ARCHIVE - 2004 - INQUIRY

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Inquiry into Football and it's Finances

The All Party Parliamentary Football Group launched its first ever inquiry in 2003 titled Football and its Finances. With the financing of football appearing more precarious today than ever, it was agreed by the Group that this should form the first inquiry.

The inquiry panel has been taken from the 150 members of the APFG. Further inquiries, on different themes relating to the game, will follow in due course.

The impetus for the inquiry is the potentially gloomy overall prospects for the football economy: spiralling player costs, increased debt, limited transfer income within smaller windows, uncertainty over future TV revenue, variable share performance and the spectre of insolvency.

Other factors are the stark disparity between a small number of top clubs and the rest (including spasmodic interest in new league formations), increasing commercialisation, possible tensions between maximising the return for shareholders and more traditional indicators of club performance, and the alienation of other stakeholders (i.e. supporters) and the 'fan equity' they represent.

Survey Report

PRESS LAUNCH

11a.m. on Wednesday 1 December 2004

Lewis Media Centre at Millbank Tower, Westminster.

SURVEY SUMMARY

Survey Report (Link Live 11am Dec 1)

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Football MPs call for radical
re-distribution of football finances (Report Feb 2004 )

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Oral 2003 Session 1

• Thursday 26 June 2003 @ 5pm - 7pm
• press notice
• inquiry panel and witnesses
• transcript available soon
• Oral Session 2 TV recorded broadcast transmission (BBC Parliament Channel, tbc)

Oral 2003 Session 3

• Monday 30 June 2003 @ 2pm - 4pm
• operational note
• inquiry panel and witnesses
• transcript available soon
• Oral Session 3 TV recorded broadcast transmission (BBC Parliament Channel, tbc)

Oral 2003 Session 4

• Wednesday 10 September 2003 @ 10.45am, venue - West Ham FC
• operational note
• inquiry panel and witnesses
• transcript available soon

Oral 2003 Session 5

• Thursday 16 October 2003 @ 2pm - 4pm - Attlee Suite
• operational note
• inquiry panel and witnesses
• transcript available soon

Oral 2003 Session 6

• Monday 20 October 2003 @ 2pm - 4pm - Attlee Suite
• operational note
• inquiry panel and witnesses
• transcript available soon

Oral 2003 Session 7

• Monday 17th November 2003 @ 2pm - 5pm - Attlee Suite
• inquiry panel and witnesses

Report Stage 2004

• The First All Party Parliamentary Football Group Inquiry Report "Football and it's Finances" is now scheduled to be published 11 February 2004 @ 12 noon
• Embargoed 12pm
• PRESS CONFERENCE - 12pm MacMillan Room Portcullis House
• RECEPTION - 1pm
• Recommendations
• For interviews please contact Tim or David on 0207 219 2819
• Order copy of report