Here's a lot more of Henry Winter's article:
This is a national issue, not a localised, North East one. What is happening to Newcastle affects more than one club. It affects the balance of the whole Premier League as one team is effectively being hindered from running properly, leading to a lack of short-term investment in the squad and a mood of acrimony. Where is the league’s oft-espoused sporting integrity in that?
It is a legitimate question for Newcastle fans to ask whether fit and proper organisations are running the game. A regulator, effectively anOfFoot with all the power of government behind it, represents a fairer alternative.