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Originally Posted by Huxie
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It clearly says they want
certainty over the value of the rights. That implies there is considerable
uncertainty.
At no point does it say that, owing to the pandemic, it would not be possible to conduct a blind auction.
Which brings us back to the last round where Sky correctly determined the value of the rights had fallen - and there was no deep pockets streamer waiting in the wings. A position that cost Richard Scudamore his job.
The fact they made this application indicates they, as rational capitalists, would rather stick rather than twist. The fluff about the security of the pyramid is a red herring - we already know how six of the twenty clubs feel about the pyramid.