The Prem’s Big Dog

The Premier League’s new 6.7 billion pounds TV deal to run from 2025 to 2029 came under TalkSport’s Simon Jordan’s spotlight alongside the Manchester United debacle in (flashback) with the banning of journalists from the club. Jordan laid claim that the 5 billion pound domestic deal is not right, but it’s looked into the deal, 5 billion pounds is a block busting number. The rest of the cash splash comes from the overseas deals at 1.7 billion pounds with the SJ putting the marker out there that the overseas deal will down the track become the marker, is that the case? In part yes, but the domestic league is the guard dog on the gate to the world’s broadcasters, if you want entry the need to splash the cash is to give the dog a biscuit. Daz zone and Amazon have been phased out, more money for Amazon’s sitting bull Jeff Bezos’ plaything his spaceship of course, don’t forget the water any crash landing in the Nevada Dessert, it’s bloody hot. Further on down the track the supporters will be hit hard in the pocket to subscribe, that’s the nature of the beast for the bulk of club’s revenue with the network’s golden tray full of cash handed to the players. A maximum ceiling wage to be introduced would be a problem solver for club’s finances, the art of the deal, the Prem’s big dog to be regulated?

A Stellar Return?

The return of the former Sky Sports Soccer Saturday host Jeff Stelling to one’s football diet came with TalkSport opening up the airwaves to the uncouth of the loud mouthed, punch a hole in that seat, crash, gone, Stelling. Link to article 3^rd March 2021 Sky Sports Saturday (In Part Satire) Archived. Stelling’s Soccer Saturday show was geared for the beveraged on a Saturday afternoon supping their pints tuning in primarily to get an update on their teams progress and end result with the show’s fundamentals to be a teleprinter around a panel laughing with gibberish while lining their pockets. So has the show progressed since the host’s departure? It’s entered a new staled format to watch paint dry but credit to Jeff, he has suggested a new format for the FA Cup third round draw to seed the lower league clubs into a bag for a home or away draw then for the Premiership and Championship clubs to be drawn against the lower league teams, which in return still leaves room for a Prem v Prem clash. If Hartlepool United progress, then Jeff can always harp on about Hartlepool the homestead team, hey hey to the monkeys, put your coat on that hanger Jeff at the second time of asking.

Mr Strange

Arsenal’s ‘Mr Strange’, Ben White, who varies from the blonde locks to a tinted mauve on occasions and reverts back to type on one’s own brown hair colour matchup is being lorded by the sectioned Arsenal gallery for his post-match quotes, with the Luton Town match being the pick of the bunch. White was asked to mark down the difference between the Arsenal this season and last season, quote White “I guess you will find out I suppose.” The Manero add-on “I suppose we will at the end of the season, what do you think”. So White can string a sentence unlike many, lorded indeed. Ben likes to be known by his full name, Benjamin, hello Benjamin. White’s departure from the England camp pre the 2022 World Cup was strange, all recalls amiss on the Southgate dial for football’s Mr Strange.

The Old Trafford Ban Fare

Radio TalkSport’s journalistic response to the Manchester United banning of journalists to Old Trafford came with a mixed bag of liquorice allsorts with Sky Sports, ESPN News, The Daily Mirror and the Manchester Evening News facing the axe. The toxicity at the club has hit the press sheets with United becoming the Southern softies of the North. Manager ten Hag has created a smattering of mutiny on his own ship, the only difference is that the players are not jumping into the Manchester Ship Canal, that’s plain to see, it does not need the press to see that, players’ body language opens the Pandora’s Box, but is there hope?

TalkSport’s Simon Jordan stated that journalists should be challenged, we can harp on the harp with Tyson Fury challenging Jordan on his viewpoint that Fury was running away from Alexandar Usyk, Jordan denied this but it will be on the Radio TalkSport’s tapes, but they will keep the lid on that not to be aired again, it’s called complicit language the fact that Jordan took Umbridge to Fury banning the radio station from one’s boxing events calls out the quick speaking meerkat as delusional and a hypocrite, free speech and all that never go back on your word, that’s the red flag. The pinhead’s to be mesmerised with the clattering of the SJ chatter that they cannot spot as dud quotes, the speak. The case of not liking one’s authority challenged dating back the droning of Simon’s Crystal Palace days, but challenges authorities himself, that’s the SM gospel mismashed to a degree. To give the muck spreading you need to be able to take any mucky ducks throwing on the chin, that’s the terrain the press will jump on any shitty detail to fill their column spaces, many will punch out mischief writing, has that been the case at Manchester United? The club need to take it on the chin not to cry in the ten Hag nappies. Just remember, a smile costs nothing but means everything, ride the storm and there is a chance to prevail, tulips from Amsterdam, a return ticket for ten Hag?