This always makes me laugh. No one knows. His finances are very secretive. My guess is you could at least treble that. No sensible businessman of his astuteness is going to risk half of his fortune on a football club. He must have significantly more than that.
So that is where I am. But then I think about my 40+ years of watching football and when decisions against my team have really mattered and I come down to two or three decisions which actually mattered:
Maradona (enough said)
Lampard ball over the line - now sorted by ball line tech
Stephens...
Please please please please please please please please get rid. Worse change to football in my life. Has definitely reduced my enjoyment of the game and stopped me watching non Brighton games because I don't want to be getting cross all the time.
Been against it from the start conceptually...
Indeed. I wasn't suggesting otherwise by the way. Was just surprised by the full on love they have for him. Somehow I never warmed to him even before the strop. Always felt like he only turned up when things were going well and went missing otherwise.
An Arsenal fan said to me he thought Trossard was one of the most popular players with their fans and could win player of the season. Never felt that here.
Interesting that he made a point of mentioning the access RDZ has to him and Bloom. RDZ pointedly said something like he had 20 mins with Tony and Barber mentioned in January that he had spoken to RDZ a hundred times, Tony less.
I think Tony needs to give RDZ a bit more regular loving.
It’s great telly. Entertaining and informative. And great insight into the hard work of farmers for little or no reward. Looking forward to the next four episodes.