Can Reds Bank On Broughton? ; Background On the Chelsea Fan in Key Role at Anfield

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British Airways chairman Martin Broughton was appointed Liverpool FC's new independent chairman today, but who is he and what's his background? DESPITE his lofty position in the world of business, Martin Broughton is said to prefer sitting in the Matthew Harding Stand than the executive boxes at Stamford Bridge.

Word of his allegiance to Chelsea has raised a few eyebrows among Liverpool supporters, but then Broughton - who will find himself working with Barclays Capital to find a buyer for the Reds - hasn't been appointed as the club's new independent chairman on the basis of where he watches his football.

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Can Reds Bank On Broughton? ; Background On the Chelsea Fan in Key Role at Anfield

But the fact he chooses the cheap seats - if there's such a thing at Chelsea - to the corporate niceties on offer, is perhaps a nod to his unspectacular upbringing in tough circumstances. He was born and raised in Fulham where his disabled father was a coach-tri...

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