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CHRIS DUNLAVY: It’s time for a cap on owners

When the EFL announced strict new rules aimed at preventing clubs falling into the wrong hands, it begged an obvious question.  Can the National League look forward to a future where it is not forced to reanimate the lifeless corpses of once proud sides?
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WHEN the EFL announced strict new rules aimed at preventing clubs falling into the wrong hands, it begged an obvious question.  Can the National League look forward to a future where it is not forced to reanimate the lifeless corpses of once proud sides?
The answer, of course, is no. Because dodgy owners are a symptom, not a cause; the underlying issue is the amount of money required to run a professional football club and the dwindling number of people who can afford it.
Speaking in 2019, the former Wigan owner David Sharpe claimed that spiralling wa...

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