It's transfer deadline day for the English Premier League today, so Brexit has to take a backseat. In Britain there's a hierarchy and football is very much on top. We could be going to war, but the football season's starting and it's much more important to know who Manchester United may or may not be signing. Sadly, I'm just as bad as everyone else, so I'm much more consumed by the football at the moment.
In fact, I should really check the football calendar to see what clashes with the Halloween leaving date. If it's a dreaded international break then Brexit will be front and centre (no one wants to see an England friendly these days), but if there's a big game in the Premier League most people won't even notice Brexit happening. If on the other hand there's a big Champions League tie then that could be problematic. If fans miss an important game because of chaos at the border then that will probably mean a new Prime Minister. Or at the very least a Cobra meeting.
Of course, for all the doom and gloom constantly touted by the financial experts in regard Brexit - the so-called "uncertainty in the markets" - there's a rather distinct lack of it in the football world.
We don't see footballers and their agents going;
"Hmm, well, we would go to Manchester City, but what with the Brexit uncertainty an' all we'd probably better wait until we known for sure what the situation is."
The real world and the real market forces continue unabashed in the footballing world it seems.
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