Submitted on Wednesday 21st April 2021
Rejected on Tuesday 27th April 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Return professional football clubs to majority fan ownership.
Implement a new model of ownership for all professional football clubs in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland which rests majority ownership of clubs with fan trusts, similar to the German 50+1 rule, rewarding owners with exemptions due to longevity of investment in clubs and communities.
The failed proposal for a European Super League has highlighted the excessive levels of greed that permeate through professional football at all levels to the detriment of fans and communities alike. Without prior consultation, club 'owners' are able to take decisions which have sometimes irreversible impacts on society (think ESL, Wimbledon FC and Bury FC), with very little recourse. Returning clubs to majority fan ownership is a proven way to ensure that this does not happen again.
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You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/583310
You may be interested to know that on 19 April the Government announced a 'Fan-led review of football governance', which will explore ways of improving the governance, ownership and financial sustainability of clubs in English football, building on the strengths of the football pyramid. You can read more about this review here: www.gov.uk/government/publications/fan-led-review-of-football-governance.
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