dbsweeney 0 Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Government's plan to fix football: give clubs back to fans Exclusive: Radical proposals designed to overhaul the way the game is governed The government is to unveil radical proposals that would give football fans first option to buy their clubs when they were put up for sale and require clubs to hand over a stake of up to 25% to supporters' groups. The ideas, due to be included in the Labour manifesto with a promise of action in the first year of a new government, are designed to give fans a far greater say in how their football clubs are run and overhaul the way the game is governed. It is believed that No 10, which has been working secretly on the plans for weeks, has resolved to deliver concrete proposals to tackle growing public disquiet at the level of debt carried by some clubs, the ownership model of others and the dysfunctional structure of the Football Association. The plans include: • Requiring clubs to hand a stake of up to 25% to fans in recognition of their links with their local community. • Implementing a change-of-control clause that would allow fans a window to put together a takeover of their club if it was up for sale or went into administration. • Giving the football authorities a deadline to reform the FA and remove "vested interests" from the board, and streamline decision making. • Introducing a unified system of governance that co-ordinates issues such as club ownership and youth development. • Allowing professional leagues and the FA additional oversight of club takeovers. The plans are likely to put Gordon Brown on a collision course with the Premier League, which has vigorously defended its free-market model in recent years, but he will claim that the proposals are for the good of the game. Along with Platini's ideas about how much debt and spending money a club can carry, I thnk that we'll see a lot of changes over the next ten years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 29492 Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Nice idea, it'll never happen though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 7117 Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Why are the government even getting involved in this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 41331 Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Why are the government even getting involved in this? I would say it's because of their heartfelt concerns for the fans and clubs. Nowt to do with an upcoming election, honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 won't EUFA and FIFA go mad if there is "govt interference" - they suspend clubs fromt eh World Cup etc etc when this happens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 won't EUFA and FIFA go mad if there is "govt interference" - they suspend clubs fromt eh World Cup etc etc when this happens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asprilla 96 Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Bunch of cynics..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 29492 Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 won't EUFA and FIFA go mad if there is "govt interference" - they suspend clubs fromt eh World Cup etc etc when this happens Can't recall too many clubs being suspended from the WC tbf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4650 Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 won't EUFA and FIFA go mad if there is "govt interference" - they suspend clubs fromt eh World Cup etc etc when this happens Can't recall too many clubs being suspended from the WC tbf. but surely they have ALL been suspended from the world cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Why are the government even getting involved in this? The same reason they get involved with healthcare. There are social issues at play not just private ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentAxeman 164 Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 pre election bollox. it'll never happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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