Gate Money: Inside Non-League Football's Funding Fiasco (Full Documentary)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 พ.ย. 2022
- In Gate Money, sports journalist Fred Atkins aims to find out why what should have been feel-good story turned into a tale of bitterness and abuse for clubs and fans of England's lower-level football divisions. A global pandemic, a 10 million pound lottery grant and 66 Non-League football clubs. What could possibly go wrong?
The 57-minute investigative documentary film is directed by Jasper Spanjaart (SPNJRT Media Productions) and presented by Fred Atkins. The film features interviews with former FA chairman David Bernstein, former Minister of Sport Tracey Crouch, football finance teacher and podcast host Kieran Maguire, BBC Non-League Show presenter Ollie Bayliss, and representatives from Chester FC, Dorking Wanderers, Dulwich Hamlet, Maidstone United and Tonbridge Angels.
Tags: Sports documentary, football documentary, Non-League Football, football finances, COVID-19, investigation, football, Non-League Noir, detective.
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As a former director at one of the affected clubs during this period, I'd like to thank you for bringing this story to life. The NL board should be investigated for criminal charges.
They won't be though, and you know it. The corruption runs very deep.
My beloved Dover ath fell victim to this after covid lied to about payments that turned into a loan we could not afford docked pts relegated now can’t afford the be promoted bk football is so unfair to allow this to happen😢
Isn't it just fantastic when an organisation that claims to be part of community and family, behave like self interested selfish children or a mafia.
Sometimes it seems a total remodelling on football organisation is maybe a good idea ? Maybe even how clubs are organised. It seems to have hardly changed since the 1800s.
What a brilliant documentary this is. Excellent production and as a non league fan I can say honestly I am disgusted and angry at the National League for their underhand actions which could have seen many clubs go into financial crisis. I hope the filmmakers are rewarded with the reform that the league needs because it's a disgrace what has happened.
If you love football, especially non league football then you simply must watch this documentary
The Bernstein report needs to be published, it is shocking the incompetence of the NL board in 2020 and all those still on the board now should resign with immediate effect.
Corruption
My club Darlington lost more than £70k out of this, may not sound like much in the grand scheme of football but for a fan run club like ours it’s a huge amount and has likely set the club back a few years, same for Chester FC and Maidstone United. I dread to think what it has done to those clubs who don’t get as much through the gate to begin with.
How is ur all singing all dancing 25k seater stadium. How anyone thought that was a good idea no one will know.
@@scottmeehan2422 The only person who thought that was a good idea was the then owner George Reynolds, for just about everyone else it was a clear white elephant. The guy was a "reformed" criminal who had done time for handling explosives, safe cracking and theft, later got done for money laundering.
@@IndieGoFigure i know that. I was just being a knob 🤣🤣🤣
As a Wrexham fan , looking at the difference in what we recieved compared to what we should have recieved , Ryan and Rob saved this club more than we knew because with that much of a deficit while we were still fan run, we would have been put at massive risk of administration coming back to our club
One thing new owners have done that should not be under estimated is getting wrexham on same transfer policy as rest of league.
For a fan of a Premier League club, this is a real eye opener. I only usually get what the media choose to post on their sites and so I don't get or understand much of what's going on, I'm oblivious. These things need bringing out to everybody to see, unfortunately Sky couldn't give a f#*k even though they spout 'grassroots' football what do they actually do for non league? Sky, the FA, the government. All of them!
I wish this video had a million views. I hope it leads to justice for these criminals. On a lighter note this whole thing should be called Gategate.
Fantastic documentary. They are crooks, all the power, but with no accountability. Hardly any different to the blatent corruption when handing out PPE contacts
I think all NL clubs fans should unite on this and push for this to be taken further. As a bare minimum, anyone still on the board should be forced to resign immediately
Directed here by the Price Of Football podcast. This is an absolutely fantastic bit of work and I applaud everyone involved. I'm also appalled at the behaviour and arrogance of those that refused to be involved and it just smells of shenanigans at best and corruption at worst. I hope this all comes to light at some point, I really do, but I fear it won't.
