What would the legal mechanism for this even be? Seems like a massive can of worms that could unleash unknown consequences
Would surely need the voting approval from the clubs as well?
Why would the current ownership of a club vote to handover 51% of their share?
Ultimately football clubs in the English professional leagues are almost all private businesses (aside from the couple of Supporters Trust owned clubs), I’m not really sure how the government can unilaterally reconstitute the ownership structure of 92 private companies.
The government can do what they want surely. They can pass a law saying any professional football club as an asset to the community and must have a community ownership percentage. They could change stadium licensing rules so that only part community owned clubs can play. They could refuse work permits to clubs that have no community ownership. The lists goes on and on. They already prevent protected sports from being sold to pay to view, so there's precedent for government interfering in the free market with regards to sport.
The government can do what they want surely. They can pass a law saying any professional football club as an asset to the community and must have a community ownership percentage. They could change stadium licensing rules so that only part community owned clubs can play. They could refuse work permits to clubs that have no community ownership. The lists goes on and on. They already prevent protected sports from being sold to pay to view, so there's precedent for government interfering in the free market with regards to sport.
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Chelsea and Man city will pull out this evening.
The other English clubs will pull out tomorrow.
If the 6 teams aren't given a 25 point penalty for next season it will be a total disgrace.
Ultimately football clubs in the English professional leagues are almost all private businesses (aside from the couple of Supporters Trust owned clubs), I’m not really sure how the government can unilaterally reconstitute the ownership structure of 92 private companies.
Verses six greedy cnuts.
FUCK the greedy six
The level of anger is impressive...