canarycol 0 Posted February 4, 2014 Responsible department: Department for Culture, Media and SportFootball is our national game but the interests of fans are being disregarded by club owners and ruling bodies - government action is needed. UK football clubs are not financial franchises: they are rooted in their local communities and are an important part of local identity and heritage. But a new type of club owner is disregarding all that, pricing many people out of the game with inflated ticket and other costs, alienating people by seeking to change clubs’ names, colours and so on. Football''s governing bodies are failing to address the situation. We therefore ask that the Department for Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee revisits its work on football governance and illustrates growing problems by undertaking a short Inquiry into one particular club, Coventry City, whose owner has relocated the club from the City of Coventry to Northampton, 35 miles away. This will highlight concerns shared by football fans across the country, and the need for action.See what is happening at Cardiff and Hull as well https://submissions.epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/59884 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scrappy33 0 Posted February 4, 2014 Looking back, how was the Wimbledon transformation into mk dons ever allowed to happen? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
splutcho 196 Posted February 4, 2014 In theory yes, however the only way this message would get across would be for all fans to vote with their feet, which will never happen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
canarycol 0 Posted February 4, 2014 [quote user="scrappy33"]Looking back, how was the Wimbledon transformation into mk dons ever allowed to happen?[/quote]Good point but look how far wimbledon fans had to travel 60 miles or so "keep the local team local"Here are what coventry fans have been doing these to me are real fans who love their club http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD7wQyxOq08Can you imagine if Norwich was ever put into that position ? Having to travel to somewhere like Peterborough for a home game Please don''t say that will never happen to us Im sure that teams like coventry said that would never happen but because of what is happening in the English game now where supporters are taken for granted who knows what the future has in store Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
canarycol 0 Posted February 4, 2014 [quote user="scrappy33"]Looking back, how was the Wimbledon transformation into mk dons ever allowed to happen?[/quote]Good point but look how far wimbledon fans had to travel 60 miles or so "keep the local team local"Here are what coventry fans have been doing these to me are real fans who love their club http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD7wQyxOq08Can you imagine if Norwich was ever put into that position ? Having to travel to somewhere like Peterborough for a home game Please don''t say that will never happen to us Im sure that teams like coventry said that would never happen but because of what is happening in the English game now where supporters are taken for granted who knows what the future has in store Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brightside 0 Posted February 4, 2014 [quote user="canarycol"][quote user="scrappy33"]Looking back, how was the Wimbledon transformation into mk dons ever allowed to happen?[/quote]Good point but look how far wimbledon fans had to travel 60 miles or so "keep the local team local"Here are what coventry fans have been doing these to me are real fans who love their club http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD7wQyxOq08Can you imagine if Norwich was ever put into that position ? Having to travel to somewhere like Peterborough for a home game Please don''t say that will never happen to us Im sure that teams like coventry said that would never happen but because of what is happening in the English game now where supporters are taken for granted who knows what the future has in store[/quote]The unfortunate thing about the MK Dons fiasco is that the Wimbledon fans didn''t travel to Milton Keynes and the club effectively restarted from scratch with a bye into the 3rd tier of English Football. They are now based in a new city (no historical support father to son etc) with a good sized stadium which only get gates of approx. 3000. Just shows what can happen to a relatively successful cup winning team if it''s managed poorly by it''s owners. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
canarycol 0 Posted February 4, 2014 Or even worse Ground Share with that lot in Suffolk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
canarycol 0 Posted February 4, 2014 However if you take a look at the plight of Coventry City where there is History you see how the modern day owners think of nothing but their bank balance its just business for them sure they can put a scarf around their neck and make all the right sounds today but if a better deal came along they would put on a different colour and make all the same sounds Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
