By Nick Harris SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year 15 May 2012 Manchester City sealed the 2011-12 Premier League title in the most dramatic fashion on Sunday, and now know the precise financial reward for the season from Premier League central funds: £60,602,289. The massive sums on offer for simply being a member of the Premier League are highlighted again below with the release of official figures detailing League TV and merit earnings for each club for the 2011-12 season. Clubs have three main revenue streams: match day income (from tickets, corporate dining etcetera), media  income (of which the payments listed are the largest but not...

By Nick Harris SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year 14 May 2012 Money has helped to fuel success as long as the English football league has existed - so that's about 124 years. So while saying that Manchester City bought the 2011-12 Premier League title is true (they would not have done it without that cash), it's no truer than saying Manchester United spent a lot of money to win their 12 Premier League titles. Chelsea too spent a lot of money to win their three Premier League titles, and Arsenal spent a decent whack to win their three (yes they did) and Blackburn...

By Nick Harris SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year 14 May 2012 As Blackburn's manager Steve Kean prepares to leave for India on Tuesday evening for talks with the club's owners on Wednesday, a critical difference of opinion over his fate persists; on one side are senior club officials at Ewood Park and at Venky's HQ in Pune, and on the other side is the Rao family matriarch, Anuradha Desai. The majority are believed to want change in the manager's position, as they have since early in the 2011-12 season, while Mrs Desai has steadfastly stood by a man she described as 'unsackable'...