The damage of these clubs reputations will take years to heal. I'd love to be a fly on the wall at the next UEFA/EPL meeting between clubs!
I agree. They will be treated with suspicion and not trusted for years.The damage of these clubs reputations will take years to heal. I'd love to be a fly on the wall at the next UEFA/EPL meeting between clubs!
Very very true, but is this a step too far?Football is so fickle, I am not so sure.
Noone will be shedding tears for him as he was due to go at end of year anyhowRumour flying around that Ed Woodward has been made the scapegoat for this and he'll be out.
THEre must have been a fair amount of work behind it though, with money reportedly in place? More than a vague threatIt was most likely a bluff the entire time, but I think they’ve horribly misjudged the feeling around using this as a bargaining chip.
Woodward has gone from United.
I would imagine they basically went, "Let's put it together in case we DO go through with it, and we really might, but even if we don't then any money we spend setting it up in principle will be offset by this new UEFA format for the Champions League, plus the new funding coming in." They can afford to play it however they want.THEre must have been a fair amount of work behind it though, with money reportedly in place? More than a vague threat
Love the Oscars analogy. Great piece.If this has already been posted I apologise. If not its worth a listen.