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​Liverpool FC, Dele Alli and Diseconomies of Scale

Gavin Simpson

14th April 2016

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A recent news story on how Liverpool missed out on the signing of Tottenham’s Dele Alli offers a good example of diseconomies of scale in a large football club such as Liverpool.

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Gavin Simpson

Gavin has been Head of Social Sciences for a number of years and enjoys the cut and thrust of the classroom environment. He enjoys attending Think Tank events to widen his knowledge further and encourages his students to do likewise.

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