Part of Football Governance Bill [HL] - Committee (3rd Day) – in the House of Lords at 6:45 pm on 4 December 2024.
Baroness Taylor of Bolton
Chair, Industry and Regulators Committee, Chair, Industry and Regulators Committee
6:45,
4 December 2024
I am not sure the noble Lord has made his case for why somebody who has an interest or a role in television should not be a member of the board. I am sure that there are commentators who may say things from time to time with which the noble Lord may disagree, but that is irrelevant. We are talking about people who have a degree of expertise about the game, and I cannot see why somebody whose job it is to comment on the game of football cannot have a role in this.
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