Irish Examiner view: Show me the money 

The 'Jerry Maguire' catchphrase could be a leitmotif for Ireland given different experiences this week

Jerry Maguire (played by Tom Cruise) and Rod Tidwell (Cuba Gooding Jnr) in the 1996 movie 'Jerry Maguire'. Picture: PA

It was 20 years ago this weekend that something was done which changed sport forever. It was a transaction which many hated, and still do, but as Al Jolson said in marking the end of silent movies in 1927, “you ain’t heard nothing yet”.

When Roman Abramovich bought Chelsea FC for €84m (less than one Declan Rice at today’s values) plus €140m of debt, it was left to Arsenal’s then chairman David Dein to find the pithiest phrase to sum up what it meant for the future.