New FA investment in grassroots still leaves football short-changed
David Conn
The FA’s new chief executive, Martin Glenn, appointed in March from a similar role at the snacks corporation United Biscuits, accepted that a large part of this extra money will come from a substantial redundancy programme, and it is expected to be announced next week that around a quarter of the FA’s 900 staff are to lose their jobs. It might grate on some of them that this announcement projecting a good news story has come first, with the fine, sun-blessed facilities of the Lancashire county FA, and enthusiastic local children, chosen as the backdrop.
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