Setting new rules for football

Sunday 14 September 1997 23:02 BST

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Football must change if it is to keep the loyalty of fans who have supported it through good times and bad, according to a report out today.

A pamphlet from the Fabian Society, the left-wing think-tank, presents a "team" of 11 new ideas for the Government's new soccer task-force, which is headed by David Mellor, the former Tory heritage secretary. They range from special "football for pounds 1" weekends and "fan forums", to the establishment of a new regulatory body to be called OffFoot.

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