FOOTBALL INQUIRY 2008

Inquiry into English Football and Its Governance

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 at that time than ever before, it was agreed by the Group that this should form the first inquiry.

Four years later the group has reviewed that state of tha game and is about to embark upon a second indepth inquiry titled "English Football and Its Governance"

The inquiry panel 2008 has been taken from the 150 members of the APFG.

Session 1
Wednesday 7 May 2008 @ 2.30pm Attlee Suite, Portcullis

• Public Session - 2.30pm
• 2.30pm
  Greg Dyke, Brentford Football Club
• 3.10pm
  Patrick Barclay (Daily Telegraph)
  Charles Sale (Daily Mail)
  Patrick Collins (Mail on Sunday)
• 3:50pm
  Dr Rogan Taylor (Director of the Football Industry Group at the University of Liverpool Management School)
  Dr Geoff Walters (Birkbeck Sport Business Centre, Birkbeck University)
  

Session 3
Thursday 19th June 2008 @ 2.30pm Attlee Suite, Portcullis House

• operational note
• 2.40pm Lord Burns
  3.10pm Joyce Cook, Chair - National Association of Disabled Supporters
  3.40pm Ivo Belet MP and Neena Gill MEP
  

Session 4
Thursday 10 July 2008 @ 5.30 pm Macmillan Room, Portcullis House

• Open to Public and guests
• 5.30pm Kevin McCabe, Chairman Sheffield United FC
• 6.10pm Prof.Christine Oughton, previously Head of Governance Research Centre, Birkbeck University.

Session 5,6,7 - autumn to be confirmed

FA, FA PREMIER LEAGUE, FOOTBALL LEAGUE* & FOOTBALL CONFERENCE*

SKY SPORTS*, SETANTA*, BBC, ITV*

FIFA*, UEFA*

MINISTER FOR SPORT*

invited* to be confirmed

Report Stage

• The Second All Party Parliamentary Football Group Inquiry Report "Football and it's Governance" is now scheduled to be published - date to be announced
• Embargoed
• PRESS CONFERENCE - tbc
• Recommendations
• Order copy of report to be announced autumn 08