{"podcast":{"title":"CB Radio The Essential West Ham United Podcast","slug":"cb-radio-the-essential-west-ham-united-podcast-6994506","podcast_index_feed_id":6994506,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/claretandbooze/feed.xml","website_url":"https://claretandbooze.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/19281662/cbart.jpg","author":"Claret and Booze","episode_count":100,"summary":"WEST HAM PODCAST","last_synced_at":"2026-09-13T06:22:44.420805+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cb-radio-the-essential-west-ham-united-podcast-6994506"},"episode":{"title":"West Ham’s Financial Reality Is Worse Than We Were Told","slug":"west-ham-s-financial-reality-is-worse-than-we-were-told","published_at":"2026-06-25T06:28:07+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cb-radio-the-essential-west-ham-united-podcast-6994506/west-ham-s-financial-reality-is-worse-than-we-were-told","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cb-radio-the-essential-west-ham-united-podcast-6994506","url":"https://claretandbooze.podbean.com/e/west-ham-s-financial-reality-is-worse-than-we-were-told/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/aiprlopfls51ai36/yt_video_b39sKinsUDI_a8bwc2.mp3","summary":"In today's Daily Ramble, Virgil takes a closer look at West Ham's financial position and ask whether the true scale of the problem has been massively underestimated.For months supporters have been told that everything is under control, but with growing concerns around debt, player sales, PSR restrictions and the rebuilding job facing the club, is the reality far worse than many have been led to believe?We discuss:⚒️ West Ham's current financial position⚒️ Why major player sales may be unavoidable⚒️ The true cost of years of poor decision making⚒️ How much damage has been left behind⚒️ What this means for the rebuild moving forward⚒️ Whether the club can realistically compete without significant changeAs always, these are my views based on the information currently available.Let me know your thoughts in the comments below.#WestHam #WHUFC #COYI #WestHamUnited #DailyRamble","meta_description":"In today's Daily Ramble, Virgil takes a closer look at West Ham's financial position and ask whether the true scale of the problem has been massively unde…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":710,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cb-radio-the-essential-west-ham-united-podcast-6994506/episodes/west-ham-s-financial-reality-is-worse-than-we-were-told/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cb-radio-the-essential-west-ham-united-podcast-6994506/west-ham-s-financial-reality-is-worse-than-we-were-told.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}