Football Clubs (Governance)

Absolutely. As for the ““fit and proper person”” test, it was one of the recommendations in the 2009 report, and it needs to be acted on. I will come later to my right hon. Friend's point about the German model, in which supporters have a 51% stake, and to the models in Spain. It is interesting that a YouGov poll survey earlier this year found that supporters would be prepared to invest on average £600 each to buy their football clubs. If we do the maths, the prospect of supporters seizing control is not quite as far-fetched as it may initially seem.