Derby mess shows the game has failed

Chris Dunlavy
A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL

DON’T be angry at Derby County, who are only in the Championship because they cooked the books.
Don’t be angry at Mel Morris, the Rams owner who ducked and dodged his way to a £50m debt mountain and has now plunged the club into administration.
Don’t be angry at the EFL, whose profit and sustainability rules have once again failed to prevent a member club running themselves into the ground.
Don’t even be angry at the players and their agents, whose demands drove Derby’s wage bill to a catastrophic 161 per cent of turnover
All of those factors - plus C...

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