As a Notts County fan I'm just happy we have owners who have obviously helped the club through this. But the self interest of a few worries me, but what worries me more is the lack of accountability for their decision to ignore the way the funds were supposed to be divided.
Brilliant documentary, open (unlike the National League), honest, raw, and very eye opening. I never played in the National League i only played in what was the Unibond League, but i have several friends and ex team mates who played for one of the clubs focused on in this documentary. It was great to see what its like from the opposite side of a players view on things. More documentaries like this please. New subscriber.
Great insights of what occurred. Hopefully it gets investigated. The league then threatened clubs for not participating when they had no funding to cover playing costs during the pandemic. Some of these clubs got relegated and point deductions for not complying to bullying mandates.
Ironically though, one of the clubs that refused to play was Dover Athletic. Their chairman, who is mentioned in this documentary because he was on the National League Board at the time, ensured his club was one of the main beneficiaries of the payout because their home gates (despite being in the top division at the time) were terrible. What he and his club did with that money is still not certain. All we do know is that Dover later refused to play and got a huge points deduction. They also stopped investing in the team and they got relegated. Naturally he used the apparent 'abuse' he received from Maidstone fans as an excuse not to comment. We all know the real reason he chose to have nothing to do with the programme.
Excellent documentary but not at all surprised by the outcome. The National League board have made a number of high profile, bad decisions, seemingly suiting themselves or their sponsors with little regard for the wishes of the clubs or their fans. As you stated, the league is run in a fashion that is 40 years old, so I fear little will change.
Well done on a fascinating, well made, documentary. I've followed English football from Ireland for years. It's given me great pleasure. I can remember some of the National League clubs being in the "92".
It seems appalling to me how the lottery funding was split. It should have been divided along attendance lines. I also notice you made great effort to contact "the other side" in the interest of balance. As a general point, I think the upper levels of football could do with the integrity and passion of those featured in your film.
Brilliant programme well made National League board should be charged , justice required here let’s not let it go away
As a follower of English non-League football from Turkey, I can say that I have found this documentary very informative. It just shows how "the beautiful game" is becoming more and more "the game of the rich". It also tells us that there are two layers to football at non-League level; the pure, proper and charming side of it on the pitch, and the cruel, ruthless and unforgiving side of it behind the scenes. Whilst Barwick resigning is a good riddance, Pearce replacing him sounds a bit shady in my opinion. Not a single person from the board of National League accepting to take part in an interview indicates that they are cowards and "they look after their own pockets", to quote a certain Labour MP.
Absolutely well said
Dont worry ALL labour mps only look after themselves as do ALL mps dont kid yerself with this Labour bx
@@millwallholdings I wasn't defending the Labour Party here, mate.
Absolutely fantastic doco guys. Hope it gets all the attention it deserves.
This is a great mini-doc on football clubs and the pressures they face, especially from their own League
Brilliant documentary and some serious questions for the National League Board, but agree that there is always two sides to most stories. The David Bernstein independent report needs to be published. You would expect that the National League Board would want the opportunity to respond and explain the rationale behind the distribution of the money, and if not, then a public enquiry needs to be commissioned and individuals held to account.
Excellent documentary, thanks for creating and sharing.
They have got away with it and are still hiding under the blanket. Untouchable.
This is an outstanding documentary.
I searched this out after hearing about it on The Price of Football podcast.
Well done to everyone involved in its making.
Well made, professional and interesting! This deserves more attention. Thanks!
never thougt i'd find myself agreeing with a Chelsea fan! Lol
Great documentary and The National League's silence tells its own closed and opaque story. An independant body accountable for all levels of football can't be established soon enough.
brillant doco,keep it coming
This is nothing short of criminal. Wherever you have vested interests and money you will get people taking advantage of those less able to do so. The clubs should raise money through a "Go Funding" page and have this matter settled in a court of law. This sort of thing is scandalous and Barwick in particular should be ashamed of himself.
Sooner we get out of this league the better. Great documentary, deserves more traction.
Well done guys! I wonder if we will ever see David’s report?!
