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EPL Club Execs Say Scrutiny Dissuaded Susanna Dinnage

Club chairs think that Susanna Dinnage pulled out of her move to be the Premier League's CEO "after getting cold feet about the public scrutiny that comes with the job," according to Martyn Ziegler of the LONDON TIMES. Dinnage had been due to succeed Richard Scudamore this month but "dropped a bombshell" on Sunday when she informed the Premier League she had "changed her mind." Several club execs believe the "furore" over Scudamore’s £5M ($6.3M) exit bonus, as well as the criticism from equality campaigners over the reaction to two high-profile incidents of alleged racism at top-flight matches last month, "made Dinnage reconsider." She has "yet to give her reasons." One chair said, "Everyone was surprised and disappointed. It looks as though the realization that every decision would be scrutinized by millions of pairs of eyes proved too much." Another club exec said, "When you’re at the head of the Premier League you become a target. In business, you can stay comparatively anonymous. There is a massive difference" (LONDON TIMES, 1/1).

NEXT IN LINE: In London, Tom Morgan reported a senior BBC manager has emerged as the frontrunner to become the new EPL CEO. BBC Studios CEO Tim Davie "narrowly missed out on the job" when Dinnage was appointed in November, but will "now be approached again after her change of heart," sources claim. Chelsea Chair Bruce Buck, who is in charge of the recruitment process, is understood to have "returned to his initial shortlist over the weekend" and there are "no initial plans to launch a fresh search from scratch." Davie, who was "widely regarded" as having been a "steadying influence" at the BBC when he served as acting director general during investigations into the Jimmy Savile scandal, is "likely to demand a bumper pay packet," having been previously disappointed at "being overlooked" in favor of Dinnage (TELEGRAPH, 12/31).

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