No dignity for old men
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- Created: Wednesday, 22 July 2009 23:43
- Written by David Moftakhar
We are living in straightened times. Gone are excesses of the early part of the decade and now everyone - young and old, rich and poor - is feeling the pinch. In particular the fortunes of those who led the charge have dissipated. Bankers and brokers, formerly on multi-million pound bonuses, now also find themselves in the dole queue.
Likewise, the fortunes of two top managers have followed a similar trajectory. In 2002, during the height of the Naughties’ hyper-active bubble, Sven Goran-Erikson was the highest paid manager in the world, raking in a massive £5m per year as England boss. In the same year Luiz Filipe Scolari guided Brazil to their fifth World Cup triumph.
Penguin chocolate bars each come with a pun-tastic joke about, well, penguins.
With only three weeks to go until the football league season begins afresh, time is of the essence for clubs to make their final tweaks and preparations. Relatively speaking the beginning of a new season acts as a clean slate for each and every club, regardless of if they have suffered relegation, promotion or mid-table mediocrity in their previous season.
Rumours have persisted over the weekend and yesterday that Adebayor will be the latest 'big-money' acquisition for Manchester City. It now seems more and more likely that such a deal will be going ahead, and if rumours are to be correct the money changing hands will be in the region of £20 million. If Manchester City do eventually sign Emmanuel Adebayor it will represent and confirm a shift in their potential transfer dealings of late.
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