Makes my blood boil. How have these people got into the position of running an institution of this importance?
On 19 February 2010 08:11, Marcus Chantry <[email protected]>wrote: > Absolute disgrace, but it's good to see that there is a lot of sympathy > for Wolves out there. Some good comments on this thread: > http://therepublikofmancunia.com/sticking-up-for-wolves-over-premier-leagues-ridiculous-e20-decision/ > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *LEESE Matthew > *Sent:* Friday, 19 February 2010 8:03 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [NSWolves] > > From yesterday's Fiver........ > > > WHOSE RULE IS IT ANYWAY? > > As anyone stupid enough to listen to what Richard Scudamore has to say will > know, the people in charge of football are making it up as they go along. > Chancers to a man, they're flagrantly winging it, taking the game in various > different directions – down the pan, up its own jacksie, into administration > – without an effing clue what they're actually trying to achieve in the long > run. The long what? > > Take the goons on the Premier League board, who have given Wolverhampton > Wanderers a suspended £25,000 fine for fielding a Tea Lady XI at Old > Trafford in December. Despite parking the canteen in front of goal, Doris, > Irene, Edna, Nora, Edith, Ada, Chris Iwelumo, Myrtle, Sylvia and Blanche > couldn't keep Manchester United out, losing 3-0, and now the game's > governing body has come down on them like a big plate of iced buns. > > "The board deemed that the club had failed to fulfil its obligations to the > league and other clubs in the utmost good faith and was therefore in breach > of Rule B13," were the first words muttered in today's improv workshop. "The > board had sympathy for the explanation submitted by the club in relation to > similar cases from previous seasons," continued the least amusing > off-the-cuff riff performed since Greg Proops and Josie Lawrence were > mainstays of Channel 4's Friday night schedule. "However the board ruled > that this case could be differentiated from the other matches cited and that > disciplinary action was warranted." > > Exactly how they differentiated Wolves' Tea Lady XI from, say, Manchester > United's Knackered Old Geezers Who Clean Out The Old Trafford Bogs In > Exchange For Free Carling Cup Tickets XI that faced Hull on the final day of > last season – Bert, Arthur, Les, Ernie, Tosh, Norm, Roy, Gary Neville, Bill, > George and Len - wasn't explained. "You have to be realistic," said Premier > League chief executive Scudamore at the time. "United have got a squad, and > therefore you can't argue that they deploy the benefit of that squad. Alex > Ferguson's going to put a team out that he intends to win that game." Eh? > Why didn't United get... or why have Wolves been... er... oh. Oh! The Fiver > is confused. Not as confused as Scudamore and pals, admittedly, but confused > nonetheless. > > > > > > Before printing, please consider the environment. IMPORTANT NOTICE: This > e-mail and any attachment to it are intended only to be read or used by the > named addressee. It is confidential and may contain legally privileged > information. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any > mistaken transmission to you. The RTA is not responsible for any > unauthorised alterations to this e-mail or attachment to it. Views expressed > in this message are those of the individual sender, and are not necessarily > the views of the RTA. If you receive this e-mail in error, please > immediately delete it from your system and notify the sender. You must not > disclose, copy or use any part of this e-mail if you are not the intended > recipient. > > -- > Pig's pudding - it's a mon's dinner aer kid > > The information contained in this email is confidential. If you are not the > intended recipient, you may not disclose or use the information in this > email in any way and should destroy any copies. Macquarie does not guarantee > the integrity of any emails or attached files. The views or opinions > expressed are the author's own and may not reflect the views or opinions of > Macquarie. > > > > -- > Pig's pudding - it's a mon's dinner aer kid > -- Pig's pudding - it's a mon's dinner aer kid
