I, too, would like to pay tribute to Simon Gilbert’s work on this story. Does the right hon. Gentleman agree that because of how insolvency law works with football clubs, in such a case, where there is a financial dispute between a club and a non-football organisation, all the power lies with the football club, which can threaten administration, knowing that the other body is likely to get virtually none of its money back?
Coventry City Football Club
Proceeding contribution from
Damian Collins
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 2 September 2014.
It occurred during Adjournment debate on Coventry City Football Club.
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