> Thangam Debbonaire, the shadow culture secretary, said Labour would look at all recommendations included in Tracey Crouch’s fan-led review of football rather than just follow the bill for an independent regulator, which was put forward by the Conservatives but failed to become law because of the general election.
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> Crouch had recommended a 10 per cent levy on transfers to fund the pyramid but the Tories decided not to include the measure in the bill for the regulator. It had been opposed by a number of Premier League figures, including Crystal Palace’s chairman, Steve Parish, and West Ham United’s vice-chairwoman, Baroness Brady.
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> **Asked if she would consider a transfer levy, Debbonaire said: “I’m obviously going to look at absolutely everything that was in Tracey’s review. She did a lot of really, really good work.**
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> “I think it’s important we go back to first principles. Just make sure there’s not something that’s been missed that is needed in order to ensure financial sustainability.
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> **“We had always been committed to bringing in the Football Governance Bill. The government dropped it. It will be Labour’s Football Governance Bill. It will not just be copy and paste.”**
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> **Asked if Labour would look to regulate ticket sales, she added: “Well, I’m going to look at everything because obviously ticket sales are a good part of of income. But there’s a whole range of ways that that clubs have to generate income.”**
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> Premier League clubs have so far refused to vote on a suggested extra £125million-a-year contribution to the EFL, with the proposed regulator to have been given the “back stop” power to impose a financial settlement if one could not be agreed.
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> It is likely the introduction of the transfer levy would remove the need for an agreed settlement as the pyramid would be funded through that.
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> Speaking on a visit to Bristol Rovers, Debbonaire added: “Some of the things we put down amendments on at committee stage and we’re intending to try and get through at the later stages. So for instance, we wanted more, more support for grassroots football.”
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> Some campaigners want the regulator to have rules around clubs being owned by nation states — Newcastle United and Manchester City are owned by entities connected to Gulf states — Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi respectively.
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> **Debbonaire would not be drawn on state ownership regulation, however, saying: “I think what matters is whether or not the owners of clubs are fit and proper people, and that requires a certain set of rules.”**
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> **After her review in 2021 Crouch said the transfer levy should fund the grassroots and lower leagues. Crouch said then: “This is about the Premier League clubs’ contribution. I’m pretty certain that they can afford it.”**
Adammmmski on
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to post this but..
FUCK THE TORIES.
Boris_Ignatievich on
i actually think this would be a great move, but its also the sort of political interference with football that fifa really crack down on when its a “smaller” nation doing it. they fucking hate governments telling leagues and FAs what to do (at least historically, maybe infantino gives less of a shit than his predecessors)
signingfootballemail on
As much as I wish this would go ahead as it would benefit 72+ clubs and negatively affect only 20, I doubt the FA and the premier league would let it go through without throwing a stink somehow and derailing the whole thing. (Like trying again to create the super league)
And in politics hardly anything goes through that’s promised anyways but it can’t be worse than whatever the Tories have ‘planned’.
Cottonshopeburnfoot on
This couldn’t be better:
* voting Labour
* kicking out the tories
* pissing off the big 6
Where do I sign???
securinight on
“Could”.
That’s the key word that means nobody should get excited yet.
The_L666ds on
It does seem like a thought bubble from someone who really doesnt understand the sport, but I’m not against more peripheral policies that see Premier League clubs having to do more deals with EFL clubs for players.
Even a foreigner limit of say 7-8 players would see the rest of their first teams be filled out with solid English talent promoted up from the foreign leagues.
Lets be honest, outside of the top few clubs once you get down to their 8th-best foreign player they are generally no better than the top players in the Championship, and are only on their books due to being an economical purchase (or pure happenstance).
Something like this would feed more money down to the EFL in a fairer and more sustainable manner than a levy (which would be opposed heavily by most PL clubs anyway).
TroopersSon on
I’ve been hoping for an idea like this for a while. I wouldn’t use it from the transfers though, I’d just take a flat 1-2% out of the TV revenues and then put it in a fund so that if a club like Bury goes bust again, the fund can be used to buy out the club and put it under the ownership of a fan trust.
