Former Falcons Owner Reveals Premiership TV Dispute

Former Newcastle Falcons owner Dave Thompson has revealed that the club was almost kicked out of the Premiership over a TV deal, reports the Newcastle Chronicle. Thompson, who will be holding a no-holds-barred Q&A this weekend as part of his son Matt's testimonial year, has promised to discuss the dispute in further detail, along with further secrets from his time at the club. He said: "They tried to kick us out of the league over a TV deal – something which never came out at the time. "A contract had been teed up with a TV network for the Premiership, but because there weren’t many subscr…