{"id":8569,"date":"2023-06-01T10:40:22","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T09:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/?p=8569"},"modified":"2023-06-20T14:39:38","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T13:39:38","slug":"issue-04-the-efl-investor-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/issue-04-the-efl-investor-opportunity\/","title":{"rendered":"Issue 04 &#8211; The EFL Investor Opportunity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_three_fifth  flex_column_div   avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  \" style='background: #ffffff; padding:30px; background-color:#ffffff; border-radius:0px; '><p><div  class='avia-image-container avia_animated_image avia_animate_when_almost_visible pop-up av-styling-no-styling    avia-builder-el-2  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first  avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-8511 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-8511 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/The-Gauge-header.png\" alt='' title='The Gauge header' height=\"558\" width=\"3882\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/The-Gauge-header.png 3882w, https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/The-Gauge-header-300x43.png 300w, https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/The-Gauge-header-1030x148.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/The-Gauge-header-768x110.png 768w, https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/The-Gauge-header-1536x221.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/The-Gauge-header-2048x294.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/The-Gauge-header-1500x216.png 1500w, https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/The-Gauge-header-705x101.png 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3882px) 100vw, 3882px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; color:#0a0a0a;' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h2 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock  '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >The EFL Investor Opportunity<\/h2><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' style='border-color:#0a0a0a'><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  av_inherit_color '  style='font-size:20px; color:#0a0a0a; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>In a big week for\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0EFL, there\u2019s arguably never been a better time to consider investing in one of its teams. A new broadcast deal will mean more matches, greater global exposure and more opportunities to connect with fans. A new regulatory environment should lead to greater financial stability across\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0pyramid in\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0future. And, as\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0Luton v Coventry play-off final shows, there is every chance for \u2018small\u2019 teams to move up through\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0English pyramid and access\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0riches of\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0EPL. Two-fifths of last season\u2019s League One Teams were promoted from League Two in\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0prior 3 years.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  style='height:30px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '  style='font-size:20px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tony-pilch-84247b31\/\"><span style=\"color: #356aeb;\"><b>By <\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #356aeb;\"><b>Tony Pilch<\/b><\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #356aeb;\"> <em>Chief Corporate Affairs officer<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-image-container  av-styling-circle    avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  avia-align-left '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-8570 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-8570 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Tony-080822.png\" alt='' title='Tony-080822' height=\"119\" width=\"119\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Tony-080822.png 119w, https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Tony-080822-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Tony-080822-36x36.png 36w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 119px) 100vw, 119px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a big week for\u00a0the\u00a0EFL, there\u2019s arguably never been a better time to consider investing in one of its teams&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":8557,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Issue 04 - The EFL Investor Opportunity - Twenty First Group Limited<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"There\u2019s never been a better time to invest in an EFL club. 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