DID BORIS TRY TO BURY BAD NEWS?

THE Premier League and FA were caught unawares by the Government’s confirmation last Sunday of a legislative timetable to introduce an independent regulator, which was brought forward at short notice. Sources claim the late change was made following instructions from Downing Street, with speculation that it was done to take attention away from the Angela Rayner sexism storm. Boris Johnson was keen to place himself front and centre of the announcement as he was interviewed at Bury’s Gigg Lane on Monday, an evocative location given Bury were expelled from the Football League following their financial collapse three years ago — precisely the sort of situation that the regulator is being brought in to address.