This was the first free e-text, and none better as a declaration of freedom from the old-boy network of publishing.

ECONOMIST: Michael Hart

McKinsey's old-boy network is the envy of all.

ECONOMIST: Spoilt for choice

Next came the collapse of Gescartera, a stockbroking house run by an ambitious financier, he too with well-placed friends: a complex tale of greed, nepotism and fraud that cast a vivid light on Spain's traditional old-boy network in business.

ECONOMIST: Some juicy scandals are jangling the government��s nerves

This applied both to his playing philosophy and to some of his public statements, like when he suggested some clubs misused prescription drugs to gain an edge on the pitch, or when he talked about the game's "old-boy network" of favors and back-scratching.

WSJ: Zdenek Zeman: The Return of Soccer's Jedi

The pervading old-boy's network rewards longevity, and political relationships sometimes go back several generations.

CNN: ASIANOW - TIME Asia