# ayne — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover ayne. Page: Feed: --- ## [Goal Own Goal. The podcast that can be truly honest.](https://asinthelake.substack.com/p/goal-own-goal-the-podcast-that-can-f74) _2026-08-09 · Roger Mitchell · As In The Lake_ Consistently ahead of the game on FIFA/UEFA. ## [AYNE 829 - Goal/Own Goal: The FIFA Discussion](https://ayne.podbean.com/e/ayne_0829/) _2026-08-09 · Are You Not Entertained?_ This wide release of last week’s special live edition of Goal Own Goal goes from the FIFA Forward enterprise plan and the sheer chaos around Infantino’s latest power play to a properly sharp discussion about what football has become, who it is really for, and what happens when the game starts treating itself like a financial product. With Charlie Methven and John Colquhoun joining Grant and Roger,… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/pbchn7xrazp8btyq/AYNE_0829-GOG-FIFA-V_2.mp3) ## [Citizen AYNE: the very serious look at sport and media. Episode 4, brought by 54.](https://asinthelake.substack.com/p/citizen-ayne-the-very-serious-look-f4f) _2026-08-06 · Roger Mitchell · As In The Lake_ Roger Mitchell and Mark Oliver are joined by Davide Tesoro-Tess, the strategist who helped shape Sky Italy, to unpack the biggest media question of the moment. ## [AYNE 828 - Citizen AYNE: Davide Tesoro-Tess](https://ayne.podbean.com/e/ayne_0828/) _2026-08-06 · Are You Not Entertained?_ Roger Mitchell and Mark Oliver are joined by Davide Tesoro-Tess, the strategist who helped shape Sky Italy, to unpack the biggest media question of the moment: what happens when consolidation, separation and vertical integration all start happening at once? From Comcast and Sky to RTL, MFE and the future of free-to-air versus pay TV, they dig into why Europe’s broadcasters are rearranging… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/5jfmfw5x6txk2ps9/AYNE_0828-CA-Davide_Tesoro_Tess-V_2.mp3) ## [A ship called Dignity](https://asinthelake.substack.com/p/a-ship-called-dignity) _2026-07-31 · Roger Mitchell · As In The Lake_ It was inevitable. Because if you insist to call sport an asset class, it will eventually behave exactly like one, to its fullest potential. ## [AYNE 827 - THE CAPTAINS TABLE - Brian Moore](https://ayne.podbean.com/e/ayne-827-the-captains-table-brian-moore/) _2026-07-30 · Are You Not Entertained?_ Brian Moore, one of the most recognised and colourful characters in English rugby over the last forty years, joins The Captain this week. A man with a wide and varied career, he was not only a formidable rugby player who represented England and the British Lions, but has also been a solicitor, broadcaster, author, and manicurist. An ardent fan of ballet and opera, he is a man you simply cannot put… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/xyxgcjq9ffsk25qg/AYNE_0827-CT-Brian_Moore-V_1.mp3) ## [AYNE 826 - Goal/Own Goal](https://ayne.podbean.com/e/ayne_0826/) _2026-07-23 · Are You Not Entertained?_ This week’s Goal/Own Goal swings from the Open Championship’s pure sporting theatre to Bryson DeChambeau’s full-bore nonsense, with Grant and Roger tearing into the difference between actually winning and simply making everything about yourself. From there it’s a sharp, slightly brutal World Cup post-mortem on Messi, legacy, dignity, and the tiny human vanishing act that can sit behind genius, all… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/w8zt4f7t3xf8ewxk/AYNE_0826-GOG-V_1.mp3) ## [Charlie Methven in The Confessional](https://asinthelake.substack.com/p/charlie-methven-in-the-confessional) _2026-07-20 · Roger Mitchell · As In The Lake_ The value in telling the truth. ## [AYNE 825 - The Confessional: Charlie Methven](https://ayne.podbean.com/e/ayne_0825/) _2026-07-19 · Are You Not Entertained?_ In this episode of The Confessional, Roger Mitchell sits down with Charlie Methven for a sharp, candid conversation about leadership, football, and the hard lessons that come with both. Charlie reflects on the personal cost of a life lived on the move, the tension between honest words and public perception at Sunderland, and why he believes the game is shaped as much by identity and feeling as by… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/meit79vy4c6wty7z/AYNE_0825-CONF-Charlie_Methven-V_2.mp3) ## [AYNE 824 - Goal/Own Goal](https://ayne.podbean.com/e/ayne_0824/) _2026-07-09 · Are You Not Entertained?_ This week’s Goal Own Goal is a World Cup special that kicks off with Roger’s overcooked summit-wine haze and Donald Trump somehow ending up in a fight with Giorgia Meloni, before the real debate lands: whether England’s win over Mexico was the birth of belief or just one of those classic moments that tempt English football into another grand, doomed act of self-confidence. Grant and Roger chew… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/c4nw7kj32396phdt/AYNE_0824-GOG-V_1.mp3) ## [Browse ThreatCrush Modules (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/WoGhrMjBABmw) _2026-07-09 · **Sponsored**_ Install community-built security modules to extend real-time threat intelligence and monitoring ## [Awakening the Italian “bull”.](https://asinthelake.substack.com/p/awakening-the-italian-bull) _2026-07-07 · Roger Mitchell · As In The Lake_ Today’s Albachiara Column assesses the possibility that Italian football is perhaps a “buy”. Surprising? Never forget, every “bear” is always just a “bull” waiting for the right moment. ## [Citizen AYNE: the very serious look at sport and media. Episode 3, brought by 54.](https://asinthelake.substack.com/p/citizen-ayne-the-very-serious-look-904) _2026-07-05 · Roger Mitchell · As In The Lake_ Big Media is going through very significant strategic change, and corporate M&A. If your banker is volatile, de facto so are you! ## [AYNE 823 - THE CAPTAINS TABLE - Jon Miller](https://ayne.podbean.com/e/ayne-823-the-captains-table-jon-miller/) _2026-07-02 · Are You Not Entertained?