Fantastic documentary for sure. I want to start by saying I know next to nothing about football. I am in the US and was piqued by the Welcome to Wrexham doc/program. I started trying to find Wrexham streaming and found out it isn't available. With Wrexhams newfound worldwide audience, Wrexham/Reynolds/McElhenney have been trying to get the streams available but have gotten nothing but a stop sign by the league. They have the availability to do so but the league says it is developing their own and won't budge. Wrexham even said they would share revenue with the other teams until the league gets their platform running, but still, it's a no. I couldn't understand how a low level league that finally has interest wouldn't jump at the chance to keep their league afloat. Seeing this documentary, it all makes sense. The league won't allow it until they can get their dirty hands in the money pile. This is a disgrace.
Such a well produced doc young man you have potential!!
Amazing insight to an incredibly complex and interesting matter. Well done
Good documentary really enjoyed this👍
Fantastic documentary. The fact that the NL cannot be forced to explain why it decided to allocate TEN MILLION POUNDS in the way it did is a disgrace. An independent regulator can't come soon enough.
Let’s hope some mainstream broadcasters pick this up. Anyone sent it to Gary Lineker et al yet?
Superb documentary....very enlightening, thank you
Superb documentary and pitched perfectly in my opinion. Asks all the right questions but doesn't try to self-answer them. As a Mansfield fan, I sadly am not surprised but the fans, staff and players deserve better and hope those who deserve it get what they deserve eventually (sadly, no chance)
What an awesome doco!
Great documentary, "mat Damon " as a ringtone, brilliant.
Great doc whoever was behind this these stories need to be told so people can see what is going off at these clubs
Thanks for this documentary. As a fan of football, I'm shocked and appalled by the behaviour of the Board. How could a board supposed to govern football damage the clubs in their league with these ridiculous allocations and stupid fines. All the board members should have criminal charges for fraud brought against them.
Well done Fred, Jasper and the production team. This is such an important issue and you have done a very good job in shining a torch into the murk. It is not too late for those responsible to be held to account and the next step must be the publication of the Bernstein Report. Michelle Donelan, Sec of State at DCMS, should insist on this as a matter of urgency. Pleased to see Jim Green from the club I support, Chester FC, articulating the position so well.
Well after watching this documentary, I am coming too travel & watch Chester FC in 2023 (PS I live in Conwy) North Wales............. corruption at every level within the FA!! , just no goverance.
great work
Great documentary. Scandalous how this happened.
Scandalous yes, surprising no.
Excellent documentary.
Just watched the documentary. Really well done. Slightly linked ,I believe fairly recently the premier League announced additional funding to the national League and also I believe an additional fund for matchday experiences or something similar. Do you know how that has or will be distributed? I support a part fan own club and have asked both sides the question. Neither have been able to answer it ? Maybe a follow up documentary!
Our last four home matches that weren't played that season were Notts C , Yeovil , Harrogate & Wrexham. We were in the last play off spot when the season was stopped. Don't tell me we would have had lower than average crowds for those games. We were short changed & the points per game formula did for our play off spot. It's nice to be out of there.
As a York fan it's no wonder why last year we were crap first part of the year until we're incredibly went up. Even though we had a squad who weren't good
you were a great team in 83/4 as a shots fan i remember u giving us a football lesson think u beat us four one and u ended up with 101 points what a season
Thank God my team (Hartlepool United) got out of the National League. Unfortunately, this season we are doing our best to get back in it.
There should be transparency but it seems like it is still a shambles as it was during the pandemic. There really needs to be some investigation into this.
You benefited at the playoff final from the other scandal in the National League, and that is shocking match officiating.
Excellent documentary! Keep fighting, don't give up!
Why not take it to the Serious Fraud Squad to investigate, it's an awful lot of public money that seems to have misappropriated by board members on behalf of clubs they have vested interests in?
Brilliant documentary. I'm surprised at the level of lack of transparency and cooperation. I want to draw conclusions that the process would be fair but behaviour from vested parties suggests otherwise. Shame on you NL Board!
If anything, this is worse than the ‘FIFA Uncovered’ documentary. Makes me feel sick.
Thank you for ALL your time and hard work bringing this to people’s attention 👏🏼
Top job guys, great documentary... working in football in asia, as I do, this is all too common!
