Probing the Bungs in England

We’ve been reading a lot of headlines the past week about a BBC program that will expose the “bung” problem in English football. Because we were not raised on the Mother Island, our English language skills are sometimes deficient. Case in point, the term “bung”. To us, it is a schoolyard slang used to describe a part of the human anatomy where the sun don’t shine. For this reason, we’ve been naturally kind of reticent about becoming too concerned with bungs in English football.

Nevertheless, we are interested in seeing the revelations that will “rock football” on tonight’s program. No, they won’t have anything to do with managers’ bums, but rather bungs, which are kickbacks that are allegedly made to managers when transfer deals go through. According to Luton manager Mike Newell, bungs are everywhere in England.

Newell said: “I think it’s become a culture in football and it’s almost accepted and brushed under the carpet.”

The show allegedly reveals the names of managers and clubs most agreeable to accepting bungs and you can bet there are probably some nervous football folks in England right now feeling their own bungholes tightening up with the thought of being exposed.

Whether this will truly rock the football world remains to be seen. We’re kind of hoping it is all hype and no substance. Between the scandals in Italy and match-fixing probes seemingly everywhere else, we’re not sure we can stomach the site of another exposed bung.

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Category: English Premier League