'The Importance Of Survival Ft. Kieran Macguire'

'The Importance Of Survival Ft. Kieran Macguire'

From Last Word On Spurs by Last Word On Spurs

May 6, 2026 · 1h 14m

About this episode

The episode discusses the financial implications of survival for Tottenham Hotspur amidst recent performance and management decisions.

Host Ricky Sacks is joined by Sports & Entertainment Financial Planner and regular contributor Adam Osper along with returning guest Kieran Maguire who is a British academic, author, and broadcaster. Kieran specialises in the finances of association football and wrote the book The Price of Football and also is a co-host of the podcast alongside comedian Kevin Day. We discuss the importance of survival for Tottenham Hotspur on the back of a week which has seen the Club record back-to-back wins for the first time since the opening fortnight of the Premier League season. We reflect on just how much Daniel Levy's legacy hangs over the Club and whether The Lewis Family's decision to remove him without a contingency plan was one of the biggest mistakes of the season, despite the growing fan un-rest towards him personally. We debate the true cost of relegation for Spurs this season and how and why it could ultimately effect them for years to come. Pre-planning is also raised on what that looks like now, on the back of the news that Tottenham are ready to offer Luka Vuskovic a bumper new contract. Spurs director of football Johan Lange has reportedly travelled over to Hamburg recently to…

People in this episode

Host: Ricky Sacks

Guests: Adam Osper, Kieran Maguire

Topics covered

  • Tottenham Hotspur
  • football finances
  • relegation impact
  • club management
  • player contracts
  • Premier League

Keywords

  • Tottenham Hotspur
  • Kieran Maguire
  • Daniel Levy
  • relegation
  • football finances
  • Luka Vuskovic
  • Premier League
  • player contracts

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Organizations: Tottenham Hotspur

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