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The potentially perilous financial state of English football is again highlighted in today's Guardian with a story that produces two examples of decline. The first is the revelation that ITV feel that they paid too much for the deal to televise Premiership football, meaning that it is unlikely that England's top division will receive such a good deal again. Secondly is the news from York that chairman John Batchelor has handed over his shares to the club's Supporters Trust in an attempt to achieve stability. Of course events at Lincoln and elsewhere show that supporters control is no guarantee of financial stability, but doubtless similar organisations throughout the league will be watching events at Bootham Crescent very closely to see if it provides a successful, replicable model.

Labels: TV, York City