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Andy Holt: "This one is going to bore many, I will keep it as simple as I can..."

Didn't bore me. And how right he is about the community aspect. Needs a few, no, a lot more, to join him and rattle the cage. They might like to start with 'fit and proper persons' being in charge of clubs.
 
Andy Holt - great to see him continuing to be so public in his comments. Long may his damning truths and common sense be heard and hopefully taken up by the many.
 
Bang on the money again. And all that will happen is the EFL will find the time to fine him rather than address any of his concerns.
 
One respondent there calls Holt 'the best chairman in League football'. I thought that was Big John (& Penelope)?

Seriously, a lot of common sense from the Accrington man.

One of the inherent flaws with all football authorities is their absolute refusal to permit any criticism: further, that they actively seek to stamp it out by fining and banning anyone daring to do so, regardless of how valid that criticism may be. That deranged attitude has to be removed because it is one of the biggest barriers to progress in football. It enables the authorities to continue following their own agenda of (financial) self-interest unopposed and to ride roughshod over common sense and what should be right for the game as a whole.

Take criticism of referees, for example. Managers are prone to pour responsibility for their defeat onto the match officials in their post-match interviews, and that is often no more than a natural response to a disappointing result. However, sometimes it is not, and therein lies the crux. Refereeing standards can only rise when the authorities realise they have a huge problem; by censuring anyone who dares to highlight it, the problem is simply perpetuated and never addressed.

As for rules regulating the financial conduct of member clubs, the recent shenanigans at Bolton and Bury indicate they don't really have any.

They call such criticism 'bringing the game into disrepute', but the only people really bringing the game into disrepute are the authorities themselves.
 
worth looking at how accrington have done. smaller budget than us? much smaller crowds than us, but still managed to survive in league one, and developed the ground on promotion.
 
i also like that he sees a link between the premiership and the problems further down the pyramid.
 
nlondonimp said:
i also like that he sees a link between the premiership and the problems further down the pyramid.
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Flippin heck that's obvious to everyone other than the most deluded Premiership fan.

It's all about cash and how much the big boys can generate they don't give a flying fig about the rest of the Premier League let alone the divisions below.

In fact I hazard agues that most of the foreign owners of big clubs are barely aware there are even divisions below the Championship!
 
Casperimp said:
Flippin heck that's obvious to everyone other than the most deluded Premiership fan.

It's all about cash and how much the big boys can generate they don't give a flying fig about the rest of the Premier League let alone the divisions below.

In fact I hazard agues that most of the foreign owners of big clubs are barely aware there are even divisions below the Championship!
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haha, you would think it was obvious. although i was told there was no connection on here yesterday.
 
Casperimp said:
Flippin heck that's obvious to everyone other than the most deluded Premiership fan.

It's all about cash and how much the big boys can generate they don't give a flying fig about the rest of the Premier League let alone the divisions below.

In fact I hazard agues that most of the foreign owners of big clubs are barely aware there are even divisions below the Championship!
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The pundits don't know and I'm not entirely certain the EFL and FA remember, the foreign owners are the least of this problem.
 
Scotimp said:
One respondent there calls Holt 'the best chairman in League football'. I thought that was Big John (& Penelope)?

Seriously, a lot of common sense from the Accrington man.

One of the inherent flaws with all football authorities is their absolute refusal to permit any criticism: further, that they actively seek to stamp it out by fining and banning anyone daring to do so, regardless of how valid that criticism may be. That deranged attitude has to be removed because it is one of the biggest barriers to progress in football. It enables the authorities to continue following their own agenda of (financial) self-interest unopposed and to ride roughshod over common sense and what should be right for the game as a whole.

Take criticism of referees, for example. Managers are prone to pour responsibility for their defeat onto the match officials in their post-match interviews, and that is often no more than a natural response to a disappointing result. However, sometimes it is not, and therein lies the crux. Refereeing standards can only rise when the authorities realise they have a huge problem; by censuring anyone who dares to highlight it, the problem is simply perpetuated and never addressed.

As for rules regulating the financial conduct of member clubs, the recent shenanigans at Bolton and Bury indicate they don't really have any.

They call such criticism 'bringing the game into disrepute', but the only people really bringing the game into disrepute are the authorities themselves.
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Nah, best chairman is Sir Robert of the 5th remove, Lincoln School, no question!
 
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