Should we abolish undisclosed fees?

The dust has settled, we have seen Jim White on deadline day and the drama of player arrivals comes and goes. Now an important issue arises.

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A return to where the heart isn’t for Steve Kean

Blackburn’s attempt to bounce back to the Premier League will return to Ewood Park on Wednesday night, the place that provided Steve Kean with some of the ugliest scenes he has had to endure during a horrific tenure as Rovers’ boss. Kean hasn’t been back at the ground since a 1-0 defeat to Wigan hammered the final nail in Blackburn’s top tier coffin against a backdrop of vitriolic abuse that poured from the stands and threatened to overspill at the final whistle.

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China – The new playground for Premier League stars?

Football in China is generally a culture shock for star players who are, it has to be assumed, lured primarily by the generous wages. One of the fundamental differences that the foreign players have to get to grips with is the fact that the season normally starts in late February and ends in December.

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