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The Magnet Inn

267 London Road, Deal
01304 271045

Paul & Katrina Welcome Customers Old And New To Their Warm
And Welcoming Dog Friendly Pub.
Live Entertainment On Some Friday Nights
(Join Us On Facebook, See Our Board Or Please Call In For Details)
Live Football From BT Sports Shown On Three Large Screens.
Every Thursday Is Poker Night At 8pm And Bikers Club.
Golf Society (Welcomes New Members).
Pool Table - 3 Dart Boards - Juke Box - Free Wi-Fi
Catering Offered for all kinds of events.
Patio Area And Ample Car Parking Available.
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Opening Hours Mon to Fri 3pm till Close Sat & Sun 12Noon till Close
Spare A Thought For The Sad Demise Of Bury - By David Richardson
The demise of Bury should be the turning point for football regulation across all
levels in the country.
On Monday September 2nd The Football Supporters’
Association met with the Alliance Committee – the National
League, Northern Premier League, Southern League and
Isthmian League - to put forward proposals on how to protect
football clubs.
The FSA’s proposals – which they believe should apply to all
levels of football including Steps 1-4 in Non-League – have
two key principles: the community significance of football clubs and avoiding conflicts
of interest in regulation.
The FSA believes The Football Association should be the overall regulatory body
following the failure of clubs self-regulating under their respective leagues.
It would eradicate conflicts of interest in the way that rules and regulations are set
and administered by the leagues, and especially where some of the decisions on the
conduct of owners and directors of clubs are taken by the owners and directors of
other clubs.
“We will be emphasising the need for reform of the regulations around ownership of
clubs because we want to protect clubs and protect football’s assets from speculators
and chancers coming into the game,” Andy Walsh of the FSA told The NLP in the
wake of Bury’s expulsion from the EFL. “Football clubs in this country still represent
the biggest expression of community identity of any organisation in towns and cities

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