Speaking at the Liberal Democrat conference in Glasgow, I called for the establishment of an independent commission, representative of the whole game, to comprehensively review football’s governance to make it more effective, inclusive, and no longer subject to conflicting vested interests. Moving an amendment to the party’s policy on football, I focused my fire particularly on the FA… Continue reading Football Governance: time for an independent commission
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Fit and proper people – who are we kidding?
This morning on Radio 4’s Today programme we heard the chief executive of the League Manager’s Association describe the situation at Blackburn Rovers Football Club which yesterday sacked its third manager this season. Michael Appleton was dismissed by an ‘adviser’ employed by the new Indian owners of the Club rather than by the Club’s managing director… Continue reading Fit and proper people – who are we kidding?
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