I wonder how common it is for a sport’s administrators to become disconnected from the thrill of whatever it is they’re meant to be showcasing. It’s like a form of regulatory capture - so busy defending their fiefdoms they forget what they got into it for. I suspect it’s rather more widespread than one would like, which then raises the question of how you’d identify it.
And Everton sounds an absolute nightmare for those who are bogged down in that sort of thinking.
I wonder how common it is for a sport’s administrators to become disconnected from the thrill of whatever it is they’re meant to be showcasing. It’s like a form of regulatory capture - so busy defending their fiefdoms they forget what they got into it for. I suspect it’s rather more widespread than one would like, which then raises the question of how you’d identify it.
And Everton sounds an absolute nightmare for those who are bogged down in that sort of thinking.
Quite an obituary. He was an excellent commentary.