One-week David Lloyd membership for 2 – just £20 Matthew Syed Where am I He was a man with a seemingly big heart and
an even bigger wallet. No wonder Giles Clarke, chairman of the ECB, and David Collier, the chief executive of the board, were persuaded by Allen Stanford as he dangled his millions in front of English cricket. Suspicions that money could be tainted will be haunting agents and sports executives, as well as the Texan’s customers It is not good enough to say that the ECB’s contract with the Texan was signed with ‘the best of intentions’, says Mike Atherton
Those who knew how the burly, moustachioed Stanford worked say he often used prestige events to impress potential customers, introducing them to star sports men and women and then clinching the deal within weeks.