Reclaim the Game

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• Racist or Not, Media Appoints the Captain (4th Nov 2011)
Our obsession with the captaincy of England is a media driven irrelevance in the modern game


• Forget Liverpool. TV Deal Not Fair on Supporters (18 Oct 2011)
Never mind Liverpool thinking the current TV deal is unfair on them: what about us supporters?


• Tevez Won’t Play – Then Don’t Pay! (28 Sep 2011)
Manchester City is one of only a few clubs who can take Carlos Tevez on in the courts. For the good of football, they should take a stance and sue him for breach of contract.


• Audacity of Hope Dashed by Commercial Reality (30 Aug 2011)
Billions spent in the transfer window and the over exposure of football during the summer months has taken the excitement out of the season's beginning with clubs knowing from the start their best hopes of success.


• It’s Official: Bryan Robson Agrees with Us! (10 Aug 2011)
Channel Four's Dispatches programme confirms RTG's worst fears as a former football icon spells out the grim truth about corporate interests enveloping the game.


• FSF Parliament – Small Steps or Large Leap Required? (19 Jul 2011)
RTG's attendance at the FSF Parliament was a positive experience but left us feeling that a more unified and clearly defined campaign with more direct action is needed.


• Sexism Exposes a Lack of Intelligence on Wider Issues (16 Feb 2011)
Andy Gray and Richard Keys' sacking for their sexist behaviour was actually just the tip of the iceberg in exposing how the media has become too lazy and too arrogant in their reporting of events in the game.


• "Carry On" FIFA (19 Jan 2011)
Was the shambolic and corrupt World Cup bid process the opening salvo in a war between Blatter and Bin Hammam? Even if Blatter is ousted this year, will it be a case of 'plus ca change'?


• World’s Football Supporters Hung, Drawn and Qatared (15 Dec 2010)
FIFA's choices in World Cup hosting bids only prove further the case for corruption.


• FIFA Vote Unlikely To Be Based On Merit (24 Nov 2010)
FIFA's documented corruption will make a mockery of the selection process for choosing the winning world cup bids for 2018 and 2022.


• The Big TV Football Rip Off (26 Oct 2010)
RTG puts forward the notion that live football coverage where we are spoon fed the matches Sky wants us to see is no longer what supporters want.


• What's There to Celebrate, Liverpool Fans? (14 Oct 2010)
RTG asks whether Liverpool fans are going from one frying pan into another frying pan.


• Hey Gaffa! Whose Side Are You On? (30 Sep 2010)
Has Sir Alex Ferguson surrendered his proud legacy to the corporate interests of the Glazer family?


• A Phoney Phase to a Phoney Competition – Part Three (08 Sep 2010)
In the final part of RTG's look at the competitiveness of English football, RTG is calling for a reduction in the size of the League to further improve not only the competitive element, but also aid the England team by imposing less games on players.


• A Phoney Phase to a Phoney Competition – Part Two (11 Aug 2010)
RTG calls for financial controls to be imposed unilaterally from UEFA to improve the competition and address wages and transfer fee inflation.


• A Phoney Phase to a Phoney Competition – Part One (28 Jul 2010)
What's the difference between Chelsea or Man City spending beyond their means, and Portsmouth who spent beyond their means? Answer: a 10 point deduction!


• Time For Revolution in English Football (15 Jul 2010)
RTG is calling for a total revolution in how the game is run in this country: setting out prioirities and having a new, more focused organisation to advance the game in this country. Otherwise? We’ll be whingeing for the next 44 years, like the previous 44 years.


• Back to the Classroom for Lessons Not Learnt (23 Jun 2010)
Even if England qualifies later today, RTG expects little further glory whilst England continue to produce players with the “wrong stuff”.


• Lack of Vision Means Same Old England (14 Jun 2010)
RTG predicts disappointment again for England at the World Cup. And how easy it is to predict….


• UEFA’s Useless ‘Fair Play’ Rules Bad News for Fans (01 Jun 2010)
UEFA started off with good intentions about new rules to control spending and debt of clubs, but like most politicians, they have compromised so much, that no-one should be happy with their ‘fair play’ rules.


• Capello's Contract Changes Reflect Uncertainty Over FA (26 May 2010)
Lord Triesman’s and Ian Watmore’s recent departures and Capello’s quick response in getting his contract changed, reveal total insecurity in dealings with the FA. Is the FA capable of the required culture change?


• Triesman: Mail on Sunday Treachery (20 May 2010)
Lord Triesman was trying to make sense of the football industry and address some of the major problems affecting the structure and administration of the game. So what did the football “establishment” do? They got rid of him with the connivance of the Daily Fascist. RTG starts a conspiracy theory as to why “they” got shot of him.


• Billionaires, Boardrooms and Bad Debts. What Happened to Football? (26 Apr 2010)
After a year’s absence, RTG is back to try to stimulate the debate for changing football before it’s too late. RTG is focusing on how corporate interests are killing off the game we love.