Just to add to his woes, we understand News of the World editor Colin Myler is feeling distinctly miffed at Piers Morgan’s decision to sign on with the Mail on Sunday to write a new sports column.
Myler and his team had thought they had come to an agreement with Morgan that he would write a sports column for the NoW.
But they reckoned without the determination of MoS editor Peter Wright. When he learned of Morgan’s proposed link up with the NoW, sources say he told him he’d match or top whatever they were paying. Not surprisingly, Wright got his man!
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