In the words of Darth Vader, “the circle is now complete”. When the dark lord slew Ben Kenobi in their Death Star duel, he finally exacted full revenge for an ancient feud which had disfigured both their lives and brought chaos to the galaxy. And now the ECB have done pretty much the same thing. Swap a light-sabre for a press release, and Sith robes for a blazer, and there you have Paul Downton in his fully armed and operational Lord’s office, appointing a new coach with all the contemptuous...
In a Parallel Universe
Picture the scene. It’s August at Wembley. Having been knocked of the World Cup in Brazil after losing all three group games (including a hammering at the hands of Costa Rica) the FA meet in a dusty boardroom to discuss who will replace Roy Hodgson as England football manager. Greg Dyke is sitting in a leather chair stroking a longhaired white cat with one hand, and an enormous bag (maybe it’s that one Bert Millichip used to use for FA Cup draws?) stuffed full of cash in the other. “Right then...
