Football must reform or face government intervention (1 Viewer)

[MichaelCCFC]

Some interesting stuff in today's Parliamentary Committee report about how as financial interests take hold of football, the game is becoming remote from the communities where clubs originated and the involvement of fans is essential for the future vitality of the game.

BBC report at http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21238173

Full report is at http://www.parliament.uk/business/c...lture-media-and-sport-committee/publications/

 

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[lordsummerisle]

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/sport...ply-its-magic-touch-to-football-2013012957897

 

[fernandopartridge]

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/sport...ply-its-magic-touch-to-football-2013012957897

The Daily Mash isn't as good as it used to be

 

[lordsummerisle]

The Daily Mash isn't as good as it used to be

It does try a little hard nowadays.

Wish The Framley Examiner would start again. but still have the odd look at the archives.

 

[Baginton]

Andy Burnham the previous Minister for sport was making inroads then was bloody moved ARGHHHHHHHH

In Germany clubs are not allowed to make a loss, meaning clubs have to be sensible

MOD£RN FOOTBALL SUCKS

 

[lordsummerisle]

Andy Burnham the previous Minister for sport was making inroads then was bloody moved ARGHHHHHHHH

In Germany clubs are not allowed to make a loss, meaning clubs have to be sensible

MOD£RN FOOTBALL SUCKS

He was never Minister for Sport was he?

Couldn't really be helped him being moved if he was as Labour lost the last election.

 

[Baginton]

He was never Minister for Sport was he?

Couldn't really be helped him being moved if he was as Labour lost the last election.

think he was moved before the loss.

-hows it going, Luton still rampaging in the cup :claping hands:

 

[lordsummerisle]

think he was moved before the loss.

-hows it going, Luton still rampaging in the cup :claping hands:

Pleased about that, they can go on about Norwich for the next 25 years instead of us!

 

[Ashdown1]

Football just reflects business and institutional finance in general, everything founded on huge borrowings and debt...................look at the yanks, the whole fucking shebang is completely insolvent.

 

[dadgad]

Football just reflects business and institutional finance in general, everything founded on huge borrowings and debt...................look at the yanks, the whole fucking shebang is completely insolvent.

Yes, which is why we have to prop it up

 

[skybluesam66]

interestingly FIFA do not let governments interfere with football - the penalty is expulsion from FIFA competition ie the World Cup

for that reason this will not go any further

 

[dadgad]

interestingly FIFA do not let governments interfere with football - the penalty is expulsion from FIFA competition ie the World Cup

for that reason this will not go any further

Sorry, but that is plain wrong. Football does not want governments interfering which is why, with the threat of legislation, they try and get their house in order.
Where do you think the thinking behind the Financial Fair Play Scheme came from? Certainly not from within football.