Indeed. They won't be thinking "This is cultural appropriation! We're deeply deeply offended!" Rather they'll be smirking and saying "All going to plan so far!"
That's not quite true. That money was given to a group of football clubs as a collective, not to an individual club. The fact that the top clubs decided to keep it all for themselves and not share it with the larger football family wasn't the fault of the broadcaster. It's a bit like if your...
Indeed. The club is now 80% owned by the Saudi Public Investment Fund. Whilst it is technically not a government department it was created for the purpose of investing funds on behalf of the Saudi government. It's a bit like saying the NHS isn't the British government's health service supplier...
Another club falls. Back in the 70s and 80s a 'dodgy' club owner was someone with a shady past who ran a few nightclubs and had dubious friends, i never dreamt that English football would end up like this.
So, not that we had aspirations of joining the top six (full time) we have moved another...