sport Summit in Lake Como. Brought to you by Sportsdigita.