{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Hoopsfix Podcast - British Basketball with Sam Neter","title":"Big picture thinking at the Caledonia Gladiators - with Steve Timoney - Ep. 114","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/798e23bb\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3945,"description":"For episode 114 of the Hoopsfix Podcast, we sit down with Caledonia Gladiators owner Steve Timoney.\nTimoney and his wife Alison – who also own the Gladiators’ WBBL franchise – took over the BBL club just before the start of this season and are self financing the project they consider to be part of their legacy.\nWith a net worth estimated at anywhere between £60 million and £100 million they have lofty ambitions for the club which include a £20million facility project, announced last month.\nIn this hour long episode we speak to Steve about his business background, how he got involved with basketball, and his plans for the franchise which they are aiming to be a powerhouse in British basketball for years to come.\nTimestamps:\n00:00 Intro\n02:42 Interview start\n03:03 How he first got involved with basketball\n09:06 Steve’s business background\n12:41 If you want to turn a large fortune into a small fortune buy a sports team\n16:41 The low hanging fruit to make the business work when Steve took over\n24:26 Spending £20million on a 6000 seat arena and 5 court training facility\n31:26 How the £20million is being financed for the facility\n33:31 How to get a return on the £20million investment\n36:47 Interactions with 777 and other franchises\n44:11 We want to be the second biggest league in the world outside of the NBA\n48:00 The challenges with getting the mainstream media to cover basketball\n52:53 Building out the front office of the Caledonia Gladiators and the necessary head count\n56:16 How much Steve is involved operationally at the moment\n57:46 Can Scotland support another professional basketball franchise?","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/LzzVAHIIrJpNXVR1jIi_ZCWlJJo_fWEzIpgW9-H_dPo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/Lzk0MzkvMTU4Njg5/NTgzOS1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}