coluka
Well-known member
Once again it is down to an individual - what FSA have been trying to press for is that not only would there be a fit and proper test that was actually "fit and proper" but there would be effectively a licence agreement every year. So, you might slip through the net initially but then at the end of the first year you would be booted it out. Owners would have to sign up at the start.
Surely if a licence was withdrawn, the owner still remains the owner and could potentially asset strip a club. What would happen if the owner then were willing or wanted to sell but could not find a buyer? The club and fans still lose out if the club can’t compete. If the club were to be allowed to compete, what does withdrawing a licence do? For me, they need to get the fit and proper test right. Maybe owners should have to pay an upfront bond that is held by the EFL in case of hardship down the line so that the club can be kept alive for a period.