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Grounds for optimism as the ex-banker applies a safe pair of hands

Plans for a radical overhaul of Lord’s split the MCC but new chief Derek Brewer says slate is wiped clean with work starting on a fresh vision

Evening Standard

Derek Brewer knows how to avoid bouncers but then the new chief executive of Lord’s has had some practice. Before taking charge of Nottinghamshire in 2005, he was a banker for 24 years with NatWest and RBS, so talk of bonuses is a constant topic of dinner party conversations.

In his first interview since arriving at the home of cricket last week, the 54-year-old is quick off the mark.

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City can avoid Chelsea pitfalls by allowing Mancini to rule like Fergie

Manchester City’s plan to start an Alex Ferguson sort of rule at the Ethiad will depend not on how much money they spend, but how they succeed in managing the club. And by making sure that they keep hold of their management team, manager Roberto Mancini in particular, who has taken them to this wonderland. The initial signs are optimistic that they will avoid the problems Chelsea have had.

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The comparison with Chelsea is very relevant. Remember back in 2005, we heard a similar vision of the future from Chelsea. Then, Peter Kenyon, chief executive of Chelsea, spoke of his vision to turn the world blue. Chelsea went on to win two more titles, indeed, they did the coveted double of League and Cup under Carlo Ancelotti and have won other trophies. The club could still crown it all with what its Russian Tsar dearly wants: the Champions League on Saturday. But if they do not, this is a season with only an FA Cup and sixth in the League, and that domination over United, taking over from Old Trafford in the way Ferguson took over from Anfield, has not been achieved.

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Welcome to my website which has a flavour of my activities over 30 years as a writer and broadcaster. There are details of my books, articles, broadcasting, public speaking and awards.

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My new book The Spirit of the Game was published on 19 January 2012.

The spirit of the game was first nurtured on the playing fields of the English public school and this Corinthian spirit was then exported around the world. Today, sport is dominated by corruption, money and celebrity. Yet, we still believe and talk about the game as if it had a higher moral purpose.

The Spirit of the Game tells the story of how Sport has lost its original spirit and how it emerged in the 20th century as the most powerful political tool in the world.

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