I’m often accosted as a Chelsea fan with the fact that the last 15 years of success has largely been due to the deep pockets of Russian billionaire owner Roman Abramovich. His purchase of the club in 2003, and subsequent billion-and-a-half pounds of investment, transfers and renovations have brought Chelsea, a mildly successful if not… Keep Reading
Something that I’m often discussing with people down the pub or sat on a bus where I’ve got them pinned against the window, is money in football. Has money ruined football? With the new TV deal sending most Premier Leagues clubs accounts into the same bracket as a small country the question is now more… Keep Reading
A recent BBC News editorial recently asked us ‘how long would it take you to earn a top footballer’s salary?’ For most of us the answer was in the hundreds of years, figures we can’t begin to even dream of. General consensus is that the average professional footballer earns way, way more than they deserve,… Keep Reading
