December 20, 2006

Applying business principles to sport.: In the aftermath of a bad year for English sport the BBC turns to Humphrey Walters, one of Clive Woodward's backroom staff during the 2003 World Cup success, and he tells them the 8 corporate sins that English sport is guilty of.

posted by Fence to culture at 03:59 AM - 4 comments

Personally I can't think of anything worse than turning sport into any more of business than it already is, but I suppose English sports fans need some hope for the future.

posted by Fence at 04:00 AM on December 20, 2006

"Any successful business would never lose its key workers who have achieved success." Most successful business don't have "All Star" employees whose abilities vanish with age. Not sure how applicable some of these are.

posted by yerfatma at 12:00 PM on December 20, 2006

I'm not sure, either. I despise business-speak in the realm of business, too. You can only put up with so many cod-MBAs carrying around copies of The Art of War. And what's this with the RFU and the Royal Marines? Sheesh. Ninety five percent of sport is amateur, local and played for the joy of the game. The professional end is a bonus for fans, not a life and death matter. And that's coming from an Australian.

posted by owlhouse at 02:36 PM on December 20, 2006

Yep, part of me wishes professional sport could collapse and we could build it from the ground up again. The FC United fans who deserted the rags after the Glazers took over seem to be enjoying themselves.

posted by Abiezer at 03:35 PM on December 20, 2006

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