It is the biggest disciplinary case in Premier League history. The outcome will define top-flight football in the 2010s - as well as this decade. It is a battle between Manchester City and the Premier League - but who will prevail? Last week, round one went to the Premier League as an independent panel found City guilty of the majority of the 115 charges they faced. But we still don’t know what the punishment might be, and City will appeal. The chaos is set to continue. It’s a complex picture, and details of the case stretch back 17 years. Here, we piece together City’s on-field endeavours with the alleged wrongdoing to lay out the timeline.
Inside the confines of Manchester City's sophisticated data operation is a fundamental phrase its experts work towards: "What does it take to win?"
The big question facing recruitment departments today is not whether they have enough data, because they almost certainly do.
Emulating Apple's specific business practices is dangerous because most companies operate in entirely different ecosystems, markets, and internal cultures.
Figures from the Employment and Recruitment Federation of Ireland (ERF) Irish Labour Market Monitor for Q2 2026 have revealed the construction, industry and transport sectors added 56,500 roles in a year while high tech and labour-intensive services shed 71,000 between them. Moreover, the report shows clearly how employers are pushing new hiring into contract rather than permanent.
Win and lose conditions tie your project goals to actionable, real-time insights. They transform your strategy from a vague aspiration into a clear, adaptable roadmap.
Employers hiring fewer people, leaving graduates with limited opportunities as demand for AI skills grows
This paper formed the basis of my postgraduate thesis in Strategic Management at UCD Smurfit Business School in 2011. It examines how the IRFU responded to rugby's move to professionalism in 1995 and the organisational renewal that followed. It was a study about more than just rugby. It was a study of leadership, strategy and how organisations adapt when the world changes around them. The research later contributed to further academic work by my supervisor, Peter McNamara, and Olga Ryazanova, who continued to develop the ideas through research projects and conference presentations in the years that followed. Although written over a decade ago, many of the themes still feel remarkably relevant today and continue to influence the articles I write for The Strategic Times.
Pricing isn't overlooked because it isn't important. It's overlooked because its financial impact is often underestimated.
Why Ireland fails to deliver its reforms, and pretty much everything else.
MIT Sloan Senior Lecturer Ben Shields says that organizations in every industry can learn a lot from the sports data revolution when launching, implementing, or refining their own analytics program.
Harvard Business Review advises walking away from a deal when rigorous due diligence reveals a failure to align with strategic logic or when the price exceeds a pre-defined maximum. To avoid "deal fever" and emotional decision-making, companies must evaluate the target’s operational reality, stand-alone value, tangible synergies, and hard walk-away prices. by Geoffrey Cullinan, Jean-Marc Le Roux and Rolf-Magnus Weddigen
"The No-Stats All-Star" is a legendary archetype made famous by author Michael Lewis in a 2009 New York Times Magazine cover story about former NBA player Shane Battier. It describes a player or team member who doesn't post flashy individual statistics, but fundamentally elevates their team's performance and causes opponents to play worse simply through intelligence, leadership, and hustle.
Who Has the D? by Paul Rogers and Marcia Blenko outlines a framework for ending organizational decision-making bottlenecks. The "D" stands for the Decision Maker—the single person ultimately accountable for resolving impasses, making the final call, and committing the organization to action.
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