Could fan power stop Super League in rugby? | Chris Hewett

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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - APRIL 24: Manchester United supporters protest against the Glazer ownership during a protest against the club's ownership, outside Old Trafford on April 24, 2021 in Manchester, England. The protest, which takes place amid growing discontent over running of Manchester United, was sparked by the club's recent involvement in the European Super League. There was uproar from football fans across the country earlier this week when six major Premier League football clubs, including Manchester United, announced that they were to join the controversial "closed-shop" tournament. Each club has subsequently withdrawn from the competition. (Photo by James Gill - Danehouse/Getty Images)

When football was disappearing into its dark night of the wallet at the start of last week, it seemed a good moment to exhume a longburied philosophical joke and give it an up-to-date twist.
The new version went like this: a club president was at dinner with friends when a genie appeared, offering him a choice between wisdom, beauty and a place in the European Super League worth countless billions. Knowing that the ancient Greeks considered wisdom to be the greatest of virtues, he did not think twice before answering.
After a flash of lightning and a clap of thunder, the president sat, sil...

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