19 posts tagged Richard Scudamore

To say that Richard Scudamore has become an infamous figure in domestic football would be a gross understatement. As the race for the Premier League hots up, a certain unnamed newspaper columnist put his weight firmly behind the camp of Crystal Palace in their assault on the play-offs last weekend.

Scudamore Running Scared of Blatter’s 6+5 By: Daryl | 9 Comments Seems unfair to blame one man for everything that’s wrong with an entire league. But I’m going to do it anyway, because chief exec Richard Scudamore seems to have made it his mission to personify the arrogance of the English Premier League.

A dream isset to come true for North American fans of English Soccer when the Premiershipgoes global in less than three years time. From the2010-11 season onwards, plans are afoot for every English Premier League teamto play an extra game, counting towards the league standings, outside of the U.K.Five

Won 15, Drawn 11, Lost 10 Last three games were lost to Blackpool, beat Sheffield United and drew with Bristol City, and so goes Charlton's season. Just not consistent enough for one of the top two spots and automatic promotion to the Premier League. Then again they just needed to win 3 of the games they lost to be top of the division.

Scudamore Fears the Wrath of Sepp By: Daryl | 2 Comments Premier League supersuit Richard Scudamore and his plans to play Premier League matches on the moon (I forget the details) took yet another step backwards today, as Scudamore’s planned meeting with FIFA head honcho Sepp Blatter was indefinitely postponed.

Scudy-Doo, where are you? Posted on February 26, 2008 by The Guru The Premier League has pulled out of a meeting with Fifa to discuss the…ahem…controversial plans to play a 39th league game overseas, claiming they: Need to conduct further studies and consultation before seeking the advice of Fifa.

Sepp Blatter has for once hit the nail on the head. This may be the only time during his reign as president of football’s world governing body Fifa that I have actually agreed with the man, because finally, after all of his previous perverse ideas have been laughed off, he has come out with sensible

This may be the only time during his reign as president of football’s world governing body Fifa that I have actually agreed with the man, because finally, after all of his previous perverse ideas have been laughed off, he has come out with sensible comments about the Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore’s ideas about a 39th Premier League game.

The president of football's world governing body Fifa has told that plans by the Premier League to host games abroad will never happen. Sepp Blatter also warned that the proposal could harm England's attempt to host the 2018 World Cup.

Now Everyone Hates the Premier League By: Daryl | 7 Comments Things are looking worse and worse for the Premier League’s plans for a moneyspinning international round. The plan already got the middle finger from Asia, Australia and America and now Sepp Blatter has had a rare moment of lucidity and spoken out against the idea.