The Disruptive Entrepreneur

Rob is in good company in this episode where he and ex-premier league footballer Matt talk openly and honestly about some very controversial topics. They talk about what was behind Matt losing his job at Sky, Covid, why free speech is in danger from cancel culture and corruption as well as Matt’s career and how the world of football has changed. KEY TAKEAWAYS Matt worked with Sky for 15 years after retiring from football. He was ‘let go’ and wasn’t given a definitive reason but he believes it was due to the controversial opinions he sometimes expressed. One of these controversial opinions was when Matt refused to wear a BLM badge on air. The reason Matt was against wearing a BLM badge is because he didn’t agree with de-funding the police and the suspicions around where and how donations were being spent. He told the producers he would have supported any other anti racist charity, just not this one. Rob and Matt agree that since 2020, the world has become a very scary place; mostly due to the restrictions