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It's already started Glyn. Did you spot in that BBC article that the FA have, apparently, already said:'"many positive changes have already been made", some of which were "directly as a result" of the review.'What changes? Said to whom? There is a whole art form underlying both the destruction of something, anything, one does not like and of giving the appearance of doing lots of something whilst actually doing bugger all. The FA have been past masters at that for decades. Remember the short lived FA inspector of breaches of their own rules, the ex copper Mr Bean? They appointed him to assuage previous cries of public anguish and then got rid of him as soon as it became politically possible to do so. He was never replaced. Can't think why.... They can't, or won't, even reform their own stupid, unworkable constitution either FFS.If this is left to the football authorities we will see mountains of platitudinous verbiage - and f**k all meaningful, long lasting action. The only hope is governmental action forcing their hands. I'm not going to hold my breath. Too many powerful vested interests in play here now.BobG
Quote from: BobG on November 24, 2021, 10:51:13 pmIt's already started Glyn. Did you spot in that BBC article that the FA have, apparently, already said:'"many positive changes have already been made", some of which were "directly as a result" of the review.'What changes? Said to whom? There is a whole art form underlying both the destruction of something, anything, one does not like and of giving the appearance of doing lots of something whilst actually doing bugger all. The FA have been past masters at that for decades. Remember the short lived FA inspector of breaches of their own rules, the ex copper Mr Bean? They appointed him to assuage previous cries of public anguish and then got rid of him as soon as it became politically possible to do so. He was never replaced. Can't think why.... They can't, or won't, even reform their own stupid, unworkable constitution either FFS.If this is left to the football authorities we will see mountains of platitudinous verbiage - and f**k all meaningful, long lasting action. The only hope is governmental action forcing their hands. I'm not going to hold my breath. Too many powerful vested interests in play here now.BobGAnd the government is saying they agree 'in principle' ie politician's code for 'we ain't going to do anything but we have to make it look like we want to so that we don't lose any football fans' votes'.
It's already started Glyn. Did you spot in that BBC article that the FA have, apparently, already said:'"many positive changes have already been made", some of which were "directly as a result" of the review.'What changes? Said to whom? There is a whole art form underlying both the destruction of something, anything, one does not like and of giving the appearance of doing lots of something whilst actually doing bugger all. The FA have been past masters at that for decades. Remember the short lived FA inspector of breaches of their own rules, the ex copper Mr Bean? They appointed him to assuage previous cries of public anguish and then got rid of him as soon as it became politically possible to do so. He was never replaced. Can't think why.... They can't, or won't, even reform their own stupid, unworkable constitution either FFS.If this is left to the football authorities we will see mountains of platitudinous verbiage - and f**k all meaningful, long lasting action. The only hope is governmental action forcing their hands. I'm not going to hold my breath. Too many powerful vested interests in play here now.BobG
I hope I am, it's what football in this country needs. But my confidence in this government doing anything but making vaguely positive noises about it isn't great.