INDEPENDENT COMMISSION MY EYE

Last updated : 23 December 2003 By Editor
From today’s Sun:

‘We can reveal that Peter Heard, one of the commission
members, co-founded a company which has made up to £1million
from FA contracts.

‘The company, Churston Heard, was hired to find the FA plush
new offices at Soho Square.

‘They were also employed to sell the FA’s former offices at
Lancaster Gate and have handled numerous transactions on
their behalf.

‘Yet FA chief executive Mark Palios claimed on BBC’s
Football Focus 10 days ago that the FA had no influence over
the commission.

‘He said: “I must stress the commission hearing the Rio
Ferdinand case is totally independent.”’