There is a natural suspicion where Government steps into any industry, which stays the hands of politicians.īut if Government acts now, it is not only responding to instability in the national game and the fans’ concerns over the future of their clubs, but also a request from one of the sports foremost authorities to intervene.
Chairman Rick Parry’s letter to Crouch changes the narrative. The EFL, which represents 72 clubs, is asking for government intervention because football cannot get its own house in order. The widening financial gap between the Premier League and the rest of the football pyramid and the precarious financial position of many EFL clubs have sharpened the debate.ĭisgust and dismay over the self-interest of the Big Six, the European Super League, Project Big Picture and Government’s frustration at how long it took the top flight to bail out lower league clubs devastated by the Covid pandemic has changed the political mood.Īdd to that lot the evidence gathered by Tracey Crouch MP and her team over the need for change and there is already impetus to act.īut the revelation that football’s traditional united front against regulation has fractured could be the game-changer. The creation of an independent regulator for English football has never been closer.Īfter years of reviews, and inaction, a combination of factors appear to be conspiring to create the conditions for change.
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