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I'd have a the government enshrine in law what a fit and proper test actually means. I'd place restrictions on what owners can and can't do once in charge (no saddling a debt free club with millions to fund the purchase, no separation of stadium from the club - that sort of thing. I'd also...

Oh yes, they work a treat for industries like water where shit flows into the sea and energy where we all pay 3 times more than they do in France.

So we know the football authorities are not capable of making sure the owners are fit and proper. We also know enough is enough. Given that you don't think government intervention would work, what would you do? At least a government is held to account for the decisions they make.

Fair point, but I do think there needs to be some sort of legal framework governing ownership of any sports club with a community pride element.

I did consider those cases, but ultimately they went down because of Covid. Wasps and their prior move to Coventry might fall into the category I guess.

It probably is time for government intervention. The football authorities in this country are too incompetent to police the ownership of century old community clubs and something needs to be done about it. The same basic tests should apply to county cricket, rugby league and union clubs...

That bloke is an entitled prick who is simply picking up his ball and running home, now that he's been exposed as a clueless idiot.

Feeling a bit guilty now for laughing at them and their fans for the last 6 years,