C4 Despatches - How to Buy a Football Club

[Dedworth]

With a Select Committee looking into the state of football and growing calls for reform, an undercover investigation by Dispatches finds out who wants to own the beautiful game.

A very murky business - Sheffield United, Sir Alex Ferguson & Bryan Robson feature in this expose.

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/d...es/4od#3212204

[joebloggs]

i think the guy was using fergie, why would he be mixed up in all this, when he has millions already

[Dedworth]

i think the guy was using fergie, why would he be mixed up in all this, when he has millions already

Greed It looks like he's been mixed up in it for years. I think further investigation is required, reminds me of the FIFA can of worms Panorama opened years ago - and this Chines/Korean fella is a chum of bin Hammam. I liked the bit from the back room of the Bangkok "Man United" bar where he was talking about removing peoples mobiles to ensure Fergies privacy at "Private Parties"

[Englishman2010]

And of course, Abramovich is a Saint None of the Russian billionaires achieved their illgotten gains by playing fair