“The big question is: ‘Can the Game fix itself?’ the answer has to be: ‘No, no and no!’ If you think otherwise you either are a Free market zealot or you have a vested interest or you read Hans Christian Anderson at nights before you go to sleep.”

Mark Palios, owner, Tranmere Rovers

“Reckless, unregulated gamblers are pushing our clubs to the brink and unless the proposed regulator controls the flow of money in the game and rewards well-run sustainable clubs it will miss the target entirely.”

Niall Couper, CEO, Fair Game

“The continuing delays to reform have only served to harden the resolve of Fair Game clubs. Football’s governance needs a reset. The financial flow needs an overhaul. We need legislation now”

Niall Couper, CEO, Fair Game

“Tracey’s report was a real milestone for football. It spelt out a new future. There is no doubt that football needs reform. Fans know it. The clubs know it. And politicians know it. Yet, the Government has been ignoring them all.”

Niall Couper, CEO, Fair Game

“It is not a difficult solution: Michelle Donelan. At the Dispatch Box. With the White Paper. Now.”

Niall Couper, CEO, Fair Game

““To backtrack now betrays towns and communities up and down the country. The regulator is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to save the game we love.” Niall Couper, CEO, Fair Game

“Having survived the pandemic, the cost-of-living crisis could well be the death knell for the hard-working community clubs lower down the pyramid. Lower league football clubs are the heartbeat of their communities, but right now they are in intensive care.” Niall Couper, CEO, Fair Game

“We see great potential for football to take more responsibility for socially relevant issues. Fair Game’s Sustainability Index will make an important contribution to this and we're excited to be a part of its further development.” Nico Decurtins, Responsiball

“Since 2019, the Conservative Party have made the right noises in terms of football governance. Now it is up to Liz Truss to complete the job and save our National Game.” Niall Couper, CEO of Fair Game

“It’s a new season but the crisis at the heart of the game is the same. Here we have yet more evidence that football’s finances are broken. This report should be a wake-up call. Football has consistently shown itself incapable of regulating itself. We need Government intervention and an independent regulator. Without this the clubs at the heart of our towns and communities will continue to be at risk,” Niall Couper, CEO of Fair Game

“This so-called ‘New Deal for Football’ is deeply flawed. It shows a complete lack of respect for the hard-working community clubs that are the heart and soul of so many towns throughout the country. The football pyramid is not the Premier League’s play thing,” Niall Couper, CEO of Fair Game

“It is about football, but more importantly about Community values for all. Everyone should be able to benefit from the big bucks income of the professional game,” says Mark Wilson, Labour Cllr for Ulverston East

“Poor governance at clubs allows owners like those at Derby County to hide their risk-taking behaviours putting centuries of tradition and community at risk”

Niall Couper, CEO Fair Game

“The status quo betrays the 157 towns that are currently seeing their clubs losing out”

Niall Couper, CEO Fair Game

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“It is heartbreaking news. Basingstoke and The Camrose should be inseparable. Football is at the heart of communities up and down the country. The council has the chance to rectify this wrong. We urge them to work with the club and deliver a realistic long-term like-for-like solution.”

Niall Couper, CEO of Fair Game

“Incentivise clubs to be well run, encourage them to become embed in their community and financially viable for the long term, bring in the Sustainability Index. It would show a real commitment to the Levelling Up agenda”

Niall Couper, CEO of Fair Game

“Every time reform of football has been mooted, the proposals have ended up gathering dust. We need a firm timeline for legislation. And we need it now. This is a once-in-a-generation chance to change football and protect our community clubs”

Niall Couper, CEO of Fair Game

“What we need now is a firm timetable for change. There can be no more delay or dithering. If reform is kicked down the road it will represent the death knell for hard-working community clubs.”

Niall Couper, CEO of Fair Game

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