Footballing Legacy
He has a reputation as an all-round innovator in football: as well as helping to get rid of the maximum wage, he commissioned the first all-seater stadium when at Coventry, and has been credited with the introduction of the 3 points for a win system, which was pioneered by The Football Association in 1981, and was credited with the idea of using the first panel of football pundits for the 1970 World Cup.
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