In his programme notes for Saturday’s less than thrilling 0-0 draw with Reading, Blackburn Rovers’ quietly impressive manager Gary Bowyer told of the outcome of his recent visit to India to meet with the club’s owners, the by now notorious Venky’s. The meeting was planned a number of weeks in advance, because there was an international break. It as an ideal opportunity to sit down with the owners face-to-face and talk about where we are, areas we feel we can improve, the upcoming January transfer window, the need to reduce the wage bill and we can go about that (sic)….
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Book Review: The Smell of Football
The Smell of Football by Mick ‘Baz’ Rathbone Published by Vision Sports Publishing July 2011, £12.99 ISBN: 978-1907637148 I have a regular correspondent who likes to talk football. A Liverpool die-hard, man of Shrewsbury, our exchanges normally concern the current wiles of his personal idol, Rafael Benitez, or his affection for his hometown ‘Salop!’ boys and our shared whimsy for the Midlands club born of our bonding over mutual appreciation for Grant Holt and Paul Simpson. Lately, though, his musings on football have taken a rather different turn. My pal, you see, is currently employed in Shanghai and his missives now often shed light on the micro-culture of…
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