Football should belong to the community

23-March-2006

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[ politics/europe , politics , Open stories ]
The G14 group of so called 'elite' football clubs are trying to take control of the game. This should be fought against

The name that strikes fear in the hearts of Europe's elite clubs: Bolton - Sport - Times Online:

Yesterday we were campaigning against software patents. today it is against the so called G14 'elite' group of European football clubs. You may think these are disconnected. I do not. It is all about powerful elites trying to dominate our society.

Unusual to find the UK times newspaper saying something I agree with

“The voice of the clubs,” is G14’s slogan, but it is as false as the claim to superiority. G14 is not the voice of Bolton or Bremen, nor even of Chelsea, kept out by this quivering elite for daring to challenge its monopoly. It is not the voice of the World Cup or of the champions of Europe. It is not the voice of anybody who cares for football or for the level playing field. It is the voice of lawyers, of faceless political manipulators, of shortsightedness and reckless self-interest.

Above all, it is the voice of frightened little men. Frightened that they are not good enough. And on this, for once, they are right.

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Graham Attwell; 23-March-2006 16:31:54; forum (0) help

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