So where were you when you heard the news that the Chinese Government were making a bid to take over Liverpool FC? Is this the moment that the most greedy, short-sighted, unscrupulous league in the world finally topples into a pit of inequity, shamelessness and immorality? Or is it business as usual?
Remember this is China where people work 18 hour days to keep our capitalist scumbags happy. Where free speech is unknown and where life is cheap. Human rights? No problem squire. We had that Thaksin at Man City and he passed the fit and proper person test. Roman Abramovitch at Chelsea? Squeaky clean. And as for all those funny comings and goings at Portsmouth? All gone mate - they got relegated, so it's not our problem.
As Marina Hyde put it in Saturdays Guardian, "In the end, what is the history of the Premier League, if not capitalism without democracy? Whether disgusted fans of any team think that this year's passing oligarch or asset-stripper truly "owns" their club is presumably a matter of as much concern to said oligarchs or asset-strippers as the views of peasants are to the Chinese government. Which is to say, bugger all concern. The only surprise about China's bid is that the so-called People's Republic didn't alight on the Premier League sooner. They really are made for each other."
Will Liverpool be a tipping point? Will all the decent people who love football and support local teams rise up and campaign to neuter the malign presence that is the Premiership? Will fans boycott matches and hit these greedy scumbags where it hurts - in their pockets and their egos? Or will the decline continue?
Perhaps Liverpool fans can take solace when they sing, "You'll never wok alone…"
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