Desperate times call for desperate measures, but even as many clubs in English football stare over the precipice at a financial catastrophe, the rescue plan fronted by Liverpool and Manchester United -- with the working title "Project Big Picture" -- sounds good, but looks to be nothing less than a big cheque now in return for submission in the future.
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At first glance, the deal to "save" the English game looks too good to be true, and it really is.