Ellie Emberson

This football regulator nonsense in Parliament sums up so much of what is wrong with our politics. I’ve listened to these gnomes drone on about the game, when quite frankly they know absolutely sod all about it. Nothing. Yet here they are, confidently redesigning the sport like they’ve just stepped off the touchline at Wembley - most think offside is the name of some new mad gender identity. Regardless of whether you like my politics or not, I do know a bit about football - I was a Premier League chairman for years. Established an incredibly successful academy, built the stadium and took Southampton to a cup final. Was I consulted in any meaningful way about this new regulator? Of course not. They’d rather listen to these career politicians who only venture outside of the M25 for stag dos and skiing holidays. Never worked in football. Never even had a real job. But yes, great. Of course, they are qualified to meddle around in one of the few remaining success stories we have left. Let’s listen to them. I’d rather have pigeons legislating. At least there’s a random chance they might get it right, rather than this lot. Let’s keep the state as far away from football as possible. Just leave it alone. It works, exactly because the government has been kept away from it. I despise Westminster so very much. Common sense is like kryptonite in that place. Honestly, we are governed by arrogant, incompetent fools. It is a wildly dangerous combination.