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The premier league has them all absolutely terrified. They've brought it all on themselves by strangling the life out of their domestic leagues to the extent nobody wants to watch them. Have a look at this exchange on twitter with some Italian journo carping on about how the premier league must be stopped Everything was hunky dory when italy were top dogs, ditto for la liga in the 2000s. suddenly though, england must be stopped. |
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Its times like this that nofun and his 'kill them, kill them all' makes perfect sense.
Woodward attended a meeting at Downing Street with Dan Rosenfield, No 10’s chief of staff, who worked at Merrill Lynch when the Glazers used the bank to launch United on the New York Stock Exchange in 2012. United say it was a long-standing invite on social terms but details of what was discussed remain concealed — despite calls from Labour for the minutes to be released and the submission of Freedom of Information requests to government departments. United and No 10 insist the pair, who are friends, held talks on the return of fans to stadiums. The Premier League, though, had not been informed and questions remain over whether Woodward left the meeting feeling the Prime Minister would not intervene on Super League plans, as has been alleged. A No 10 spokesperson denied the Rosenfield meeting gave any encouragement to the Super League idea, adding: “From the moment these proposals emerged, we were clear that we would do everything in our power to stop them and that remains the case.” Woodward also met Boris Johnson briefly that Wednesday, as first reported by the Independent. The Athletic understands it was a two-minute conversation in a corridor, with Woodward remarking on a previous occasion their paths had crossed. Woodward once bid highest at a charity auction for a drawing done by Johnson, and they shared a smile at the memory. Johnson also said one of his sons supports Newcastle United. Sources allege two English teams, thought to be Chelsea and Manchester City, joined the Super League the day after Woodward’s visit to Downing Street. “Something happened to change minds,” says someone with knowledge of that week. Those driving the initiative were said to be “#@&%!-a-hoop” about developments. It proved to be a major miscalculation. Six days later, with the public enmity evident, Johnson told fans of his intention to drop a “legislative bomb” to stop the breakaway. Government sources say Rosenfield, a United fan, has been damaged within the Conservative party by the episode. He was, though, a guest in the directors’ box at Old Trafford for the visit of Everton on October 2. |
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and let's have it right - I think in a lot of cases the transfers weren't tightly controlled and financed. Lazio for one heavily lent on sponsors to fund big money moves... it was like something out of FM... Quote:
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