Rochdale AFC has offered to set up a purpose-built office for the new independent football regulator at Spotland Stadium.
Plans for a new regulator for elite men’s football in England will be based in Greater Manchester, the government confirmed, saying it would help to create new rules to protect clubs and fans as part of a new football governance bill…read the full article in the MEN HERE.
“It is something we are looking into, part of our long-term plan is to redevelop the main stand to include office space that we can lease out to make an income for the football club,” co-chair Simon Gauge said.
The full article published in the Manchester Evening News today explains further thinking by the club and is a further glimpse into the vision that the Ogden family has brought to the Dale.
This and other topics were part of the Trusts regular meeting with the Directors on Thursday 24th October, a report of the meeting will be published this week. The Trust continues to support the vision that the Ogden family have brought to the club, to which we bring positive support to the club board, and along with bring new trust initiatives we hope will strengthen our work within the community as part of the “Inclusive Community Mission” that the investment has brought.
The subject regarding the Football regulator was raised in parliament by Rochdale’s MP Paul Waugh, see HERE and is for information only
NOTE.
The Supporters Trust is a non political body with no political affiliations, the included video from Parliament is one of the rarest of occasions that the Dale have been mentioned in parliament and is linked to todays MEN news announcement.
The Trust membership is a broad church from the community which does include politicians from across the national and local political spectrum, some are active and some not, more importantly all are long term Dale fans and all have, along with the rest of the membership, supported the Trust and its aims since its inception.
The Trust welcomes and supports all endeavours that further the clubs ambitions to move forward in the “Ogden” way to which we believe the collective benefit is to its members, the fan base in general and the wider community in Rochdale will only be enhanced.
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