Required viewing!

[Svlad Cjelli]

Guaranteed to throw up some very interesting revelations about trying to mange under football's current financial model.

Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Select Committee Announcement

18 March 2011
For Immediate Release:

FOOTBALL GOVERNANCE: EVIDENCE SESSION
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee will hold its next evidence session on Tuesday, 22nd March as part of its inquiry into Football Governance.

The Committee will hear from two panels.
Details are as follows: Tuesday 22 March, Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Witnesses:
At 10.45am:
Ian Watmore, former Chief Executive of the Football Association

At 11.45am:
Richard Bevan, Chief Executive, League Managers Association
Martin O’Neill OBE, former manager of Aston Villa
Steve Coppell, former manager of Reading
For more details on the inquiry please see the Committee’s website: http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/culture-media-and-sport-committee/news/committee-launches-a-new-inquiry-on-football-governance/

[papereyes]

would be as interested in what O'Neill has to say given his recent sacking ...

[Svlad Cjelli]

I think it's a brilliant development - two very intelligent and articulate managers who aren't afraid to speak their minds and have nothing to lose by doing so.

In particular, SC will be asked about the economics of running a team and competing against teams with far more money. I'm sure we'll get some very interesting insights into RFC's finances while he was here.

[Jackson Corner]

So we need to spend thousands of tax payers money to answer these questions?

* Should football clubs in the UK be treated differently from other commercial organisations? NO
* Are football governance rules in England and Wales, and the governing bodies which set and apply them, fit for purpose? NO
* Is there too much debt in the professional game? YES
* What are the pros and cons of the Supporter Trust share-holding model? NONE
* Is Government intervention justified and, if so, what form should it take? YES BUT THEY WILL DO oxf*rd ALL
* Are there lessons to be learned from football governance models across the UK and abroad, and from governance models in other sports? AS ABOVE

SORTED

[Svlad Cjelli]

So we need to spend thousands of tax payers money to answer these questions?

* Should football clubs in the UK be treated differently from other commercial organisations? NO
* Are football governance rules in England and Wales, and the governing bodies which set and apply them, fit for purpose? NO
* Is there too much debt in the professional game? YES
* What are the pros and cons of the Supporter Trust share-holding model? NONE
* Is Government intervention justified and, if so, what form should it take? YES BUT THEY WILL DO oxf*rd ALL
* Are there lessons to be learned from football governance models across the UK and abroad, and from governance models in other sports? AS ABOVE

SORTED

If only they'd listened to you in advance - all that money time and money could have been saved.

[Maguire]

What's this got to do with The Team

[Svlad Cjelli]

What's this got to do with The Team

Steve Coppell is likely to disclose a lot of information about the financial management and financial position of RFC, topics frequently enough discussed here and of relevance to today's team.

[Maguire]

Tenuous at best

[Svlad Cjelli]

If I don't post it here now, 18 newbies will only post it on 18 different threads next Tuesday & Wednesday when it's all over the news, so consider it being proactive.....

[Maguire]

A fair point.

[TheMaraudingDog]

It will tell will tell us things we already know, a handful of people will have a w*nk frenzy, nothing will be done with the points raised and a week on all will be forgotten.

FACT

[Arch]

A lot like most of your posts then.

[TheMaraudingDog]

Something me and the FSF have got in common, being a worthless bag of toss.

[Ian Royal]

Something me and the FSF have got in common, being a worthless bag of toss.

Yes, but they're at least trying to be more.

[TFF]

What did they say?