“The late Quentin Crisp is not quoted in many football stories, but the gay icon could have been talking about the negotiations between the English Football League and Premier League when he noted that ‘euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne’. Under pressure from the government to sort out the game’s structural cash-flow problems, the two tribes have been talking about how best to share the Premier League’s wealth for at least three years and are edging towards a deal that will probably annoy everyone a bit but disappoint nobody entirely. A result, then. …”
The Athletic (Video)