Richard Scudamore Is A Fucking Idiot
Ian Symes - August 4, 2008 @ 1:31 pm
More on the latest Barry developments soon, obviously. After last week’s rather-embarrassing-in-retrospect gloating, I’m a little reluctant to say anything until things are confirmed. In the meantime, here’s the latest verbal ejaculation from the Premier League’s twat-in-chief Richard Scuadmore.
Following the widespread derision and condemnation of his 39th Game idea, he’s now proposing that the Premier League holds a winter break in January, and fills the time with a series of five mini-tournaments in Asia, Africa, America and Australia. Now, the concept of introducing a continental-style winter break is an interesting one – there’s clearly advantages and disadvantages, and it’s an idea that deserves serious consideration. But, I don’t know about you, but the entire point of any possible winter break is to give the players, you know, a break. Forcing them to play in pointless tournaments on the other side of the world (quite possibly in hot climates too) is not going to do the trick. Especially considering that the clubs will only get their share of the cash if they field a full-strength team throughout. Why not bring back the Zenith Data Systems Cup while you’re at it?
The Premier League is FINE. It makes a shitload of money already. Leave it alone, you twat, before it falls off.
Still, this is quite funny. Robbie Savage is officially not good enough to play for Derby. Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Or rather: oh, how the rubbish have become slightly more rubbish.
God I hate Richard Scudamore.
Who IS Richard Scudamore? Where did he come from, and what right does he have to dictate OUR national game. Every single time he appears on TV or Radio he spouts utter bollocks. The worst bit is it’s all so blatantly about money. There’s no interest in English football. English football is everything from kids in schools, through the entire football league, the Premier League and the national team. I find it impossible to think he has any interest at heart other than milking the cash-cow that is the premier league for all he can.
Lawro on Football Focus today suggested the 39th was a done-deal, an inevitability. He then went on to hint that if 14 premier league clubs were to become foreign-owned that we’d all be doomed. Doomed I tell you! No explanation was offered for why that particular number was significant. Does anyone know?