Archie Norman's debut as ITV chairman in front of the press and the City was generally judged a success, prompting one analyst, Claudio Aspesi of Bernstein Research, to compare the broadcaster's new star-studded executive team to another famous side – Real Madrid. The arrival of Norman and Adam Crozier (who joins in April) marks the beginning of 'the era of the Galacticos', he wrote, according to the Independent's City diary. Unfortunately, as former football chief Crozier probably knows, Zidane, Beckham and the rest of the Madrid team won next to nothing during their time at their club.
