Can we depend uopon the Football League (1 Viewer)

it's up to the F/League to grow some & realise what exactly is going on

The simple answer to that question is no, regardless what it's about.

If you want to have a better chance of them doing what's right instead of what suits them you have to put a lot of public pressure on them.

The Football League would look after us if we were a London club.

Is there anybody who isn't out to get us?

im-confused said:

The Football League would look after us if we were a London club.

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They sure looked after Wimbledon.

Grendel said:

They sure looked after Wimbledon.

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They've done Pompey some whoppers. Break their own rules on points deductions to give them one despite being relegated and after the deadline.

I emailed both the Football League and the Administrator expressing my concerns --- got fobbed off. Do they REALLY care ? Ours is a CLUB, for the fans - thousands of us ! Yet both the FL and the Administrators don't, in my opinion, seem to give a flying fook !

the thing is there are no hard and fast rules for the situation we are in ...... and if you check most rules they state "or at the discretion of the Board of the FL" or something similar.

Can we rely on the FL to make the right decision? ...... depends what is right. They will have to make a decision but many of us may not like it.

oldskyblue58 said:

the thing is there are no hard and fast rules for the situation we are in ...... and if you check most rules they state "or at the discretion of the Board of the FL" or something similar.

Can we rely on the FL to make the right decision? ...... depends what is right. They will have to make a decision but many of us may not like it.

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Wonder whether they will change the rules on foreign loanees now that Watford have royally taken the piss.

Wish the FL would do something but can't see it myself.....

Like everyone, I want to get back to focussing on the playing side of things. I want to be able to discard the depressing thoughts of ownership and the financial mess that our club is in. But I can't. Almost every week the situation seems to get worse. The clubs predicament is a sorry state of affairs. But we're not alone - and that's not a comfort by any means.

As a topic of hot interest I've read various reports on the subject of football governance and finance. It's hardly surprising that the overwhelming consensus of the researchers and writers is that the football authorities (Football League, Premier League and FA) need to get their act together. The government have certainly given fair warning for this to happen.

The two reports noted below say it all........ I've added a few extracts that sum up what's already been said by many on this board and in discussions elsewhere:

All Party Parliamentary Football Group - English Football and it's Governance April 2009
http://clients.squareeye.net/uploads/sd/English Football and its Governance.pdf

Wish the FL would do something but can't see it myself.....

Like everyone, I want to get back to focussing on the playing side of things. I want to be able to discard the depressing thoughts of ownership and the financial mess that our club is in. But I can't. Almost every week the situation seems to get worse. The clubs predicament is a sorry state of affairs. But we're not alone - and that's not a comfort by any means.

As a topic of hot interest I've read various reports on the subject of football governance and finance. It's hardly surprising that the overwhelming consensus of the researchers and writers is that the football authorities (Football League, Premier League and FA) need to get their act together. The government have certainly given fair warning for this to happen.

The two reports noted below say it all (sorry can't include links in post as it gets rejected!) I've added a few extracts that sum up what's already been said by many on this board and in discussions elsewhere:

All Party Parliamentary Football Group - English Football and it's Governance April 2009

"As the [former] chairman of the Football Association, Lord Triesman, said in his evidence to the Inquiry, clubs should ‘be owned by people who embrace the history and the values of football, and who want to see the clubs succeed’.

"The investigative football journalist, David Conn, took the point further stating, “so we need to deal with broader issues about their [new owners’] credibility. Do they understand the game? Do they understand the history of the clubs? Do they understand the duties and responsibilities that come with being in charge of these institutions."

THE WHISTLE TIME’S UP FOR FINANCIAL SECRECY A Christian Aid report May 2010

"Put simply, financial secrecy comes at a price. For football fans, it can jeopardise the very existence of their much-loved clubs..................."