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Quotes from Oscar Wilde, then came the fireworks, outrage and threats: Inside the explosive meeting of the Premier League’s 14 ‘other’ clubs

The 14 spurned Premier League clubs met for the first time yesterday since the breakaway Super League bomb exploded.

Sportsmail's Mike Keegan gives the inside story of an extraordinary two-and-a-half hours which featured quotes from Boris Johnson and Oscar Wilde and a reference to The Twilight Zone.

From the kick-off, it was clear this was to be a Premier League summit with a difference. Gary Hoffman, investment banker turned top flight chair, made the introductions and vowed that no minutes would be taken. This was not a normal shareholders meeting, he told the call.