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BBC Sport - Government tells English football: change or be changed
yeah as the government know how to run the FA
yeah as the government know how to run the FA
I thought that FIFA outlawed any direct involvement in national team affars by the country's government? A couple of African and South American countries have been suspended for the same reason.
How far could the Government actually push reforms if the FA stonewalled?
I thought that FIFA outlawed any direct involvement in national team affars by the country's government? A couple of African and South American countries have been suspended for the same reason.
How far could the Government actually push reforms if the FA stonewalled?
I think the government are correct on this. Football does need to change, too much money in the hands of the rich clubs and not enough at the bottom. The FA is a joke, I'm sure we all agree on that point and yet when the government says so suddenly it is not the case. I'm as anti Tory as anyone but the fact that our political establishment (all three parties) has f***ed the country up does not mean that they are not correct with this statement.
I think the government are correct on this. Football does need to change, too much money in the hands of the rich clubs and not enough at the bottom. The FA is a joke, I'm sure we all agree on that point and yet when the government says so suddenly it is not the case. I'm as anti Tory as anyone but the fact that our political establishment (all three parties) has f***ed the country up does not mean that they are not correct with this statement.
The government are saying the FA have "[Football's] governance has failed to keep up with the modern game". Which i find hard to believe tbh
The only problem I have with that piece on the BBC website is there is no explanation as to what needs changing? It all sound a little vague to me?
The FA look after the FA's interests, like how much richer can they get at the expense of lower league and grassroot football. Is this what they are addressing? I have no idea.
From the Department of CMS website...
DCMS responds to select committee on football governance
DCMS has today published its response to the Culture, Media and Sport’s (CMS) select committee report into football governance.
The CMS inquiry, which began in February, heard from a wide range of witnesses from the world of football and published its findings on 29 July.
The Government’s response to the select committee’s report sets out a number of recommendations for football. These include looking at the creation of a modern, accountable and representative Football Association (FA) Board, the implementation of a licensing framework administered by the FA in close cooperation with the professional game and changes to the decision-making structures within the FA.
The Government will now look for the football authorities to work together, agree and publish a joint response by the end of February 2012 on how they plan to take these recommendations forward.
The Government has also welcomed the select committee’s attention on supporter involvement and would like to see football authorities encourage clubs to have open dialogue with supporters’ groups and trusts about how the club is run and for fans to be placed at the heart of the club.
Sports Minister Hugh Robertson said: “This country is hugely passionate about our national game and there are many reasons we should be pleased with how it has progressed over the last two decades. However, I believe that there are improvements that can be made in the governance arrangements, which have failed to keep up with the changing pace of the modern game. I do not want Government to run football, so this is an opportunity for the football family to work together to benefit the game in the long-term.”
http://www.culture.gov.uk/images/publications/Football_governance_15427_Cm_8207_2.pdf
Spot on. I can't believe people are moaning at this. How many of you are HAPPY with the way our game is being run? If a democratically elected government can't feel sufficiently moved to tell them to get their arses into gear then who can?I think the government are correct on this. Football does need to change, too much money in the hands of the rich clubs and not enough at the bottom. The FA is a joke, I'm sure we all agree on that point and yet when the government says so suddenly it is not the case. I'm as anti Tory as anyone but the fact that our political establishment (all three parties) has f***ed the country up does not mean that they are not correct with this statement.
Too many of the problems faced by clubs and the supporters who try to rescue them have been caused when the ground becomes separated from the club.
We support the Committee’s recommendation that there should be a presumption against selling a ground, unless it is in the best interests of the club.
The Government recommends that the football authorities include this condition within the terms of the new licensing system and that it is rigorously enforced.
In addition the provisions in the Localism Bill currently before Parliament could offer significant assistance to supporters.
For example, they would enable local supporters to apply to the local authority to have a facility such as a football ground or training ground listed as an ‘asset of community value’.
Where that asset is then subsequently offered for sale, supporters or the wider community would have a period in which they could mount a bid for that asset.