Thugs And Professional Football (EDM595)

Thugs And Professional Football

EDM number 595 in 2001-02, proposed by Bob Russell on 17/12/2001.

That this House congratulates the football authorities on their efforts in recent years to deter so-called supporters from engaging in acts of violence and racial abuse; regrets that some clubs and the game's governing bodies have not been so successful with a small number of professional footballers whose thuggish behaviour tarnishes football's image on and off the pitch; urges all clubs to dispense with the services of those who, through their actions, cannot be looked upon as role models; believes that there can be no place in the national football team for those whose acts fall woefully short of the high standards of sportsmanship and civilised behaviour which those chosen to represent their country have traditionally aspired to; and urges the Football Association, in the long-term interests of the game, to take decisive action against those whose behaviour brings professional football into disrepute.

This motion has been signed by a total of 36 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Bob Russell	17/12/2001	Colchester	Liberal Democrat	Proposed
Kevin McNamara	18/12/2001	Kingston upon Hull North	Labour	Signed
Terry Davis	18/12/2001	Birmingham, Hodge Hill	Labour	Signed
David Drew	18/12/2001	Stroud	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Mike Hancock	18/12/2001	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Harry Barnes	18/12/2001	North East Derbyshire	Labour	Signed
Gerry Steinberg	18/12/2001	Durham, City of	Labour	Signed
Alan Meale	19/12/2001	Mansfield	Labour	Signed
Paul Tyler	19/12/2001	North Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andrew Stunell	19/12/2001	Hazel Grove	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Barrett	19/12/2001	Edinburgh West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Norman Baker	19/12/2001	Lewes	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andrew George	19/12/2001	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	19/12/2001	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Michael Clapham	19/12/2001	Barnsley West & Penistone	Labour	Signed
Alan Keen	19/12/2001	Feltham & Heston	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Lynne Jones	19/12/2001	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Syd Rapson	19/12/2001	Portsmouth North	Labour	Signed
Tony Colman	08/01/2002	Putney	Labour	Signed
Rudi Vis	08/01/2002	Finchley & Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Tom Cox	08/01/2002	Tooting	Labour	Signed
Paul Holmes	09/01/2002	Chesterfield	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Barry Gardiner	09/01/2002	Brent North	Labour	Signed
Win Griffiths	09/01/2002	Bridgend	Labour	Signed
Paul Keetch	10/01/2002	Hereford	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Russell Brown	10/01/2002	Dumfries	Labour	Signed
David Wright	10/01/2002	Telford	Labour	Signed
Sue Doughty	11/01/2002	Guildford	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Ashok Kumar	14/01/2002	Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	14/01/2002	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Jim Dobbin	14/01/2002	Heywood & Middleton	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Huw Edwards	14/01/2002	Monmouth	Labour	Signed
Martyn Jones	15/01/2002	Clwyd South	Labour	Signed
Denzil Davies	30/01/2002	Llanelli	Labour	Signed
Nick Harvey	04/02/2002	North Devon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Matthew Green	12/02/2002	Ludlow	Liberal Democrat	Signed

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