New Premier League Chairman

[Beefymcfc]

Premier League: Anthony Fry appointed chairman

Corporate financier Anthony Fry is to take over as chairman of the Premier League in June.

The 57-year-old will succeed Sir Dave Richards, who is stepping down from the position he has held since April 1999.

Fry will now relinquish his role as BBC Trust finance committee chairman.

His financial experience will be seen as a great asset at a time when the league's 20 clubs are about to receive a 70% increase in domestic television and media revenue.

How that new money is spent and managed will be one of Fry's most important challenges, particularly with a handful of clubs unhappy about the introduction of new Financial Fair Play rules limiting players' wages and annual losses.

Read more from David Bond

Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck said Fry had the "correct blend of experience, skills, attitude and demeanour to represent the best interests of the Premier League".

Chairmen of the Premier League's 20 clubs endorsed Fry's appointment at a meeting on Friday. Buck, along with Stoke's Peter Coates, Manchester United's David Gill and former Blackburn chairman John Williams, led the recruitment process.

Fry was described by the Premier League as a "keen spectator" at matches involving champions Manchester United.

His appointment means that three of the key people who help run English football are fans of the Red Devils.

The others are Greg Dyke, who takes over as Football Association chairman this summer, and FA vice-chairman Gill, who hopes to join Uefa's executive committee.

Fry has spent most of his career as a corporate finance advisor after graduating with first-class honours from Magdalen College, Oxford.

He is chairman of dairy group Dairy Crest and a senior advisor to the board of investment bank Espirito Santo.

In addition, he has held non-executive positions on public, charitable and academic bodies, such as the BBC and the English National Opera.

Buck added: "Anthony's CV speaks for itself, but we were particularly impressed by his aptitude for and understanding of the role, as well as believing his style to be particularly well-suited to developing effective working relationships with both the member clubs and the executive of the Premier League."

Fry praised the achievements of the Premier League, and added: "I am looking forward immensely to helping the clubs and the executive improve on what is already an incredibly successful competition and business."


Extract from Wiki:

Premier League

On 26 April 2013, it was announced that he would succeed Sir David Richards as the Chairman of the Premier League. His Chairmanship will begin in July 2013. He is a Manchester United fan.

[roblues]

This just reminded me why I logged in this morning. The vultures are circling, next season is going to be hugely important for us with so much more to overcome than the greatest champions in the history of forever lead by Phil Jones.
That said, if these guys are serious about their jobs they might try to hard to appease us in order to look neutral. One can dream...

[Blue Since 76]

Premier League: Anthony Fry appointed chairman

Corporate financier Anthony Fry is to take over as chairman of the Premier League in June.

The 57-year-old will succeed Sir Dave Richards, who is stepping down from the position he has held since April 1999.

Fry will now relinquish his role as BBC Trust finance committee chairman.

His financial experience will be seen as a great asset at a time when the league's 20 clubs are about to receive a 70% increase in domestic television and media revenue.

How that new money is spent and managed will be one of Fry's most important challenges, particularly with a handful of clubs unhappy about the introduction of new Financial Fair Play rules limiting players' wages and annual losses.

Read more from David Bond

Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck said Fry had the "correct blend of experience, skills, attitude and demeanour to represent the best interests of the Premier League".

Chairmen of the Premier League's 20 clubs endorsed Fry's appointment at a meeting on Friday. Buck, along with Stoke's Peter Coates, Manchester United's David Gill and former Blackburn chairman John Williams, led the recruitment process.

Fry was described by the Premier League as a "keen spectator" at matches involving champions Manchester United.

His appointment means that three of the key people who help run English football are fans of the Red Devils.

The others are Greg Dyke, who takes over as Football Association chairman this summer, and FA vice-chairman Gill, who hopes to join Uefa's executive committee.

Fry has spent most of his career as a corporate finance advisor after graduating with first-class honours from Magdalen College, Oxford.

He is chairman of dairy group Dairy Crest and a senior advisor to the board of investment bank Espirito Santo.

In addition, he has held non-executive positions on public, charitable and academic bodies, such as the BBC and the English National Opera.

Buck added: "Anthony's CV speaks for itself, but we were particularly impressed by his aptitude for and understanding of the role, as well as believing his style to be particularly well-suited to developing effective working relationships with both the member clubs and the executive of the Premier League."

Fry praised the achievements of the Premier League, and added: "I am looking forward immensely to helping the clubs and the executive improve on what is already an incredibly successful competition and business."

Extract from Wiki:

Premier League

On 26 April 2013, it was announced that he would succeed Sir David Richards as the Chairman of the Premier League. His Chairmanship will begin in July 2013. He is a Manchester United fan.

Started reading it, thinking I was surprised it wasn't Gill, and it turns out to be another tourist at the top. What are the chances?

Still seems strange that all these rag fans make it to the top of football, but never as referees...

[Beefymcfc]

It just amazes me that 3 of the key positions are/will be held by Rag sympathisers, surely that's not good for the game?

[Michael Brookes]

Bernstein didnt exactly help our cause

[Peter Doherty (AGAIG)]

Apparently, the new FA Chairman, Greg Dyke, once said that 'Man U are a London team based in the North'. So a bona fide plastic.

[Beefymcfc]

Bernstein didnt exactly help our cause

There was plenty of talk that he was giving us preferential treatment when he first arrived but that was soon stubbed out when Taggart went on a full frontal after being banned for a few matches whilst at the same time having Shrek banned for gobbing off into the camera (missed the semi against us). Soon after, all notion that there was a City bias was quashed and normal service resumed.

He also took a shot at Mason, putting him in a very uncompromising position. The following season he overseen a couple of games where you could say that United were very lucky to win. Sunderland, where a Wes Brown own goal sealed a marginal win for United followed by the game against QPR when Derry was inexplicably sent off early after the non-contact with Ashley Young outside the box. Shrek scored a penalty from that little scenario.

This year, Mason overseen the Chelsea game in the cup, hot on the heals of Clattenburg-gate where he sent 2 players off for Chelsea, the second being Torres being tripped on his way through to goals. Chelsea scraped it in the end with 2 extra-time goals to go 5-3 up but United still managed to get a penalty in the 120th to make it 5-4. The other games that Mason referee'd were Southampton and Reading. Southampton were all over the Rags but they ran out 2-1 winners even though they had less shots and less possession at home. They then went onto beat Reading, again at home, with a deflected own goal from a Shrek shot. Reading should've been awarded a penalty that game but for some unknown reason, Mason didn't see what every other spectator saw, even the Rags.

These are all fine margins and only a few of the things that can change the outcome of a game, nevermind a season. Now think, if a referee can have an affect on a game, how can 3 Rags at the pinacle of the Prem have an affect on the league?