Dr Rob Wilson

Football finance expert Rob's research interests are in the economics of sport and leisure and he has been involved in the sport management industry for 12 years.

He is a regular commentator and panellist in national and international media talking about the economic impact of promotion and relegation, the rebranding of football clubs and the finances of the Super League - with recent work for the BBC and Wall Street Journal, among others. He has had a number of appearances on broadcast media. 

Expertise:

• Sport, event, leisure finance
• Financial reporting
• Management accounting
• Economic decision making in the sport and leisure industry
• Economic value of sport

Notable coverage:

• The Independent [Jan 2019] - Quiet New Year's transfer window predicted
• BBC Radio 5 Live [Jan 2019] - Interest rates for season ticket holders [1:12:01]
• BBC Radio Sheffield [Dec 2018] - Sheffield Wednesday for sale
• BBC Radio 5 Live [Dec 2018] - Jose Mourinho leaves Manchester United [2:21:15]
• The Conversation [October 2018] - Manchester United: hated, adored, never ignored – where next for Mourinho, Woodward and the club?
• The Conversation [Jan 2018] - Does spending big in the football transfer window get results? Two experts crunch the data
• The Conversation [Oct 2017] - Premier League giants go hunting for a bigger slice of the pie … and it will harm the game
• BBC Radio 5 Live [Oct 2017] - TV football revenue distribution (listen from 2:26:57)
• Reuters [Oct 2017] - TV football revenue distribution
• BBC Sport [Sept 2017] - Women's Super League restructure
• Die Welt (Germany) [Sept 2017] - Europe's professional football market
• BBC Radio 5 Live [Aug 2017] - Transfer window deals
• BBC Radio Wales [Aug 2017] - Transfer fees and growth of premier league
• BBC West Midlands, BBC Shropshire and BBC Coventry & Warwickshire [Aug 2017] - New Premier League season
• BBC Sport [Aug 2017] - Premier League pre-season guide: How do clubs chose where to travel? 
• Bloomberg [Aug 2017] - Transfer market hyperinflation
• Eurosport.co.uk [Aug 2017] - Neymar Transfer
• Daily Telegraph [Aug 2017] - Neymar Transfer
• BBC News at 10 [Aug 2017] - Neymar transfer
• BBC Sport [July 2017] - Summer transfer window
• Sunday Express [July 2017] - Summer transfers - out of control spending
• Bleacher Report [June 2017] - Future of football business
• BBC Football [June 2017] - Cristiano Ronaldo: Is the Real Madrid forward set to leave Spain?
• The Star [June 2017] - Sheffield United promotion
• BBC Radio Wales [June 2017] - Economic impact in Cardiff after hosting the UEFA Champions League
• BBC World Service [May 2017] - Huddersfield Town in Premier League
• The Huddersfield Daily Examiner [May 2017] - Championship Play-Off Final 
• The Independent [May 2017] - Ashes
• The Conversation [May 2017] - How football clubs fail and succeed after reaching England’s Premier League
• BBC Look North Hull [May 2017] - City's relegation from the Premier League