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📚 "The Town's Game: The Origins of Rugby and Association Football in Southport (1872-1889)"
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November 1, 2025 at 8:42 AM
The article asks what would happen if football took a similar approach, not to decide league positions, but to set and measure standards of how clubs are run? The regulator has been established to drive up standards but is it too black and white?
October 18, 2025 at 8:26 AM
4/ It wouldn’t replace promotion or relegation, but it could finally reward well-run clubs and expose poor governance before crises happen.
October 18, 2025 at 6:49 AM
3/ In the latest Southport Central feature, we explore how a points-based grading could sit within football’s new licensing framework — turning compliance into ambition rather than box-ticking.
October 18, 2025 at 6:49 AM
2/ The IMG model scores clubs on:
⚖️ Governance
💷 Finances
🏟 Facilities
🙌 Community engagement
⚽️ Performance
October 18, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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We’ll be at Craven Cottage June 11-13
September 28, 2025 at 7:45 AM