Football Governance Bill [HL]
Debate between Lord Maude of Horsham and Lord Shamash
Committee stage
Monday 16th December 2024
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Monday 16th December 2024
(4 weeks, 2 days ago)
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Lord Maude of Horsham (Con)
I would like to make a short point, but it is an important one that has barely got a mention. Football clubs have a very strong interest in consulting their fans. The fans are their customers. The truth is that, if you look across the gamut of clubs all the way down the pyramid, the composition of those fan bases will be very different. Broadly speaking, the higher up the pyramid you go, the more dispersed the fan base will be. Famously, almost none of Manchester United’s fans actually live in Manchester.