“I’d rather have a closed competition, you hear all those small clubs think, then we are at ease”

That is the difference with politics. Despite bloated rhetoric and conflicting views and interests, there is always a compromise. Because reasonable people around the table realize that it is necessary and that negotiating is simply giving in. That is called responsible management. Lorin Parys learned in no time that he really shouldn’t expect that from our football leaders. Quite the contrary.