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Friday, 14 August 2026

The series

Essays

1 essay
I

The Cliff

Also planned this season

Written when they are ready, not to a calendar.

The State of Play

The squad, the debt and the real questions, once the window has shut.

The Machine and Its Seams

The Pozzo transfer model, examined from inside its own numbers.

The Owner Who Tried to Sell

A £175m valuation, a cancelled share offering, and what the market said back.

Two Owners, One League

Multi-club ownership and the Championship, from Vicarage Road outward.

The essays, by email

One or two a month. Nothing else.