WILL THE PREMIER LEAGUE NAME THE MANAGERS IN BUNG ENQUIRY?

Last updated : 15 June 2007 By editor

… Fat f*cking chance!

From the Daily Express:

'Lord Stevens' Quest team have named some of England's highest-profile managers in their final "comprehensive" report on transfer irregularities. It will be up to Richard Scudamore, chief executive of the Premier League, and his board to decide if those names will appear when the League go public this afternoon with Quest's core findings.


'There will be surprises in the report. It will rock football if the Premier League dare to name some of the high-profile managers linked to agents who have been involved in the 17 transfers Lord Stevens has failed to sign off.


'But if they stay silent the whole Quest exercise will be condemned as a whitewash and cover-up. Two Premiership managers, in particular, one in a very high-profile post, are among those who have cause to worry about Quest's findings and whether they are publicly named by the League today. Both have been interviewed in connection with the 17 deals involving six clubs, and, by association, they have been part of the probe.
Let it be clear, there is no evidence of bung taking involving either of those managers.


'Another Premiership boss, famed for his cute buying, could also be named. But the agents, at least for now, are the prime targets for the Premier League, who have handed over their report to the FA.

'The Premier League and their lawyers have been studying the report for two weeks. They know the media and fans will berate a bland report containing no names. The statement, for certain, will name and shame eight leading agents who have either refused to co-operate fully or who are still under suspicion of breaches of the rules.'