A parliamentary inquiry into Bury’s fiscal meltdown and expulsion from the Football League will be set to take place this autumn.
The Shakers were expelled losing their place in League One, following C&N Sporting Risk pulled from a proposed takeover of the team last month.
Damian Collins MP, who is the seat of the Department to get both Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee, states hearings will be held which will also examine»the use of the EFL and the FA in safeguarding the long-term pursuits of clubs».
In a declaration, Collins known for fit and proper person’s tests to be fortified, for soccer’s governing bodies to have the capability to get involved before when member clubs encounter financial difficulties and for the EFL to discover a means to reinstate Bury to the Football League for next year.
«The decision by the English Football League (EFL) to reestablish Bury football club is a catastrophe for all who follow the team as well as the wider community that it serves. In addition, it marks a collapse of soccer governance,» Collins said in an statement.
«The present owners and directors test is clearly not sufficient to protect the long-term pursuits of nightclubs and keep poor owners and directors out of the sport.
«The soccer authorities require greater powers to intervene earlier when nightclubs get into financial troubles, and definitely long before they reach the edge of the abyss.»
He added:»I would ask that even at this late stage that the EFL believes any sensible suggestion that could encourage Bury’s standing as a Football League club, including whether they could play next season in League 2, under new ownership.
«The select committee considers that the issues that have influenced Bury reflect a wider and developing problem within the Football League. We’ve seen disasters at Bolton and nightclubs in the last few decades.
«The committee has therefore agreed that we will hold hearings in the fall to take evidence having to do with the crisis at Bury, and the part of the EFL and the FA in protecting the long-term pursuits of clubs. The committee will also inquire into what needs to be done in order to strengthen football governance rules in this respect.»
