Richard Scudamore
Richard Scudamore
Richard Craig Scudamoreis the Executive Chairman of the highest tier of association football in England, the Premier League, a position he has held since June 2014. Prior to that, he was Chief Executive from November 1999...
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I think everyone has been taken aback by the sheer enormity of events following the Indian Ocean earthquake,
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We believe that the solution they are trying to impose on us could seriously damage the game at all levels, harming fans and their communities.
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It is not a knee-jerk reaction at all. We have our own business reputation to protect.
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Mike has a duty to the game to tell us exactly what he knows and if there's been any wrongdoing going on we will chase it down - we will deal with it appropriately.
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Those comments and those concerns have been addressed.
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Their (Commission's) 50% rule is an intervention in the market that could lead to an artificial fall in revenues that would damage the quality of the game on the pitch, reduce the attractiveness of the game to stadium and TV fans, and hamper the ability of the game to invest in the community,
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They want to find out what is going on as much as us. It is their game as much as our game.
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We want to optimize value, but that doesn't necessarily mean the maximum bid will win,
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We feel this is a balanced set of agreements, ... Primarily football wins, but it also allows consumers more choice and clubs more flexibility.
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You can't make the packages completely equal. That's an algorithm too far. The packages are not equal but they are much better balanced.
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This investigation has specific terms of reference and a distinguished chairman. What is different this time is that we will give it all the resources it needs. We will give it our absolute best shot to get to what we need to get to.
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This inquiry has the unanimous support of all 20 clubs, that is very important when you consider that matter.
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There are people who work very hard and very correctly to make this fantastic game work in this country. I think we owe it to them to nail these allegations once and for all.
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What I promise the game of football is that we will get to the bottom of this one way or the other.