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THE END OF THE GRAVY TRAIN?

by
The Late Tackle Magazine Team
24 August 2017

JOHN WRAGG explains why there could be danger ahead for the mega-bucks Premier League…

JOHN WRAGG

IS THE massive football gravy train starting to hit the buffers? Sky TV are feeling the pinch - they have been shedding jobs and rebranded their channels. Why? To save money.
Not so many people are watching the football anymore.
Romelu Lukaku at £75m to Manchester United, Kyle Walker a few miles away at City for £50m. These mammoth, some would argue obscene, transfers are financed by TV money. In other words, our monthly subscription to Sky and BT.
And we are c...

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