Bosman sparked the rampant inflation of the game's boom as wages and transfer fees spiralled out of control. Now, though, the counting houses of the aristocracy of the Premier League, La Liga and Serie A are all but empty. The age of austerity has begun.
Given the damage he did on behalf of Wales at Twickenham two years ago, England have as much interest in Lee Byrne’s appeal against suspension this evening as the Wales management.