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HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Second sitting)Q In posing my second question, I would like to preface it with quotes from you both. Tony, in 2022 you told The Athletic : “Not a lot irritates me in football...Maybe the…14 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you, both, and good afternoon. Do you believe it costs more to remain competitive in League One this season compared with previous seasons, and if so, by how much? What…14 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Second sitting)Q I appreciate the point you are making, and obviously we are very supportive of the Premier League being incredibly successful, but half the clubs in the top five leagues are…14 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Second sitting)Q 61 Thanks for joining us. By way of an opening question, do you have any thoughts or views on the regulator and its establishment? If a steer is helpful, what would or could the…14 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Second sitting)Q Do you think that the Government are right to exclude the women’s game from the scope of the regulator to start with? Do you think that it should be included in the future? Jane…14 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Second sitting)Q On specific changes that could be made to the Bill to protect grassroots football, do you think that grassroots football should receive the excess money from the…14 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Second sitting)Q I am aware of the time, because I know others want to come in, and I think that you have touched on what I am going to ask. Could you share with the Committee the sort of…14 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (First sitting)Q Are there any particular topics that you would expect fans to be consulted on but that the Bill does not require? Kevin Miles: We have had a long discussion with officials about…14 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Second sitting)Q On the point about proportionality, do you think the Bill does enough to emphasise that the regulator’s approach will be proportionate and will attempt to understand the…14 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you all for joining us. The reason we are here is that self-regulation of football has not worked, particularly in relation to financial sustainability. Obviously,…14 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (First sitting)Q Do the Premier League’s own rules not specifically address the way money is invested into clubs? What is different, therefore, about the regulator monitoring this? Richard…14 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (First sitting)Q Communications from the Premier League have stopped short of outright rejecting the Bill, but have warned against unintended consequences. Could you outline what those…14 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (First sitting)Q Good morning, and welcome. The FSA has been lobbying for significant reform to football governance for years; do you think this Bill meets the challenge, and do you think it…14 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (First sitting)Q I am sure that your thanks will be much appreciated, and is echoed of course by the Committee. On the point about fans, I have some questions on that, about whether you think…14 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (First sitting)Q Do you have any information, or any views, that you can share with the Committee on what percentage of revenue clubs should spend on wages in order to be sustainable versus the…14 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (First sitting)Q How would you say football compares with other industries in terms of its funding model? Are they more reliant on owner funding, and if so what impact does that have on clubs?…14 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (First sitting)Q The licensing system in the Bill focuses on the financial sustainability and governance of each individual club. Do you think that that will help to mitigate some of the more…14 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (First sitting)Q Good morning to you both, and thanks for joining us. By way of an opening question, the fan-led review of football governance concluded that the finances of many football clubs…14 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Second sitting)Q Can I ask what you mean by unintended consequences? Robert Sullivan: As I tried to highlight, if the backstop makes the funding of the EFL the primary budgeting step of the…14 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Second sitting)Q Do you think there is a risk that clubs make asset transfers from the women’s game to the men’s game in order to become financially sustainable? Jane Purdon: One of the classic…14 May 2024