Football Clubs (Governance)

Absolutely. Here we get into the problem with the process. It is pointless for me to pretend that there is a one-size-fits-all solution. If there were, I am sure that it would have been implemented in the past few years. The Spanish model has been cited at length this morning, but, as has been said correctly, two clubs sit at the top of La Liga and they have huge financial resources because they negotiate their own television rights. Hon. Members asked about Spanish sports law. I asked about that a month ago and was told that there were so many faulty aspects to it that the Spanish are now trying to re-regulate. The Spanish model is not always a great example, although some aspects of it might be relevant. We are not starting from the same point as many of the Spanish clubs. As a young Army officer in the middle of the siege of Sarajevo, I remember saying, ““I wish this was different, because this is a disaster.”” Someone replied, ““You can't deal with a situation you wish you had. You have to deal with the one that's in front of you.”” That is the problem.