Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-03-13-Speech-2-168"
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"Madam President, can I welcome the forbearance and patience shown by the Commissioner's staff during the last seven months. Many of us do not understand why this could not have been done in seven minutes, because it is clear that we have principles.
Like many of my colleagues I am interested in the impact on clubs in the north-west of England, which is, after all, the home of football.
We still have no answer on the issue of training compensation. Clubs in my region are concerned that the money they invest in buying players will not give them a return on their investment and, as Mr Cushnahan said, they will not be interested in running football academies and in investing in the local community if they cannot see a return on their investment. So far I cannot see how training compensation is going to deliver that.
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newspaper UEFA and FIFA are clearly indicating that this will lead to lower transfer fees, which has a knock-on impact, particularly for smaller clubs in my area.
Commissioner, you have a review clause, which will be tried for two seasons – do you then intend to act to ensure that there is a free and good flow of transfer of money between clubs or will it be left to governing bodies to act in this area?
Now that we have closed this chapter, Commissioner, can I also extend an invitation to you to visit the north-west to see one of the premier teams play football. They would be very happy for you to visit us in the north-west."@en1
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