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ANDREW COWIESteve Parish, the Crystal Palace
chairman and part-owner, has said
that some of the recommendations in
Tracey Crouch’s report into football
regulation are like “something from
North Korea”.
Parish, writing exclusively for The
Sunday Times, says that he could not
understand the logic of “popularist
voices such as Gary Neville” who have
supported an independent regulator.
The panel, headed by Crouch, the
former sports minister, suggested
that a regulator would result in more
scrutiny on issues such as the
controversial recent Saudi Arabian
takeover of Newcastle United.
But, leading a top-flight fightback
against the plans, Parish says he does
not recognise the report’s description
of a game that “lurches from crisis to
crisis”. He writes: “The Premier
League, FA, PFA and EFL don’t
believe football needs a government
regulator, yet Tracey proposes one,
and powerful, popularist voices such
as Gary Neville endorse that view.”
He adds: “Gary is a great guy,
fantastic broadcaster and his role in
dismantling the Super League was
commendable — but I find it hard to
fathom his logic that we need to hand
the running of football to a govern-
ment he regularly berates.
“The review proposes a ramped-up
integrity test, including ‘the consider-
ation of the integrity and reputation
of any close family member or
business associate of the proposed
owner’. Wow, that’s some power —
you can’t buy something because I
don’t like your friends. Sounds more
like something from North Korea.”Regulator
plans like
North Korea,
says Parish
Peter Wilson
STEVE PARISH COLUMN, PAGE 11
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ARSENAL NEWCASTLE
Eddie Howe, on the
touchline for the first time
as Newcastle United head
coach, watches on as his
side lose 2-0 against
Arsenal at the EmiratesSaudi billions can’t
stop another defeat as
Newcastle and new
boss Howe stay rock
bottom, pages 2-3