Here are some common questions stakeholders, such as CEOs, CFOs, sporting directors, general counsel, and ownership groups, ask when making changes.
|
Role |
Objection |
Response |
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CEO |
“We don’t have the time to take on a new system right now.” |
We get this, and that’s why we made SportsFi easy to start using. We mirror your existing workflows, and you can run them alongside current processes. The time you save in the first season will outweigh the onboarding effort by a factor of ten. |
|
CEO |
“Why do we need this if we have survived without it?”
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Clubs have survived with legacy processes but not optimised. The cost of inefficiency is hidden in: ·
higher
financing costs ·
staff time · compliance risk · poor visibility SportsFi turns reactive management into proactive control. Survival isn’t the goal
— operational excellence is. |
|
CEO |
“We haven’t had data compliance issues to date” |
The challenge isn't about what happened before; it's that everything has changed now. What worked historically will not meet the emerging standards. SportsFi helps you meet evolving standards without manual intervention. You won’t need to rebuild compliance in-house, so you’ll save a lot of money. Fines from data breaches are much higher than subscription costs. Plus, there is the risk to your reputation. |
|
CFO |
“We already know Lenders Directly” |
The value of SportsFi isn’t replacing those relationships; Lenders price risk, not friendships. When data is inconsistent, delayed, or manually assembled, they add 50–200 bps to the costs and extend underwriting timelines. What SportsFi does is what every other major industry (aviation, shipping, real estate, infrastructure) has already adopted: provide lenders with standardised, verified, auditable data and full credit packages upfront — because it reduces risk and cost That’s what you can’t achieve through ad-hoc emails or bilateral conversations |
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CFO |
“We can’t justify the subscription cost.”
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Your current processes cost you more - between £200k–£2m per year when you factor in: · Higher interest costs · manual admin · compliance exposure · Multiple tools · Third Parties fees SportsFi replaces all of that for a fraction of the cost. The ROI is immediate and measurable. |
|
CFO |
“We don’t need more software, we need capital.”
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SportsFi directly lowers the cost of capital by: · standardising credit packages · improving data quality · giving you access to multiple lenders · eliminating broker fees The platform is not an expense — it’s a way to get cheaper capital. |
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Sporting Director |
“We don’t want to change how we handle transfers.”
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We’re not changing your process — we’re digitising it. Your existing workflow stays the same; SportsFi just removes: · duplicated documents · missing versions · WhatsApp chaos · last-minute errors The sporting department
gains speed, clarity, and control. |
|
Legal Department |
“We already have a shared drive; we don’t need another system.”
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Shared drives don’t provide: · ISO/SOC level security · access control · encryption · audit trails · contract version tracking · permissions per user type SportsFi is purpose-built for regulated football workflows. It removes legal exposure, not adds to it |
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Ownership Group |
“Our clubs work independently with their own tools.”
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That’s exactly the problem. Portfolio-wide visibility is impossible when each club uses: · different processes · different spreadsheets · different data rooms SportsFi gives ownership real-time visibility across all clubs — every deal, document, player asset, and financing request. |
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Ownership Group |
“We don’t want to disrupt the club mid-season.”
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Adoption is modular and non-intrusive. We start with: · financing workflows · document compliance · player trading flows Then expand as needed. Zero disruption, high immediate value. |