Three years ago, there was an air of expectancy around Chelsea Football Club.
Having fallen behind in the matchday revenue tables, they had just been granted approval to build a new stadium on the Fulham Road plot on which Stamford Bridge is situated.
Fast forward to the present and that planning agreement is set to expire imminently.
In this episode, we ask: how important is a stadium to a football club in the twenty-first century?
Guests:
Liam Twomey (@liam_twomey) covers Chelsea and more for The Athletic
Kieran Maguire (@KieranMaguire) is a football finance expert working at Liverpool University and co-host of the Price of Football Podcast
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