I’m not opposed to this idea though. Something needs to change for the betterment of the pyramid as a whole.
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> Thangam Debbonaire, the shadow culture secretary, said Labour would look at all recommendations included in Tracey Crouch’s fan-led review of football rather than just follow the bill for an independent regulator, which was put forward by the Conservatives but failed to become law because of the general election.
>
> Crouch had recommended a 10 per cent levy on transfers to fund the pyramid but the Tories decided not to include the measure in the bill for the regulator. It had been opposed by a number of Premier League figures, including Crystal Palace’s chairman, Steve Parish, and West Ham United’s vice-chairwoman, Baroness Brady.
>
> **Asked if she would consider a transfer levy, Debbonaire said: “I’m obviously going to look at absolutely everything that was in Tracey’s review. She did a lot of really, really good work.**
>
> “I think it’s important we go back to first principles. Just make sure there’s not something that’s been missed that is needed in order to ensure financial sustainability.
>
> **“We had always been committed to bringing in the Football Governance Bill. The government dropped it. It will be Labour’s Football Governance Bill. It will not just be copy and paste.”**
>
> **Asked if Labour would look to regulate ticket sales, she added: “Well, I’m going to look at everything because obviously ticket sales are a good part of of income. But there’s a whole range of ways that that clubs have to generate income.”**
>
> Premier League clubs have so far refused to vote on a suggested extra £125million-a-year contribution to the EFL, with the proposed regulator to have been given the “back stop” power to impose a financial settlement if one could not be agreed.
>
> It is likely the introduction of the transfer levy would remove the need for an agreed settlement as the pyramid would be funded through that.
>
> Speaking on a visit to Bristol Rovers, Debbonaire added: “Some of the things we put down amendments on at committee stage and we’re intending to try and get through at the later stages. So for instance, we wanted more, more support for grassroots football.”
>
> Some campaigners want the regulator to have rules around clubs being owned by nation states — Newcastle United and Manchester City are owned by entities connected to Gulf states — Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi respectively.
>
> **Debbonaire would not be drawn on state ownership regulation, however, saying: “I think what matters is whether or not the owners of clubs are fit and proper people, and that requires a certain set of rules.”**
>
> **After her review in 2021 Crouch said the transfer levy should fund the grassroots and lower leagues. Crouch said then: “This is about the Premier League clubs’ contribution. I’m pretty certain that they can afford it.”**
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to post this but..
FUCK THE TORIES.
i actually think this would be a great move, but its also the sort of political interference with football that fifa really crack down on when its a “smaller” nation doing it. they fucking hate governments telling leagues and FAs what to do (at least historically, maybe infantino gives less of a shit than his predecessors)
As much as I wish this would go ahead as it would benefit 72+ clubs and negatively affect only 20, I doubt the FA and the premier league would let it go through without throwing a stink somehow and derailing the whole thing. (Like trying again to create the super league)
And in politics hardly anything goes through that’s promised anyways but it can’t be worse than whatever the Tories have ‘planned’.
This couldn’t be better:
* voting Labour
* kicking out the tories
* pissing off the big 6
Where do I sign???
“Could”.
That’s the key word that means nobody should get excited yet.
It does seem like a thought bubble from someone who really doesnt understand the sport, but I’m not against more peripheral policies that see Premier League clubs having to do more deals with EFL clubs for players.
Even a foreigner limit of say 7-8 players would see the rest of their first teams be filled out with solid English talent promoted up from the foreign leagues.
Lets be honest, outside of the top few clubs once you get down to their 8th-best foreign player they are generally no better than the top players in the Championship, and are only on their books due to being an economical purchase (or pure happenstance).
Something like this would feed more money down to the EFL in a fairer and more sustainable manner than a levy (which would be opposed heavily by most PL clubs anyway).
I’ve been hoping for an idea like this for a while. I wouldn’t use it from the transfers though, I’d just take a flat 1-2% out of the TV revenues and then put it in a fund so that if a club like Bury goes bust again, the fund can be used to buy out the club and put it under the ownership of a fan trust.
I’m not opposed to this idea though. Something needs to change for the betterment of the pyramid as a whole.