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Part 2 of 3 in a new mini-series on the pod, the focus is on The Rise of the New Clubs, clubs who have gotten clever in order to buck the trend of the rich rising to the top, clubs evolving and changing in order to reach new heights. Part 2 we focus on the club's using the B-Teams to grow sustained success, after diving into Part 1: Affiliates & Networking & before finishing off with Part 3: Moneyball & Analytics.

Sources:

• https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2718752-brentfords-moneyball-way-to-beat-football-teams-with-huge-budgets
• https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/feb/26/pep-guardiola-reserve-teams-championship-spain 
• https://www.extratime.ie/articles/11538/rules-vary-for-european-reserve-teams/
• https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1785384-premier-league-reserve-teams-should-be-allowed-to-play-in-english-lower-leagues
• https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2020/0110/1105644-reserve-teams/
• https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/spanish-b-teams-and-their-eligibility
  

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