Manchester City and the Premier League are both claiming victory – of course – after the champions challenged its rules on commercial deals. “We lost the coin-toss,” deadpanned Frank upon being asked what took his team so long to trouble the scoreboard operator. Never one to swing gleefully from the chandeliers even at the best of times, O’Neil was particularly morose following his side’s latest defeat. FOOTBALL DAILY LETTERSThe endless letters about letters (Football Daily letters passim) are getting out of hand. Instead, I’ll thank you for reminding me about A Certain Trigger and the great penultimate song (Friday’s last line, full email edition), and for the hilarious image of Football Daily attempting to be an acrobat” – Alec Johns.

Source: The Guardian October 07, 2024 15:36 UTC