Christian Purslow - Resigned

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Purslow on Talksport at some point before 1pm today.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

He was interviewed on radio 4 this morning, being asked about the proposed independent regulator for English football. Based on nothing other than interviews with him that I’ve heard,  there’s something about him that I don’t like. Anyone who starts their reply to a question with “look…”

Look, it looks to me like you are looking for things that look dodgy.

[Drummond]

He's slick, there's no doubt. But it's clear to me he knows his stuff. And I've no doubt that NSWE wouldn't have him on board unless he did.

It's his job to know the rules and to know how things should work for the benefit of the Villa.

[astonvilla82]

He's on talksport very soon

[brian green]

It is no more than a linguistic tic that has taken root in those having a microphone put in front of them.  If you watch the horse racing on television just about every jockey when asked about his or her ride begins the reply with "look" or "listen".  Often several times in one sentence.

[Chico Hamilton III]

Aussie cricketers started the trend, I think.

 Although it was also the stuff Purslow said after “look” that made me suspicious

[AV82EC]

He was interviewed on radio 4 this morning, being asked about the proposed independent regulator for English football. Based on nothing other than interviews with him that I’ve heard,  there’s something about him that I don’t like. Anyone who starts their reply to a question with “look…”

If he wasn't our CEO he'd be a Tory cabinet minister.

The only trouble with this analogy is that he’d probably be vaguely competent at the role compared to the cavalcade of clowns currently occupying positions of power.

[Mister E]

This isn't a great look for us, even if he is saying it the way it is. As reported in the Grauniad.

[paul_e]

I can't say I agree with him but I don't see much difference in what he's saying to the justification used to give CEOs huge wages or to let bankers have annual bonuses that vastly exceed the lifetime earnings of half the population. It's clearly wrong but it's not a football problem, it's an economy one.

From that point why is football a special case? Should companies like capita and g4s have to pay an extra tax on the government contrcts they get to support smaller companies? Should mcdonalds and burger king give a share of their profits to people who run chip shops? There's plenty of examples of where the government doesn't give a fuck that big companies are driving small competitors out of business so why have they decided hat football is the place to draw the line? The simple fact is that they see it as an 'easy win' on regulation that shows the public that they're doing something.

[sid1964]

The additional 10% that would be added on to transfer fees would be a massive cost to clubs

[Drummond]

The additional 10% that would be added on to transfer fees would be a massive cost to clubs

And when Premier League clubs buy from the Championship they'll reduce fees accordingly.

[LeeB]

They've no issues with handing that over to 'intermediaries' as it stands, have they?

[Brend'Watkins]

Have no fear, I have every trust in our Secretary of State for Cultural affairs to intervene by telling a football that the Government will pull backing in future.

[dave.woodhall]

Like it or not, football is a special case. For a start, it's not a business in the conventional sense, there's a direct link between the biggest and the smallest clubs via the pyramid and without roots the healthiest plant will die. Purslow isn't looking good on this at all.

[edgysatsuma89]

Have no fear, I have every trust in our Secretary of State for Cultural affairs to intervene by telling a football that the Government will pull backing in future.

As long as the football doesn't appear on ch4, I don't want tax payers paying for it.