Oliver Dowden guidelines information Oliver Dowden

Robbie Savage warns battle for grassroots football survival has only just begun

Reading now: 944
www.mirror.co.uk

Robbie Savage celebrated victory in his crusade to revive grass roots football – but warned the battle for survival has only just begun.

Eleven days after Mirror Sport's columnist demanded to know why golf and tennis coaching for Under-18s had resumed, but junior football remained shut down, Sports Minister Oliver Dowden announced the shackles were being loosened.

From Monday, people in England will be able to play sport and train outdoors with up to five people from other households. But Savage believes it will take record investment - to fund pitch maintenance, league structures, changing room facilities and referees – to keep the game's lifeblood afloat.

Read more on mirror.co.uk
The website covid-19.rehab is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.

Related News

Gotabaya Rajapaksa - The economy is recovering, says President during meeting with professionals - newsfirst.lk
newsfirst.lk
66%
521
The economy is recovering, says President during meeting with professionals
COLOMBO (News 1st); President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that the nature or extent of the challenges will not matter in fulfilling the promises made to the people.He noted that development activities continue in the country while taking necessary steps to control the COVID-19 pandemic.The President also pointed out that the economy, which had been collapsed for nearly two years, is gradually recovering.The President made these remarks participating in the first round of discussions in a series of sessions with professionals representing various fields, held at the President’s House on Friday (11).The professionals who participated in the discussion said that they are further committed to make the national programme a success by giving the necessary strength to achieve the goals desired by the President, said a statement.The professionals vehemently rejected the allegations spread by some sections with the objective of achieving narrow political agendas, the statement added.Experts in the field said that the new approach to agriculture initiated by the President is being continuously supported by the researchers and entrepreneurs who are engaged full time in these fields, further noted the statement.Representatives from a wide range of fields, including education, policy, sociology, agriculture, research, water and renewable energy, medical, engineering and innovation, were present at the discussion with the President.Ministers, State Ministers, Members of Parliament, the Governor of the Central Bank, the Secretary to the President, the Principal Advisor to the President and many others were also present.
DMCA