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Football in UK gets ever crazier. FA Chief Executive, Richard Scudamore, who earns a mere £2.5 million a year, is set to retire. Premier League clubs are being asked to donate £250,000 each to make a retirement thank you of £5 million to this destitute gentleman. Absolutely disgusting. Ok, he’s helped to negotiate big TV deals but this sort of money has its origins in the pockets of supporters. Have they been asked what they think. Not on your Nellie!

[Bonnyman]

And then we wonder why every small town in Europe has a first class football pitch meanwhile our kids have to wait for the dog shine to be picked up in our shine hole of a country

This post has been edited by Bonnyman: 13 November 2018 - 05:57 PM

[Westbars Spireite]

plannerj, on 13 November 2018 - 05:45 PM, said:

Football in UK gets ever crazier. FA Chief Executive, Richard Scudamore, who earns a mere £2.5 million a year, is set to retire. Premier League clubs are being asked to donate £250,000 each to make a retirement thank you of £5 million to this destitute gentleman. Absolutely disgusting. Ok, he’s helped to negotiate big TV deals but this sort of money has its origins in the pockets of supporters. Have they been asked what they think. Not on your Nellie!

That surely isn't true.

[martatcross]

Bonnyman, on 13 November 2018 - 05:57 PM, said:

And then we wonder why every small town in Europe has a first class football pitch meanwhile our kids have to wait for the dog shine to be picked up in our shine hole of a country

Walk my dog around Clay Cross the pitches played on Sundays and kids level are shocking

[mr. smith]

Westbars Spireite, on 13 November 2018 - 06:04 PM, said:

That surely isn't true.

Sadly/shockingly it is.
Having a whip round to keep the wolf from the old lads door.

[mattthespireite]

plannerj, on 13 November 2018 - 05:45 PM, said:

Football in UK gets ever crazier. FA Chief Executive, Richard Scudamore, who earns a mere £2.5 million a year, is set to retire. Premier League clubs are being asked to donate £250,000 each to make a retirement thank you of £5 million to this destitute gentleman. Absolutely disgusting. Ok, he’s helped to negotiate big TV deals but this sort of money has its origins in the pockets of supporters. Have they been asked what they think. Not on your Nellie!

Thought he was the Premier league chief executive?

[Wooden Spoon]

plannerj, on 13 November 2018 - 05:45 PM, said:

Football in UK gets ever crazier. FA Chief Executive, Richard Scudamore, who earns a mere £2.5 million a year, is set to retire. Premier League clubs are being asked to donate £250,000 each to make a retirement thank you of £5 million to this destitute gentleman. Absolutely disgusting. Ok, he’s helped to negotiate big TV deals but this sort of money has its origins in the pockets of supporters. Have they been asked what they think. Not on your Nellie!

That is obscene.

[Bonnyman]

mattthespireite, on 13 November 2018 - 06:35 PM, said:

Thought he was the Premier league chief executive?

He is

[Wooden Spoon]

Bonnyman, on 13 November 2018 - 05:57 PM, said:

And then we wonder why every small town in Europe has a first class football pitch meanwhile our kids have to wait for the dog shine to be picked up in our shine hole of a country

Excellent post Bonnyman, spot on fella.

[Westbars Spireite]

mr. smith, on 13 November 2018 - 06:31 PM, said:

Sadly/shockingly it is.
Having a whip round to keep the wolf from the old lads door.

Reprehensible behaviour. He needs a slapping.

[Blue5]

Westbars Spireite, on 13 November 2018 - 07:12 PM, said:

Reprehensible behaviour. He needs a slapping.

They're all at it.

Football is being run by a select few, for a select few. You only have to look at Andy Holt's battle with the EFL to appreciate what is going on.

[Somerset Spireite]

https://www.dailymai...-Scudamore.html

Note the source. But I'm sure it must still be completely true nonetheless

[Tall Faces]

He could use the wedge to buy and run CFC. Put some money back into football.

[AllTownArentWe]

plannerj, on 13 November 2018 - 05:45 PM, said:

Football in UK gets ever crazier. FA Chief Executive, Richard Scudamore, who earns a mere £2.5 million a year, is set to retire. Premier League clubs are being asked to donate £250,000 each to make a retirement thank you of £5 million to this destitute gentleman. Absolutely disgusting. Ok, he’s helped to negotiate big TV deals but this sort of money has its origins in the pockets of supporters. Have they been asked what they think. Not on your Nellie!

How about raising £5 million for grassroots football instead of this rubbish.

[Looker-on]

plannerj, on 13 November 2018 - 05:45 PM, said:

Football in UK gets ever crazier. FA Chief Executive, Richard Scudamore, who earns a mere £2.5 million a year, is set to retire. Premier League clubs are being asked to donate £250,000 each to make a retirement thank you of £5 million to this destitute gentleman. Absolutely disgusting. Ok, he’s helped to negotiate big TV deals but this sort of money has its origins in the pockets of supporters. Have they been asked what they think. Not on your Nellie!

The idea that PL clubs could drop 250k into the collecting bucket for (almost) anything without missing it is equally obscene.

[mr. smith]

Looker-on, on 13 November 2018 - 07:44 PM, said:

The idea that PL clubs could drop 250k into the collecting bucket for (almost) anything without missing it is equally obscene.

Shockingly there’s more & more PL players could drop 250k into a collection bucket without missing it.

[JonB]

Reading the article it seems this is all the idea of the Chelsea chairman who just happens to be a mate of Scudamore and the other clubs don’t support the plan at all. Quite rightly they reckon he’s paid enough with the bonuses he already gets and have probably told Bruce Buck to get shafted.