Fit and Proper Persons Test Posts

Back in January, we wrote a blog on the problems that were facing Kettering Town Football Club. The Poppies are one of the most famous clubs in Non League circles, with a long and proud history. They used to have plenty of money too and as well as counting Ron Atkinson and Paul Gascoigne as former bosses, they were in 1976, the first team to have their shirt sponsored. Things are very different now. The high-profile bosses have gone. The shirt sponsorship brings in but pennies probably and most ....

In a week where Rangers tax bill was said to have topped £94m you could be forgiven for wondering, as we tweeted yesterday “How could this happen?” According to the final report of “oldco” Rangers Administrators Duff and Phelps the club owed £94, 426, 17p to the HMRC. The figure is an astonishing £74m more than was previously thought. Much has been written about how this could be allowed to occur. This blog has also questioned the football authorities an....

The breaking news on Sky Sports News this morning that Blackburn have sacked Deputy Chief Executive Paul Hunt probably comes a shock to no one given the news this morning that a letter in which he called for Steve Kean to be sacked in December has been leaked. The letter was apparently written in the wake of Rovers’ game with Bolton before Christmas. You may recall the fixture. It was live on TV. Blackburn lost and Steve Kean was subjected to a non stop torrent of abuse from supporters. Af....

To describe Portsmouth supporters as “long suffering” rather misses the point. Since they won the FA Cup in 2008, it’s been a pretty hideous time for the club. They purchased a lot of players, which it turned out they might not have been able to afford and they went down in pretty ignominious circumstances in 2010. Throughout the entire time the fans of the famous old club maintained their dignity and support for Portsmouth Football Club and earned themselves much credit as the....