Why West Ham should compensate Leyton Orient for Olympic windfall
By Michael Calvin
Published 23:00 12/02/11
The Olympic torch has been passed to a pair of pornographers.
As usual, m’learned friends are on a nice little earner.
I’ve zero sympathy for Tottenham and their spin doctors.
They were happy to trample on tradition to make a quick buck. Leyton Orient are a different case entirely.
Politicians prattle on about an Olympic legacy. That won’t mean a thing unless West Ham are forced to pay the League One club compensation.
A one-off windfall tax of £20million should suffice.
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Trevor Bailey took 132 wickets and scored 2,290 runs in 61 Tests for England.
Statistics do little justice to a kind, thoughtful man.
He treated me, a youngster seeking insight into cricket’s golden age, with unwarranted respect.
He loved football, won the Amateur Cup in front of 100,000 at Wembley.
He stood for unfashionable values, and will be irreplaceable.
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