NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE CHAIRMAN
Mark HARRIS

From rule changes to well-intentioned crowdfunding, football is full of unintended consequences.
In last week’s column, I argued for greater regulation of financial management at club level to prevent clubs’ ambitions outstripping their ability to fund those ambitions. However sensible this might be, we cannot ignore their unintended consequences, such as the impact on volunteers’ goodwill.
PRICE OF PROGRESS There is a risk that, confronted with the extra workload created by tougher financial rules, volunteer administrators may decide that their...