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When I arrived, Graham Kelly was the chief executive but had only held the position for around 18 months so he, like me, was new to the job. I joined an organisation who had been continually criticised for failing to keep up with the times; the accusation then was that the FA had fudged the issues a...

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Published inDaily telegraph (London, England : 1969)
Main Author by GRAHAM TAYLOR
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London (UK) Daily Telegraph 03.08.2004
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Bassett, Mike
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Summary:When I arrived, Graham Kelly was the chief executive but had only held the position for around 18 months so he, like me, was new to the job. I joined an organisation who had been continually criticised for failing to keep up with the times; the accusation then was that the FA had fudged the issues and were rarely up to speed with the real world. By leaving their offices in Lancaster Gate for the plush surroundings of Soho Square the FA have tried to come in tune with the 21st century, and to an extent they have been successful in modernising the organisation. We are left with a situation in which the chief executive and England football coach have had affairs with the same woman, employed by the FA. The actual discovery of the affairs has led to the resignation of the chief executive, with the distinct possibility that the experienced journalist, Colin Gibson, may leave his job as head of communications.
ISSN:0307-1235