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Footy Show ain't over until the fat man signs
Andrew Webster
September 22, 2007
PAUL "Fatty" Vautin was knocking back beers with Footy Show panel members at a barbecue at his northern beaches home yesterday afternoon amid speculation Channel Nine had sacked him.
Rumours of his impending demise were not overly concerning him - probably because of the juicy prospect of a $1 million payout should the struggling broadcaster end his contract.
Vautin is understood to have two years remaining of a three-year deal he signed last October.
He has told friends he wants to finish it. He will meet Nine's boss, Jeff Browne, and head of sport, Steve Crawley, next week to discuss his future, although network insiders were insisting the Logie-award-winning host would not be dumped.
"Nine and Paul will be meeting next week to discuss Paul's ongoing role with the network under his contract," a spokeswoman said. Crawley did not return calls and Nine said Browne was unavailable for comment.