The Manchester United Supporters' Trust is deeply concerned that the government could ditch plans for an independent football regulator.
It emerged on Wednesday evening that the new Conservative government is considering putting plans for an independent football regulator on hold. They could instead give football a fixed deadline to come up with 'an acceptable alternative'.
The report from The Times has claimed that Liz Truss’ government would prefer to avoid legislation if possible, but MUST have joined Gary Neville and other industry figures in criticising the potential plan.
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After the collapse of the European Super League, a fan-led review of football was commissioned and led by former Conservative sports minister Tracey Crouch and an independent regulator was eventually recommended. However, said recommendation could be ignored by the new government and MUST have now responded.
A spokesperson for MUST said on Wednesday night: "The Independent Regulator was first proposed by Government in the aftermath of the reviled European Super League plan which would have torn English football apart.
"The speculation that the new Prime Minister may ditch the proposal is therefore deeply alarming. Boris Johnson promised a legislative bomb to protect our game. Liz Truss appears to have defused that threat to the Premier League’s billionaire owners. Supporters will want urgent reassurance that those commitments to defend our game, made by the previous PM, still stand."
Gary Neville told The Times : “There is cross-party support for a regulator along with the majority of football outside the Top 6. The fan-led review is a Conservative Party manifesto pledge and I would expect any individual opinion to be discarded in favour of the more collective position set out by the government and football itself.
"The fan-led review was referred to in the Queen’s speech and I would expect that to be seen through.”
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