EFL TV deal: Why Championship clubs are revolting against new £595m Sky broadcasting agreement November 21, 2018 There is a revolt brewing in the second tier of English football. Rather than being met with acclamation, the announcement on Monday that the EFL, which represents the three divisions below the Premier League, had signed a new record £595m, five-year broadcast deal with Sky Sports was greeted by anger from within. As an important [...]
Five things we learned from the Premier League this weekend: Hodgson too cautious, Lamela back in business, United need to be unshackled and more October 21, 2018 Crystal Palace have many problems but leaving scoring goals, over-relying on Wilfried Zaha and not converting penalties aside, Roy Hodgson’s reluctance to make changes hurt them in the 2-0 defeat by Everton. Luka Milivojevic’s lazy central spot-kick left Palace flailing, but had Hodgson followed Marco Silva’s lead and switched systems who knows what might have [...]
John McDonnell under fire from Labour MPs for backing the Budget’s tax cuts October 30, 2018 Labour’s shadow chancellor has been forced to defend his surprise support for Conservative plans to cut taxes for higher earners. John McDonnell said on Tuesday he would not reverse moves to raise the 40p income tax threshold to wages over £50,000 from April 2019 if he was in government. The policy, announced by chancellor Philip Hammond [...]
Arsenal v West Ham: Old foes reunited as Unai Emery and Manuel Pellegrini meet again with new clubs August 23, 2018 Familiarity will be in the air at Emirates Stadium on Saturday when West Ham visit Arsenal. Most eyes will be trained on Jack Wilshere, who is set to face the club at which he spent his formative footballing years for the first time since his summer switch from north to east London, while Spanish forward [...]
Five Premier League transfer window trends: Costly keepers and mid-table sprees but spending falls for first time this decade | City A.M. August 9, 2018 With a flurry of left-field deals rather than a slew of blockbuster signings, the summer transfer window closed for English clubs yesterday. These are the key trends. Spending down For the first summer since 2009, aggregate spending among Premier League clubs fell year-on-year. Having obliterated records with a £1.4bn outlay in 2017, the 20 clubs [...]
Travelodge targets conferences centre attendees in £100m push to open new business-friendly hotels across the UK October 4, 2018 Travelodge is set to invest £100m in establishing new hotels aimed at the UK’s growing conference sector. The budget hotel chain said it would add 10 hotels close to conference centres to its portfolio. Read more: EU to decide on Radisson hotels sale to Jin Jiang in November It is targeting three locations in London and [...]
Labour would make companies found employee share schemes September 9, 2018 Labour would make all private companies with more than 250 people set up “ownership funds”, giving workers financial stakes in their companies and a greater say in how they are run. Shadow chancellor John McDonnell revealed the plans in an interview with the Observer as Labour gears up for a general election which he predicted [...]
Trevor Steven: Gareth Southgate tops my football roll of honour for 2018 December 18, 2018 It has been a year when quality coaching came to the fore in football. The World Cup and the Premier League is full of top bosses who are getting the best out of their players. Here are my highlights. Southgate shines in Russia Where else to start but with England’s efforts at the World Cup? [...]
The Hut Group snaps up new office space at MediaCityUK in Salford for tech team August 22, 2018 The Hut Group, one of the UK's largest private companies, has taken up extra office space to accommodate its rapidly expanding head count. The company, which owns beauty and health brands including Skinstore and Lookfantastic as well as range of ecommerce sites, has snapped up space in Salford's MediaCityUK. The area is also home to large [...]
The sky’s the limit: Solving the housing crisis involves unlocking the UK’s air rights November 7, 2018 The biggest and brightest cities in the world are known for their skylines, where towers and skyscrapers made of glass and steel jostle with one another, vying for our attention. Skyscrapers are the hallmark of bustling and healthy cities – a sign that a lot of people want to live and work within a few square [...]