Liz Truss and the Premier League are preparing to put regulations in place - and no one is surprised

It's no wonder the Premier League has played 'wait and see' on its offer to the EFL when a Liberal is the new Prime Minister.

The reaction has been muted, almost silent, but the power of lobbying was on full display this week with the unsurprising news that the new government formed by Liz Truss, a woman whose opinions are sincere as long as it can take advantage of it, now hesitates on the establishment of an independent football regulator.

What else would you expect from someone who continues to believe that the discredited notion of "trickle down economy" has value for all but the wealthiest? And who believes that tax cuts for the wealthy are somehow an appropriate response to a cost-of-living crisis that looks likely to engulf millions this winter?

Of course, there was always the feeling that it might unravel at some point. It is not instinctive for a Conservative government to want to regulate everything that could prevent the richest from controlling everything. But while Boris Johnson was an unabashed populist, Truss has already made it clear where his priorities lie.

She had little intention of doing anything about spiraling fuel bills until it became clear that it was going to be disastrous for her, and she has already spoken publicly about taking "unpopular decisions," as if insisting on that point to the exclusion of all other considerations is a sort of badge of honor rather than the usual character trait one finds in a borderline sociopath.

None of this should come as a surprise.

The Times report confirming all of this stops a bit coyly to confirm that it is about to be tossed into the long grass and forgotten. It's full of what we can only assume they think are better turns of phrase, such as "the government would prefer to avoid the legislation if possible" and "government insiders insist, however, that the legislation remains part of his arsenal if football fails". reach an acceptable agreement involving the FA, Premier League and EFL'.

Is there really a deal that can be struck between the Premier League and the rest that will actually change the way football is governed without outside influence? It doesn't seem likely that anything will materialize that changes the status quo in any way. The Premier League has been getting what it wants, when it wants for 30 years, and it must not be forgotten that this is an organization which was created specifically and explicitly to cut off the rest of football from what she considered it their TV money and their only.

Every step of the way over the past three decades, gambling in this country has been run with only the best interests of this wealthy elite at heart, and if you're looking for proof of that, we just have to consider the example of the Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP).

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