For those that like to read this stuff.



https://lordslibrary.parliament.uk/rese ... 2024-0060/

Thanks its better than the sleeping tablets the doctor gave me

only worry is what type of bite it will have and where the minister in charge would get there information on to act in a manner to suit both clubs and fans. the gap gets bigger and bigger every season in regard to this and can see nothing ever stopping the foreign suger daddy running the show.

The second reading of the bill took place on Monday where the MP for Hartlepool made a speech supporting the bill

Jonathan Brash Labour, Hartlepool 8:57, 28 April 2025
I declare an interest as a proud season ticket holder of Hartlepool United and—I am told—the first member of Hartlepool United Supporters Trust to be elected to represent our town as its MP.

As we have heard today, football is not just a game; it is a vital part of our community and our identity—it is the thing that makes a town such as Hartlepool truly a place. The importance of this Bill, therefore, cannot be overstated. It is about putting fans back at the heart of our football clubs, where they rightfully belong, because for a town such as Hartlepool, our football club means everything. As Pools fans know, the establishment of an independent regulator to ensure that clubs operate with integrity and accountability really matters. The Bill will create a new owners and directors test, ensuring that those in charge of our clubs are suitable custodians of their history, their heritage and their place within our communities—Pools fans absolutely know that that matters. Owners come and go, but fans remain in our football clubs, and that is what we must protect.

I believe that the new regulator has a chance to act on the campaigns and priorities of fans. As a proud supporter of a national league club who sincerely hopes that we leave that league—in the right direction—as soon as possible, I propose that the newly established regulator focuses on and champions the 3UP campaign, which is being led by the National League. That campaign calls for the promotion of three clubs from the national league to the football league, aligning it with the rest of the football pyramid. Finally, as the new regulator leads discussions with the Premier League regarding the redistribution of football income, it must ensure that the needs of the national league are not overlooked during that process. It must use its new powers to intervene if necessary in the distribution of revenue if it becomes clear that the national league is being ignored. Redistribution of the vast wealth that exists in football clubs to places like Hartlepool is critical not only for the clubs but for the communities they serve.

We can foster growth in every part of our country if we get this right. Our football clubs, communities and fans are at the forefront of this legislation. If done right, it has the ability to return football to what it always has been and should be: for the fans, by the fans—once more, the people’s game.
https://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/ ... 339#g116.0

all fine words which over the years have been spoken by others. however the practicality and the wish for premier league clubs and their fans to redistibute there so call wealth will not go down well. they actually in some cases are making losses that make ours look like small change. there are football fans from every town in the country who support a club outside the town who hve no interest in there local football community. its not 1954. we have moved on to a situation where on match days in hartlepool many leave the town for somewhere else and a number also arrive from towns with there own club at some level of the game. football is important to all towns but still only affects a small percentage of those living there with for many there last place of interest that includes places where the clubs have a national name an identity.

Politicians getting involved in football is not a recipe for improvement.

It's akin to pissing down your legs to keep warm in deep snow.

Sooner or later it turns to ice...

and such a mammoth industry owned by foreigners who have different ways of seeing things and will fight to keep there positions and the running of there clubs. doubt a few mp,s who if they watch football will be from the directors or sponsors area at premier club level will have the time, will or knowledge to change things to what little old pools fans want.

Nothing will change and Brash is no shrinking violet….

Your welcome, Would like some more, I,ve links to Jamies war chest.

Cheers Clive

Important stuff to be fair. Hopefully some meaningful changes come of it all.