Football Governance Bill amandment

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 40894

The Lib Dems have tabled an amendment which would show free to air 20 Premier League matches, the League Cup Final and EFL play off Finals a season.
MP’s bae voted 340 - 86 votes against it and all the votes against were Labour votes…wonder how our MP voted?
Why was it voted down?

Grayhoundend · **Joined:** Tue Aug 19, 2014 12:13 pm **Posts:** 8809

Football Governance Bill passing in Parliament.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/ar ... 2gd25ydzwo

Hopefully will stop Dodgy owners.

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 40894

My problem with this is some people who can’t afford the fees to watch live football haven’t seen it for decades and youngsters are missing out too.
This Lib Dem amendment, which was hardly asking the Earth, seemed a great idea, so why did the Labour Party MP’s apparently vote against it en masse denying it to those who at the bottom of the pile and can’t afford prohibitive costs to buy it in.
Incidentally I don’t like the Lib Dem’s and their stunt man leader, but this time they had a good idea.

PTID · **Joined:** Wed Apr 26, 2023 3:07 pm **Posts:** 6152

Because it's all about a united party showing contempt (yet again) for those the party was founded to protect.
This will inevitably lead to another high cost, toothless, quango with absolutely no benefit to lower league clubs or any fans.

accrington fan · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:22 pm **Posts:** 23134

PTID wrote:

Because it's all about a united party showing contempt (yet again) for those the party was founded to protect.
This will inevitably lead to another high cost, toothless, quango with absolutely no benefit to lower league clubs or any fans.

lower league clubs what are they. all we,ll get is the premier league this and the premier league that and at the very best we,ll get a stale crumb off the table.

accrington fan · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:22 pm **Posts:** 23134

Snowy wrote:

My problem with this is some people who can’t afford the fees to watch live football haven’t seen it for decades and youngsters are missing out too.
This Lib Dem amendment, which was hardly asking the Earth, seemed a great idea, so why did the Labour Party MP’s apparently vote against it en masse denying it to those who at the bottom of the pile and can’t afford prohibitive costs to buy it in.
Incidentally I don’t like the Lib Dem’s and their stunt man leader, but this time they had a good idea.

the biggest surprise was it being voted out. honestly cannot think of a real reason why it wasn,t unless it was they never thought of it themselves.

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 40894

accrington fan wrote:

PTID wrote:

Because it's all about a united party showing contempt (yet again) for those the party was founded to protect.
This will inevitably lead to another high cost, toothless, quango with absolutely no benefit to lower league clubs or any fans.

lower league clubs what are they. all we,ll get is the premier league this and the premier league that and at the very best we,ll get a stale crumb off the table.

I get the distinct impression the Premiership are only concerned with themselves….like the media….a love affair of the two.
The tit bits you see on TV is bland fayre.

Bluestreak · **Posted:** Wed Jul 09, 2025 10:01 am

It would be good if C4 or C5 got National league North & South. I think the viewing figures would be good and as the clubs are distributed all over the country you would soon latch onto a local club. (Spennymoor)

accrington fan · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:22 pm **Posts:** 23134

Bluestreak wrote:

It would be good if C4 or C5 got National league North & South. I think the viewing figures would be good and as the clubs are distributed all over the country you would soon latch onto a local club. (Spennymoor)

we might watch but how many others would. chorley v buxton or st.albans v oxford city is not exactly sexy football for the masses i,m afraid.

Grayhoundend · **Joined:** Tue Aug 19, 2014 12:13 pm **Posts:** 8809

Bluestreak wrote:

It would be good if C4 or C5 got National league North & South. I think the viewing figures would be good and as the clubs are distributed all over the country you would soon latch onto a local club. (Spennymoor)

Like that idea. clappp

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