Palios proposals to heal damaged game

AT the start of the week, Mark Palios was embarrassed. can be solved without first

Red-faced at the prospect tackling the global wages of six English clubs leading market which he, like many a European Super League others, believes has been exodus and tearing apart the allowed to run out of control. foundations of a beautiful While the ESL was largely game that had rarely a European venture, the looked so ugly. over-inflation of

Now, almost a players’ pay needs week after the to be tackled on a announcement global basis. that shamed The greater football, the involvement Tranmere of supporters chairman is and the control hopeful that of owners who the humiliating have shown climbdown from such a blatant

INTEGRITY: Mark Palios the rebel clubs disregard for will bring a change. their supporter base should

“The reality of what also form part of any review. football is about, certainly in And the final part, Palios this country, has come home argues, needs to be a to roost,” says the former levelling up of the financial chief executive of the FA. playing field from the Premier

“To let people who serve League downwards. mammon be in charge of “You need to distribute sporting integrity is a bit like the money so you don’t letting the fox sort out the create the gaps that have security arrangements for existed through our the hen coop.” pyramid and were starting

The list of football’s ills is a to happen in Europe too,” he lengthy one and dates back says. far beyond last week. Palios “You need to look at argues that none of them international co-operation.”