The Hard Truth - Inside the Football Industry with Darragh MacAnthony

On the back of a Posh / Bradford win double... is the belief starting to return for Peterborough fans and is this the year Bradford make their return to the Championship?!

Peterborough United owner Darragh MacAnthony and Bradford City fan Philip Ideson give us the 'Hard Truths' and take a weekly look inside the football industry.

This episode was recorded BEFORE Posh beat Watford 5-1 in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday, that will be talked about on the next episode.

On this episode:
- Posh beat Mansfield!
- Bradford go top of the league!
- Why Darragh DIDN'T insult Bradford!
- Who will finish in the Premier League top 4?
- and much more!

It's been eventful week in the world of Darragh MacAnthony... it started by making 3 new signings at Posh, there was a disappointing defeat in The Hard Truth Derby against Bradford and it ended answering back to Cambridge fans on social media.

Peterborough United owner Darragh MacAnthony and Bradford City fan Philip Ideson give us the 'Hard Truths' and take a weekly look inside the football industry.

On this episode:
- The misconception about Posh's transfer window!
- Answering back to the critics
- What Darragh made of Bradford at the weekend!
- An EFL opening weekend round up
- and much more!

Darragh and Phil are back for a new season of The Hard Truth and we're kicking off with a Hard Truth derby! But before that we need to catch up on a busy summer at Posh, despite what certain social media accounts my tell you!

Peterborough United owner Darragh MacAnthony and Bradford City fan Philip Ideson give us the 'Hard Truths' and take a weekly look inside the football industry.

On this episode:
- The PFA take legal action against the EFL
- Posh's summer transfers explained!
- What can we expect from Bradford?
- Has data made signing players harder?!
- and much more!

It's the end of the season and it wasn't to be for Bradford in the playoffs, Phil reflects on what could have been whereas Darragh has had his end of season meetings and is ready to go for 2026/27!

Peterborough United owner Darragh MacAnthony and Bradford City fan Philip Ideson give us the 'Hard Truths' and take a weekly look inside the football industry.

On this episode:
- What's been happening with Posh since the end of the season?
- Bradford are knocked out of the playoffs!
- Darragh's thoughts on 'Spygate'
- The new EFL wage structure explained
- and much more!

As he head into the final game of the season, Posh and Bradford's emotions couldn't be more different... Posh are happy for the season to be over whereas Bradford want it to continue.

Peterborough United owner Darragh MacAnthony and Bradford City fan Philip Ideson give us the 'Hard Truths' and take a weekly look inside the football industry.

On this episode:
- Darragh's honest appraisal on Posh's season
- Darragh's thoughts on Posh's underperforming players
- Can Bradford win the playoffs?
- What Rochdale did wrong against York
- and much more!