A message to ALL football fans, regardless of which club you follow; Blackpool Supporters Trust has recently created a government petition with the following aim; The Government must introduce an independent regulator for English football. We urge the Government to introduce an independent regulator for English football, charged with ensuring the highest possible standards of governance for all clubs. The troubles we have endured at Blackpool FC during the Oyston ownership are well documented and make unbelievable reading, which has culminated in the Oystons being made to pay Valeri Belokon over £30m. Blackpool FC has become a by-word in the football community for mismanagement and crisis, and yet after a period several years, nothing has been done. The EFL shows no sign that it understands what its leadership role in this area should be, and as it clearly can’t - or won’t - rise to the challenge, then we feel that the Government must step in to lead the process of fundamental reform that is clearly needed. Blackpool is not the only club in such circumstances. Other 'crisis' clubs include AFC Wimbledon, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Cardiff City, Charlton Athletic, Coventry City, Fulham, Leyton Orient, Leeds United. Football clubs are too precious and too much a part of the fabric of our national life, to be left to the mercy of unregulated and often unscrupulous ownership. They need the protection of a robust regulatory framework that offers a range of sanctions against wrongdoers, mechanisms that allow problems to be confronted before they become deep-rooted and a governing body that has the desire to use it. As football fans, I would ask that you join us in trying to bring about change within the game and hopefully prevent future owners from loading clubs with debt, asset stripping and running clubs into the ground. We are all fans and we should stick together to ensure the clubs we love are owned and managed properly. The petition can be found here – https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/213108 Thank you all for your support and if you have Twitter, please feel free to tweet this or add on Facebook - get this message out there!! If you are a member of any other of your club's fans forums, please post this on there to spread the word – we, as fans, are all in this together. Please let us know if you sign it, or even disagree with the petition by adding a comment/thumbs up. You can also sign the petition if you are browsing as a guest on this forum. MODS: please could you make this a sticky for us, we need all the support we can get
You must be 2 points above us after that easy home game v Sunderland. Not a great achievement to beat them at home though, is it?
The reason we are above you is despite being 20 points behind you at one point, class is starting to show We have only lost 1 of our last 12 You have only won 1 of your last 12
I you get your binoculars out, you might see us - as long as you remember to point them upwards please log in to view this image
My luck won’t affect where you end up Must be great supporting a club where briefly rising to mid table makes the season a success Something to think back on when you are fighting relegation again next season
It is great - a club whose squad cost £3M (Leeds paid £4M or Forshaw) with a legend as manager. A manager with a winning mentality and that is being embraced by our players. Leeds on the other hand, have a manager whose teams have won twice in the his last 26 games as manager, and your players seem to be embracing that too
We are not doing very well and are at a low point I agree you are doing well and are at a high point And even then you only manage to match us
