Fan buy out law has its problems

Reference is sometimes made to the British equivalent of the ‘California effect’ in the United States.  This means that legislation pioneered in California is then adopted by other states or used as a model at a federal level.   Air quality law offers a good example.

The equivalent in the UK is the Scottish Parliament passing laws which might then be adopted elsewhere in the UK.   However, the ‘Barnett formula’ does ensure that the Scottish Government has more money to play with.

Reference is sometimes made to the British equivalent of the ‘California effect’ in the United States.  This means that legislation pioneered in California is then adopted by other states or used as a model at a federal level.   Air quality law offers a good example.

The equivalent in the UK is the Scottish Parliament passing laws which might then be adopted elsewhere in the UK.   However, the ‘Barnett formula’ does ensure that the Scottish Government has more money to play with.

Scotland is proposing legislation that would enable fans to buy their clubs whether they were for sale or not at market value.   However, as this article points out, having raised the purchase price, how would fans then fund the losses that most clubs incur in their pursuit of success on the pitch?