Women's football as Rugby

Bex Smith is the guest on Other People's Money. Crux Football is her investment vehicle that is buying up women's teams, starting with Montpellier and Rosengard in France and Sweden respectively.

Hear it here:

The shadow of rugby

In the following clip I say women's football is "sleepwalking toward replicating the mistakes of rugby".

How long have you got? Rebecca (Bex) Smith is the guest for Other People's Money, the Unofficial Partner series on sports finance, with co-host Matt Rogan. The subject is multi club ownership in… | Richard Gillis
How long have you got? Rebecca (Bex) Smith is the guest for Other People’s Money, the Unofficial Partner series on sports finance, with co-host Matt Rogan. The subject is multi club ownership in women’s football. Bex’s Crux Football owns Montpelier and Rosengard, and the plan is further acquisitions. So what’s the thesis? Search Unofficial Partner where you get podcasts. Or go via the link below.
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It's been 30 years since men's rugby union went pro.

It's an easy comparison to make. But I wonder if it's the right one.

Beware the pull of the comparison, or narrative fallacy as Nassim Taleb put it.