Non-League Paper

Five million reasons to oppose bonus

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
25 November 2018

MATT Badcock’s article on Richard Scudamore’s bonus and its effect on Non-League/grass roots football (The NLP, November 18) was absolutely spot on.
It would be good to think that Scudamore might be filled with a sense of embarrassment and guilt which would lead him to donate his bonus to a grassroots football project. But don’t hold your breath.
CHARLIE ADAMSON Netherton, Huddersfield THE decision to give the already well-remunerated Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore a £5 million golden goodbye comes as no surprise.
Since its inception, the Premier Le...

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