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January 18, 1997: Arko's threat

January 18, 1997: Arko's threat

Stinging from Kerry Packer's decision to jump into bed with Super League, Ken Arthurson threatened to do some double-crossing of his own.

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The quotes from Ken Arthurson from this piece that appeared 25 years ago today should look familiar.

Two of them appear in the book, and in the extract which appeared in the Daily Telegraph yesterday.

You can understand Arthurson’s raw emotions prompting him to tell a radio host that they would consider selling the Monday nights to Seven.

But newbie Neil W…

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