Match Day Thread General matchday thread.

  • Please bear with us on the new site integration and fixing any known bugs over the coming days. If you can not log in please try resetting your password and check your spam box. If you have tried these steps and are still struggling email [email protected] with your username/registered email address
  • Log in now to remove adverts - no adverts at all to registered members!
Review of English football commissioned after super league has released its findings - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59406087

Summary of main recommendations:

  • The government should create a new independent regulator (IREF)
  • IREF should oversee financial regulation in football
  • IREF should establish new owners' and directors' tests
  • A new corporate governance code should be set up
  • Equality, diversity and inclusion plans should be mandatory for all clubs
  • Supporters should be consulted on all key off-field decisions through a 'shadow board'
  • Key items of club heritage should be protected by a 'golden share' for fans
  • There should be more support from the Premier League to the pyramid through a solidarity transfer levy, paid by Premier League clubs on buying players from overseas or other top-flight clubs
  • Women's football should be treated equally and given its own review
  • Stakeholders should work to increase protection of welfare of players leaving the game

As ever they key will be in the detail but at first glance a lot of it looks good imo.
 
Last edited:
Review of English football commissioned after super league has released its findings - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59406087

Summary of main recommendations:

  • The government should create a new independent regulator (IREF)
  • IREF should oversee financial regulation in football
  • IREF should establish new owners' and directors' tests
  • A new corporate governance code should be set up
  • Equality, diversity and inclusion plans should be mandatory for all clubs
  • Supporters should be consulted on all key off-field decisions through a 'shadow board'
  • Key items of club heritage should be protected by a 'golden share' for fans
  • There should be more support from the Premier League to the pyramid through a solidarity transfer levy, paid by Premier League clubs on buying players from overseas or other top-flight clubs
  • Women's football should be treated equally and given its own review
  • Stakeholders should work to increase protection of welfare of players leaving the game

As ever they key will be in the detail but at first glance a lot of it looks good imo.

On these two points:

I'd like to see fan representation on the board of each club, through the various supporters trusts. Rather than just fan 'consultation', they should have a seat on the board and be involved in the decision making at the club.

A certain number of shares should be ringfenced for supporters, so that clubs are never exclusively owned by one individual or company and so that it strengthens the validity of having a shareholder/supporter representation on the board.
 
Review of English football commissioned after super league has released its findings - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59406087

Summary of main recommendations:

  • The government should create a new independent regulator (IREF)
  • IREF should oversee financial regulation in football
  • IREF should establish new owners' and directors' tests
  • A new corporate governance code should be set up
  • Equality, diversity and inclusion plans should be mandatory for all clubs
  • Supporters should be consulted on all key off-field decisions through a 'shadow board'
  • Key items of club heritage should be protected by a 'golden share' for fans
  • There should be more support from the Premier League to the pyramid through a solidarity transfer levy, paid by Premier League clubs on buying players from overseas or other top-flight clubs
  • Women's football should be treated equally and given its own review
  • Stakeholders should work to increase protection of welfare of players leaving the game

As ever they key will be in the detail but at first glance a lot of it looks good imo.

Nothing will change. They are all corrupt, and will manipulate whatever rules are brought in. Any UK governing government as a whole will not have the balls to implement whatever is required, if they try to they will get taken through the courts.

Tracey Crouch has good intentions and means well, but we need to remember here, it's Saudi state money involved, and along with the powers that be within Man City, she hasn't a hope in hell of taming there.

You need look no further than FIFA and Qatar for evidence of that.

Anything such as fan panels etc, will just be fancy bunting on a shhite parade.
 
  • Like
Reactions: pieguts
ps.this topic would have been good as it's own thread. It could have grown with progress of whatever is implemented and discussed.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Libby and Tobes
Review of English football commissioned after super league has released its findings - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59406087

Summary of main recommendations:

  • The government should create a new independent regulator (IREF)
  • IREF should oversee financial regulation in football
  • IREF should establish new owners' and directors' tests
  • A new corporate governance code should be set up
  • Equality, diversity and inclusion plans should be mandatory for all clubs
  • Supporters should be consulted on all key off-field decisions through a 'shadow board'
  • Key items of club heritage should be protected by a 'golden share' for fans
  • There should be more support from the Premier League to the pyramid through a solidarity transfer levy, paid by Premier League clubs on buying players from overseas or other top-flight clubs
  • Women's football should be treated equally and given its own review
  • Stakeholders should work to increase protection of welfare of players leaving the game

As ever they key will be in the detail but at first glance a lot of it looks good imo.
You must log in or register to see images
 
Imagine demanding an apology for a whole continent and getting it completely wrong<laugh>

The comments <doh>
You must log in or register to see media
 
Imagine demanding an apology for a whole continent and getting it completely wrong<laugh>

The comments <doh>
You must log in or register to see media

Embarrassing from Klopp, calling Africans "little". Hope Mane doesn't give him c0ck tonight.

The babbling rambling excuse was poor as well <ok>
 
I stand with the Africans mate. :emoticon-0165-muscl

You should send that to Klopp.

He might think again before he opens his goofy gob.
Nah i love when peeps pull out the race card, taking it out on behalf of a whole continent is a new one but im all for it.

I just apologise for being white and privileged and that usually quells any hang ups about slavery ect

The journo in question has my backing to create racism where there is none im all for it. <laugh>
 
Review of English football commissioned after super league has released its findings - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59406087

Summary of main recommendations:

  • The government should create a new independent regulator (IREF)
  • IREF should oversee financial regulation in football
  • IREF should establish new owners' and directors' tests
  • A new corporate governance code should be set up
  • Equality, diversity and inclusion plans should be mandatory for all clubs
  • Supporters should be consulted on all key off-field decisions through a 'shadow board'
  • Key items of club heritage should be protected by a 'golden share' for fans
  • There should be more support from the Premier League to the pyramid through a solidarity transfer levy, paid by Premier League clubs on buying players from overseas or other top-flight clubs
  • Women's football should be treated equally and given its own review
  • Stakeholders should work to increase protection of welfare of players leaving the game

As ever they key will be in the detail but at first glance a lot of it looks good imo.

Shame the same thing couldnt be imposed on FIFA and UEFA
 
  • Like
Reactions: brb