Forest Green Rovers chairman Dale Vince has accused Boris Johnson of hypocrisy after the Prime Minister criticised plans for a European Super League. Twelve of Europe s biggest football clubs want to establish a competition rivalling the UEFA Champions League which is comprised of 15 founding clubs who automatically qualify and five annual qualifiers. In Stonehouse on Monday, Johnson said it was the “wrong way to go,” a stance Vince called ironic from a government that “don’t actually care about football.” “The truth is they don’t actually care about football, this is about being on the popular side of an issue,” wrote the Ecotricity founder on Facebook.
Forest Green Rovers chairman Dale Vince has accused Boris Johnson of hypocrisy after the Prime Minister criticised plans for a European Super League. Twelve of Europe s biggest football clubs want to establish a competition rivalling the UEFA Champions League which is comprised of 15 founding clubs who automatically qualify and five annual qualifiers. In Stonehouse on Monday, Johnson said it was the “wrong way to go,” a stance Vince called ironic from a government that “don’t actually care about football.” “The truth is they don’t actually care about football, this is about being on the popular side of an issue,” wrote the Ecotricity founder on Facebook.
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Hungerford Town chairman Patrick Chambers concerned as league season could be cancelled
The government have announced non-league clubs may have to loan money to continue
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HUNGERFORD Town chairman Patrick Chambers has been left frustrated with the way the funding for the National League has been handled.
Clubs across the National League system (Premier, North and South) started their league campaigns in October after receiving £10m in grants from the Government.
But after a number of recent board meetings, it was announced that the next installment of funding would be given out as loans rather than grants.
As a result of the news, the vast majority of clubs opted to suspend the North and South divisions for two weeks in the hope that the issues can be resolved.
Announcement marks first round of funding from Government’s Sports Winter Survival Package
Confirmation that clubs in National League Steps 1 and 2 can apply for grants if their imminent future is at risk and they can demonstrate loans are unaffordable
The funding will be provided in the form of grants. Clubs in Steps 3-6 will be contacted directly by the Football Foundation with full details and will be able to make an application from tomorrow. Funds will be distributed quickly to clubs through the Football Stadia Improvement Fund.
It is the first award to be announced from the Government’s £300 million Sports Winter Survival Package that is focused on helping those major spectator sports severely impacted by coronavirus restrictions survive the winter.