Hayden Evans: 99% Optimistic | The West Stand
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What is the purpose of today’s episode and who is the guest?
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And there is a 30-day money back guarantee if it's not for you. You will also find a link in the episode description box. Nordvpn.com forward slash Tsp. Today's guest, how do I even introduce you now Hayden? Um is Hayden Evans. So one time football Football agent of of David Batty and Gary Speed. Um you still have the agency, but now it's run by Richard Creswell and Andy Gray, who we we know well, and their various uh their various offspring. You also uh uh you work in football finance as well. You've got studio TCT as well, which is a production house, so there's plenty going on. Hayden Evans, welcome back anyway. Hi, good to be with you guys. Yeah. Yeah, yeah, it's it's not as Complicated as that though.
Um so let's uh let's talk leads then because the season starts tomorrow as this is coming out. Um before we get into the forest game. Well let's talk a little bit about transfers. Um one of the more recent things is the departure of Joel Peru and its loan with an obligation when West Ham um come up. I'm interested to get your take as well on what the what the agent did as well, 'cause this is this is part of your background. Um in going public uh after the Augsburg game last weekend uh about his his frustrations at not being able to get his client um uh the desired move that he wanted. What what's your take on that? An agent going public like that? It's it's a it's a ballsy move, isn't it?
Yeah, well, yeah, is it ballsy, I don't know, or just a bit naive. I mean he's been around a long time. Is there any need for it? No, not really. Because you know, you're talking to the c even if you're disgruntled a and and it's going nowhere, then you know, there's ways and means of doing it. I think ultimately he might say it got him what he he wanted. But I don't believe for one minute that he actually wanted West Ham. I think uh he seemed to be driving the the Dutch agenda quite strongly, um particularly in that article in the athletic. So uh yeah, I th you know, he went a bit
bit early on that I think. Yeah, it tells the story as well that he went to one of the papers in the Netherlands who's it's a two letter word, I can't is it VL or something like that? I can't I can't quite remember, but it's one of their big uh sports papers and it was essentially the same article that got published in The Athletic, the same information from the agent, um except there was a list of clubs attached to it and top of the list was Ajax. So it Hello P S V. Yeah, yeah, exactly.
I I think that's you know that was his agenda all along.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the purpose of today’s episode and who is the guest?
0:00–4:18
2
How does the West Ham loan‑with‑obligation for Joel Perrault illustrate Leeds’ transfer strategy?
4:18–10:20
3
Why did an agent go public with his client’s frustration and is that a smart move?
10:20–15:13
4
What does the Athletic’s optimism survey reveal about Leeds fans compared to other clubs?
15:13–20:04
5
How is Leeds’ squad depth (bench strength, new signings like Elvedi and Muremovic) shaping the season?
20:04–24:31
6
What tactical flexibility is manager Farke looking for in players like Wilson, Aronson and Okafor?
24:31–29:34
7
What are the upcoming projects (studio TCT, new YouTube channels, health updates) that Hayden Evans is focusing on?
29:34–34:04
8
How does the club’s off‑field development (new lounges, stadium expansion) affect Leeds’ future?
34:04–39:12
Speakers
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