By Tony Attwood

It is interesting just how far away newspaper reporting of football has moved from reports by fans and others not employed by the media.   

It is over a year since the Daily Cannon ran the headline Wolves boss questions officials’ bias towards Manchester City, but ever since the media has become more and more positive about ManC, although they have started to examine the way some other football clubs are being run.   

Quite a bit of attention has focussed for example, on Leicester City, who earlier this month were deducted six points for breaking the rules in 2023/24.   And that of course, in turn reminds us that the Manchester City case, with well over 100 citations against them, is still ongoing, and no one is saying a word.   I mention it occasionally to remind the authorities that they might wish we had forgotten, but we haven’t.

But although the ManC issue is easy to understand (spending massive amounts on players without clarity on where the money came from) it is harder to see why West Ham United make a fuss, especially as the stadium owners say that their rent doesn’t even cover the cost...