Given the problems of Hereford United when 'unsuitable' owners took over from David Keyte a couple of years ago, the efforts of the FSF to update the rules about ownership of clubs is welcome.
The Football Supporters' Federation and Supporters Direct have set up a
joint working party to look in detail at the changes we would like to
see introduced into the rules of the FA, and/or other football bodies
and/or Company law to prevent the problems we have seen caused by owners
at a number of our historic clubs.
Many of these problems have been outlined in the paper produced by Supporters Direct which was discussed in a workshop at the Supporters Summit in July 2017 and elsewhere. We recognise that each club is different and these problems have had different causes but are keen to identify regulatory changes which would eliminate them in future.
We have been promised access to the FA Board to present our detailed proposals when this work is complete. It is important that we produce detailed, robust, achievable and relevant proposals which we can defend and which would have a real effect.
We would be very grateful if you could let us know what rule or legal changes you think would have prevented, or at least reduced, the problems at your club. Please be as specific as you can and outline the reasons why you think the changes you have proposed would have prevented or mitigated those problems.
It would be very helpful if you could let us know your ideas, proposals and views by 15th December to info@fsf.org.uk subject heading 'FA Regulatory Changes'.
Thank you very much for your help.
Malcolm Clarke
Chair of the Football Supporters' Federation
Many of these problems have been outlined in the paper produced by Supporters Direct which was discussed in a workshop at the Supporters Summit in July 2017 and elsewhere. We recognise that each club is different and these problems have had different causes but are keen to identify regulatory changes which would eliminate them in future.
We have been promised access to the FA Board to present our detailed proposals when this work is complete. It is important that we produce detailed, robust, achievable and relevant proposals which we can defend and which would have a real effect.
We would be very grateful if you could let us know what rule or legal changes you think would have prevented, or at least reduced, the problems at your club. Please be as specific as you can and outline the reasons why you think the changes you have proposed would have prevented or mitigated those problems.
It would be very helpful if you could let us know your ideas, proposals and views by 15th December to info@fsf.org.uk subject heading 'FA Regulatory Changes'.
Thank you very much for your help.
Malcolm Clarke
Chair of the Football Supporters' Federation