# @seventysixcapital on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=t5EIKXtHvuc
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/56513575-seventysixcapital-youtube
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- **Posted:** 2026-01-28T20:00:49.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** SeventySix Capital (@seventysixcapital) — https://gondola.cc/seventysixcapital

## Caption

In this podcast highlight, Jeff Mostyn, former Chairman of AFC Bournemouth, discusses his book The Chairman and reflects on his journey through English football, from the lower leagues to the Premier League. Jeff explains how the idea for the book came together and why he chose to tell his story through the voices of others rather than solely in his own words.

Jeff shares how conversations with Ed Bowers helped shape the structure of the book, drawing inspiration from Carlo Ancelotti’s autobiography. Using that approach, Jeff invited leaders from across the football world to contribute their perspectives, including Sir Gareth Southgate, FA Chair Debbie Hewitt, former Premier League CEO Richard Scudamore, fellow club owners, military leaders from his Army background, charitable partners, and former players. The result is a narrative broken up by first-hand reflections on his career, leadership style, and time in football.

The conversation also touches on Jeff’s role within English football governance, including his time on the FA Council, his involvement with the England national team, and his experience representing Premier League clubs. Jeff reflects on maintaining humility while operating at the highest level of the sport, and on the importance of community, relationships, and shared success.

Jeff recounts moments that made him realize AFC Bournemouth had truly “arrived” in the Premier League, including his first Premier League AGM and the contrast between traveling to matches in the lower leagues and engaging with the sport’s most established institutions. He explains why the English football pyramid makes these journeys possible, and why promotion and relegation create both enormous opportunity and significant financial risk for club owners.

The episode closes with Jeff’s recollection of the day AFC Bournemouth secured promotion to the Premier League, what it felt like in the moments after the match, his relationship with the players and staff, and the now-famous dressing room celebration that captured the unique bond between the chairman, the squad, and the club’s supporters.

This discussion offers insight into football leadership, storytelling, governance, and what it means to guide a club through every level of the English game.

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## Stats

- **Views:** 6
- **Likes:** 0
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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Anthony Ciarrrocchi | @CiarrocchiAnthony | https://gondola.cc/CiarrocchiAnthony | Video Editor |
| SeventySix Capital | @seventysixcapital | https://gondola.cc/seventysixcapital | Venture Capital or Investment Firm |

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