Coventry MP Jim Cunningham has signed the petition organised by Keep Cov In Cov, calling for the Department Of Culture, Media and Sport to use Coventry City FC as a case study into football governance.
The MP for Coventry South told the Coventry Telegraph's Simon Gilbert: “I very much support this petition – Coventry City Football Club would be an excellent case-study to expose the many shortcomings of the industry at present.
“This is particularly true of the business and financial side of football clubs. I wrote to the chair of the DCMS Select Committee in July last year urging him to investigate what has happened at CCFC.
“I have written once again to the chair to draw the petition to his attention and ask him to consider an inquiry into the club.
“I therefore hope that the committee will heed the petition and I hope that the government will finally see the need to bring forward legislation.
“It is high time the government brings forward legislation on football reform, as it has promised.
“The select committee carried out a detailed inquiry into football governance and made it clear that urgent and drastic reform was needed. They said that unless the football authorities made substantial changes to their practices and structure within a year, the government should legislate.
“It is clear that the football authorities have made no such significant changes and so legislation is the only way to ensure reform.”
Over 6.700 have already signed the petition. To join them, please click on http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/59884
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