{"podcast":{"title":"Fozcast - The Ben Foster Podcast","slug":"fozcast-the-ben-foster-podcast-6619899","podcast_index_feed_id":6619899,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/GLT6069920566","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/b92b1316-51b5-11ee-9f63-1ffbdf233c00/image/9750d989247a3c5371343087178e97a0.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"The Ringer","episode_count":412,"summary":"Ben Foster AKA The Cycling GK - Former England and Premier League goalkeeper and Co-host Tom Ochoa welcome an exciting range of guests that include top level athletes, content creators and people with an interesting story to share!","last_synced_at":"2026-06-30T10:21:08.503376+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fozcast-the-ben-foster-podcast-6619899"},"episode":{"title":"What I Was Really Earning – My Watford Premier League Contract!","slug":"what-i-was-really-earning-my-watford-premier-league-contract","published_at":"2026-06-04T15:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fozcast-the-ben-foster-podcast-6619899/what-i-was-really-earning-my-watford-premier-league-contract","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fozcast-the-ben-foster-podcast-6619899","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT1447889110.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT1447889110.mp3","summary":"This week on the Fozcast, Ben and Tom break down Ben’s Second Watford contract he signed during the 2019/20 Premier League Season - what was he really earning… Ben reveals exactly how his Watford contract was structured, from weekly wages and appearance fees to clean sheet bonuses, win bonuses, relegation clauses and the incentives on offer that can massively impact a player's earnings. The lads discuss how bonus schedules really work behind the scenes - why some players can miss out on payments, the pettiest contract clauses Ben has heard from other players in the dressing room and what happens when a footballer's contract expires and the money suddenly stops… If you've ever wondered how Premier League contracts actually work, you are going to love this episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"This week on the Fozcast, Ben and Tom break down Ben’s Second Watford contract he signed during the 2019/20 Premier League Season - what was he really ear…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2783,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fozcast-the-ben-foster-podcast-6619899/episodes/what-i-was-really-earning-my-watford-premier-league-contract/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fozcast-the-ben-foster-podcast-6619899/what-i-was-really-earning-my-watford-premier-league-contract.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}