A news item that includes Quest and Lord Stevens, Scudamore and The Premier League, Harry Redknapp, Pini Zahavi, Roman Abramovitch, Arcadi and Alexandre Gaydamak, Steve MacLaren, Abraham Grant, Graeme Souness, Rio Ferdinand, MSI and Kia Joorabchian must be indicative of the state of the game. We would suggest counting your fingers after shaking hands with any of these characters.
Personally, I don't find the institutional or individual corruption and criminality the worst aspect of this. It is the way that Yakubu has been traded around like a piece of meat so that lots of talentless psychopathic moneyheads can take their slice of the action (repeatedly). I'm not denying that Yakubu is financially secure for life but there is little doubt as to his position in this vertically integrated operation.
Additionally, following the datelines of the various machinations involving Yakubu Aiyegbeni is also revealing with regard to Harry Redknapp's flip-flopping between Pompey and Southampton.
"News is what someone wants to suppress. Everything else is advertising" - Reuben Frank.
