Purchasing FC: a winning team
13 September 2012
It's a multi-billion pound industry with a huge profile, but off the field football's variable record on procurement can be the difference between going up and going down. Simon Binns reports
Football is rarely out of the headlines, often for the wrong reasons. Some players have difficulty behaving, but the clubs they play for are having trouble just staying afloat - quite remarkable when you consider the amount of money the industry generates.
The Premier League's deal with BSkyB is worth £1 billion to the 20 clubs that grace the top flight. Of...