[SaltergateBorn]

I`m inclined to agree that it`s not over yet by a long way. The motives behind it – a combination of financial desperation and greed – are still there; as John Barnes says, all that`s been done so far is to revert to the status quo. Where we go from here very much depends, I think, on our Government; they`re the ones with their hands on the really big levers and it all depends on which ones they decide to pull.

As I see it, all this guff about `fan power` is way wide of the mark. People like the Glazers, the Kroenkes, the Henrys etc don`t give a flying f~’k about the opinions of football supporters until and unless they start to impact on their own bottom line (which is, of course, the value of their own assets) and the amount of broadcasting money pouring into the game makes the take through the turnstiles less and less important every day. I don`t think the fans` protests made any difference; I think it was BoJo`s threat to drop a `legislative bomb` on them that stopped them in their tracks.

Unfortunately he`s a politician and all politicians tend to talk better than they walk, so it remains to be seen whether there`s any substance to it.

If not, I have this funny feeling that we`ll be facing this situation – or one very similar – again very soon.