BBC News - Football regulator: UK government confirms new independent body https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64536218 Possibly very good news. A step in the right direction at the very least.
I'd like to think so, but I doubt it. It depends on who appoints the members of the body. Who they are. What is their remit. How they can implement the woolly sounding, if noble aims and so on. It is hard to think of much that government bodies touch, "independent" or not, that live to cherish the day they turned up, although they are rarely short of mission statements and other ghastly and semi literate rhetoric. I imagine it will be another quango, staffed by the usual type of trough snouters, and will bend to the wishes of certain clubs . But we live in hope.
Just had talksport on on the way home. More indepth insight on this tomorrow morning on Jim Whites show with Alex Crooks.
There are some regulatory bodies that do a good job. Historic England, for example, are very effective in what they do. In fact, I think they would be the right body to take this role on. Or should be a model for how it should work at least. Football, and several other sports, are part of our national cultural heritage and there are aspects of heritage law and regulations that could usefully be applied.
In a perfect world I'd agree completely, and I'd love any new body to work properly. As you say, a few do good work, but manyof them are being hi jacked by woke cheifs, desperate to display their right on liberal credentials. Just look at the National Trust now. A scandal to see what has happened there and it is little wonder they are shedding members , including me, and volunteers. But let's hope any new football body has enough publicity behind it to make the changes we all know need making.
As I see it any regulatory body has to enact rules to be followed which respect the culture and history of the game in this country,whilst ensuring its' continued development going forward. Once that's done,they then have to act decisively and promptly so that any clubs which transgress are punished by severe and meaningful penalty.
Fantastic news, in principle. Devil will be in the detail, and how successful the premier league are in disrupting its impact. What is crystal clear is an independant regulator is needed. The Premier League have no motivation to ensure effective regulation that protects local fans and the heritage of clubs. The FA arent capable of flexing any muscle when it comes to club football. The EFL, well, they are the EFL.... If they can get this righr, give it some teeth, and they lay down a significant marker in the first 6 months, then we may get our game back a bit. I live in hope as always...
They will need the authority to do this. The rules to be watertight. The members to be completely above the influence of certain clubs. The determination to ignore government who will always want a gimmick. The vision and willingness to enact it. It's a lot to ask. And looking at most government bodies, I doubt they will come close.
I completely sympathise with the scepticism mate.......it's par for the course. We all know what we need...let's see if they can deliver. You and I could easily be here in a couple of years time discussing the total lack of any meaningful change. Wouldn't surprise me one bit!
This is where aspects of heritage law/policy could be useful. A lot of weight in decisions in this area is based on the historical significance of a building/site/area. It could be argued that historical significance of a football club is based on what it represents to the local community and that it is representative of, and integral part of the civic life of, the city/town/area whose name it carries. Ownership by a foreign nation state or one of its proxies (e.g. PIF) would alter this aspect of its significance.
It might, (though I doubt it) stop it in the future, but it can't and won't even attempt to alter the past. The Arabs will just wave a barrister's wig at them and they will scuttle for cover.
Not good news for the independent football regulator plan. BBC News - England 'could face Euros ban' over regulator plan https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c9wkjnvpy2ko
Exactly this. Does this mean the mags will be banned from European competitions for being state owned? UEFA also turned a blind eye to Barcelona and Real Madrid getting tax benefits from government for decades. It's fine if it suits them, but not if it brings in new rules that will show how corrupt and inept all football governing bodies are. It's a threat that likely won't be followed through anyway,
