Football belongs to the fans, not to the owners, nor the Premier League. Thursday’s White Paper and the arrival of an independent regulator will help empower fans. Stricter tests on owners, guarding against overspending and breakaway leagues and protecting the pyramid. 1/6 White Paper and independent regulator “warmly welcomed” by fans. “It clearly addresses our key concerns around ownership, rogue competitions & sustainability and of course we support any proposals that offer fans a greater voice in the running of their clubs.” @WeAreTheFSA 2/6

Some good in the MUFC/LFC/Parry plan (£250m to EFL, £100m to FA) but let’s be quite clear: it’s a blatant power grab, allows the big 6 to run English football and will lead to a European Super League. An understandably angry @premierleague hits back: “A number of the individual proposals in the plan could have a damaging impact on the whole game and we are disappointed to see that Rick Parry, Chair of the EFL, has given his support....

David Dein invited 9 of us correspondents into Highbury board-room to meet #Wenger in 96. Arsene spoke for 50 mins, and we were spellbound by his attacking philosophy, belief in nutrition (broccoli!) & obsession with #afc as a community club. A visionary had arrived. 1/10 I remember talking to Sol Campbell in Colney canteen & he demonstrated how Wenger insisted if players were to drink tea or coffee (milk bad), and if you had to have sugar, there was a Wenger-approved technique of stirring it in to make all the granules absorb. Perfectionist 2/10