Originally Posted by
TheSpiddalKid
Some comments have been on whether Houchen may offer this money as jobs for friends. Anything on railway land must be designed and commissioned by Network Rail, including a selection of contractors. There will be more limited ability to play with pork barrel politics unless he uses a friend as a middleman, who then creams off a hefty commission.
He has already worked on a number of rail projects so will know all of the contractors in the club.