In November 1997, the actor Ned Van Zandt, then a casting associate, went to the Broadway opening of the Neil Simon play, "Proposals," which he had invested in and helped cast.
Top-flight clubs will meet to discuss financial fair play proposals, with direct relevance to teams seeking to remain in the SPL as a "newco".
In association with Rupert Goold, the hottest young director on the block, the Notting Hill institution is touting for "imaginative and inventive play proposals from theatre professionals of all backgrounds and levels of experience, for production from original texts".
BUT "London Suite" failed -- Mr. Simon said that in retrospect the reason they didn't take it to Broadway was that deep inside they knew it wasn't good enough -- and Mr. Azenberg and Mr. Simon were Broadway bound again in 1997 with Mr. Simon's 30th play, "Proposals," even though they said the economics had in fact become worse.
It remains to be seen – firstly at a meeting on Monday where financial fair play proposals will be discussed – whether or not Rangers would be welcomed back into the SPL under Miller's plan and what penalties such a scenario would entail.
SPL clubs met at Hampden on Monday to discuss financial fair play proposals, which could have a significant impact on the Ibrox club, but have delayed voting on the subject for at least a week.
Also on the agenda for the meeting are the SPL's financial fair play proposals, which, among other things, would increase punishments for clubs who entered administration and cut points and cash from clubs which re-enter the league as a newco.
"The 'pay-to-play' proposal was one of many innovative ideas that have been considered in the last few weeks to raise both funds and interest in the club.
On Wednesday, at Coventry City, Clarke will seek Championship clubs' agreement to "financial fair-play proposals" understood to require them, in five years' time, to begin to limit themselves to £5m losses over the next three years.
A spokesman for Senate President Stephen Sweeney (D-West Deptford), who is also a labor leader, said that Sweeney did not have any comment on Kean's proposal but is working on several pay-to-play proposals of his own.
As it turns out, the first play, "The Proposal" by Chekhov, the one that should be the appetizer, is the main course.