_ Jon Miller - President of NBC Sports Programming joins The Captain this week. One of the most influential and powerful executives in North American sport - Jon Miller is the man responsible for NBC”s and Peacock’s extraordinary sports broadcasting - including the Olympic Games, The English Premier League, the NBA and NHL. We learn about Jon’s own passion for sport - golf, tennis and American… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/kmu4tdfs5n3q5pa6/AYNE_0823-TCT-Jon_Miller-V_1.mp3) ## [AYNE 822 - Citizen AYNE: Mike Darcey](https://ayne.podbean.com/e/ayne_0822/) _2026-06-29 · Are You Not Entertained?_ Roger Mitchell and Mark Oliver welcome Mike Darcey, former strategic brain behind Sky and ex‑CEO of News UK, for a deep dive into the messy frontier where sport rights, streaming and regulation collide. Using Rupert Murdoch’s quiet war on the NFL as a starting point, they unpack 60 years of antitrust logic, why “no single buyer” rules gave fans more packages but not always better value, and… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/zqqvsfc9j3g5ebpw/AYNE_0822-CA-Mark_Darcey-V_1.mp3) ## [AYNE 821 - Goal/Own Goal](https://ayne.podbean.com/e/ayne-821-goalown-goal/) _2026-06-25 · Are You Not Entertained?_ This week’s Goal Own Goal is a special World Cup edition that starts with Trump somehow picking a public fight with Giorgia Meloni and ends with England suddenly playing like a 1990s Premier League side under Tuchel instead of suffering through another Southgate straitjacket. Grant and Roger chew over England–Croatia, the weird thrill of not knowing which England will turn up, the fine art of not… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/m895hpnqemnz4gzy/AYNE_0821-GOG-V_1.mp3) ## [Ray Ranson in The Confessional](https://asinthelake.substack.com/p/ray-ranson-in-the-confessional) _2026-06-21 · Roger Mitchell · As In The Lake_ A life less ordinary. ## [AYNE 820 - The Confessional: Ray Ranson](https://ayne.podbean.com/e/ayne_0820/) _2026-06-21 · Are You Not Entertained?_ In this episode of The Confessional, Roger Mitchell sits down with Ray Ranson for a frank conversation about the move from football to business, and the harder lessons that came with it. Ray reflects on the ruthless side of life in deals, the pressure of keeping a game face, the painful lesson of backing a pioneering sports tech deal that had the vision but not the pricing power to match. It’s a… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/eg5jykgw6qzeenag/AYNE_0820-CONF-Ray_Ranson-V_2.mp3) ## [The Kingdom of Larry and Sergey.](https://asinthelake.substack.com/p/the-kingdom-of-larry-and-sergey) _2026-06-07 · Roger Mitchell · As In The Lake_ Understanding Google is about the “macro” vision of where this whole group is going, and why. And where it will leave sport, the markets, the world of work, and humanity itself. ## [Citizen AYNE: the very serious look at sport and media. Episode 2, again brought by 54.](https://asinthelake.substack.com/p/citizen-ayne-the-very-serious-look-0bf) _2026-06-01 · Roger Mitchell · As In The Lake_ The intelligence of Peter Hutton. always asking "why" things are done, and what things "could" be done. This is the high end of our industry. Real experience and wisdom. ## [Ant Arena in The Confessional](https://asinthelake.substack.com/p/ant-arena-in-the-confessional) _2026-05-24 · Roger Mitchell · As In The Lake_ The best of Oz. From Calabrian DNA. ## [Reach prospects with real signals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/H6b4rPY8hKeD) _2026-05-24 · **Sponsored**_ Find prospects talking about your problem and get context-backed moments to engage ## [The Generation Game](https://asinthelake.substack.com/p/the-generation-game) _2026-05-10 · Roger Mitchell · As In The Lake_ it’s hard not to conclude that sport is wading through treacle in its own Generation Game. It’s not dealing with any of this well. A confused muddle of compromise. ## [Citizen AYNE: the very serious look at sport and media.](https://asinthelake.substack.com/p/citizen-ayne-the-very-serious-look) _2026-05-04 · Roger Mitchell · As In The Lake_ Citizen AYNE Podcast 1 ## [Goal Own Goal](https://asinthelake.substack.com/p/goal-own-goal-cee) _2026-04-30 · Roger Mitchell · As In The Lake_ GOG click here. ## [A Captain Confesses](https://asinthelake.substack.com/p/a-captain-confesses) _2026-04-26 · Roger Mitchell · As In The Lake_ click here. ## [Will Serie A get a bid?](https://asinthelake.substack.com/p/will-serie-a-get-a-bid) _2026-04-22 · Roger Mitchell · As In The Lake_ A recording from Roger Mitchell's live video [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/195054760/2b78d3d1f076c4e3cc9c597683c1d8ef.mp3)