This just showed up in my recommended. A comment for the algorithm so that it might get recommended to more people
23:06 This list is amazing to compare to today. Club that got shafted found promotion anyways, while clubs that got more have been relegated (twice in Dover's case to Isthmian League).
Awesome documentary
The NL board is basically a miniature FIFA is it? Where will it get all this corruption in football? Jesus..
Next AGM, vote the board off en masse.
Needs to be an official investigation
Brilliant
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Sadly it seems that poor governance extends across so many sports and it is important to have journalism mike this to create accountability and visibility.
Would appear the overall governance of the national league needs to be looked at to keep up with the needs of its constituents
Would also raise concerns around how the governance is tackling things like safe sport, player and fan safety etc.
good doco that!! interesting stuff. grassroots football in the uk is and always will be the heart of our country.
Interesting documentary. Shame there was no mention of grants becoming loans, fraudulent misuse of the furlough scheme by clubs furloughing their top earners and continuing to operate with youth and academy players which was in itself a blatant breach of the leagues own rules about fielding their strongest team
Perhaps that would make a good follow-up documentary.
I'll hunt out the timestamp once I've finished the whole video, but grants turning into loans was definitely mentioned.
@@JamesKennedy33 - As was the rest of what he claimed wasn't said (oh, and not fraudulent... that's your way of obfuscating the facts of teams having no money and being forced to field teams or suffer fines... not even a good attempt at lying, "Jayser") I think this person represents one of those "other" clubs because he cannot be that deaf.
Beautifully shot but you need to clean your sensor ;) 49:36
Well done for highlighting this disgrace
Really intreting to hear when you live outside the UK but thanks to The Price of football podcast gotten more intrestted in the lower leagues because they these are the sort of things that destroy football, just as much as FIFA is.
It looks like the National League board look up to the FIFA ExCo as the model of governance they aspire to.
Bizarre !
A very VERY sad state of affairs 😥
I had no idea it was this bad... They are totally breaking their own rules , th clubs suffor and you cannot get a word out of anyone on the board ... All the best to every club... You know what...
why aren't these guys behind bars really ???
Not surprised by our owner being involved who seems a untrustworthy individual who can’t wait for him to leave the shots
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the supporters in those stands are monitored by cameras which the league has instructed those clubs to install - apparently to protect them from crime or scrutinise their behaviour yet the folk at the same organisation won’t tolerate anyone inspecting their actions which affect many innocent folk .
Great doc, well done. I’m a notts fan, we’re lucky. We’ve just always been run on a deficit. I really feel for Chester / Maidstone etc. I feel like the national league board are a microcosm of the Tory party…
I bet they get a nice reception at the few clubs they visit, if they dare to.
Heres a thought. How about making it law that no team can spend over 60% of there income on wages. To many clubs in english league and national are paying to much in wages hoping for promotion and when it doesn't happen they go running for handouts to cover owners bad buisness practice.
Isn't it just fantastic when an organisation that claims to be part of community and family, behave like self interested selfish children or a mafia.
Sometimes it seems a total remodelling on football organisation is maybe a good idea ? Maybe even how clubs are organised. It seems to have hardly changed since the 1800s.
I don't have that high an opinion of the National League board after this.
It’s NOT in the greedy chairmens interest to own up to them ripping off all the other clubs
Corruption,and the government must have realised this would happen.
Corruption on level that makes FIFA look a beacon of virtue.
Good video, non league, real football, would have been even better for me without that noisey soundtrack during match, would have been better to hear atmosphere/supporters
Business, bureaucrats, a million ways to hide money. Welcome to the DisUnited Kingdom 2023. I'm a Millwall fan but also support Fisher FC, and I know the power and hold that non league football has. You feel much more connected even though the quality on the pitch is not always the best. But it's the people, the communities. And as many clowns run non league football as billionaires loiter with intent within Premiershi* football. Nothing here should surprise the football fan. But if you continue to shine a light on those responsible, and make it personal, then good things will happen. Get active. Expose the rip off merchants....6
A brilliant insight into corrupt practices employed by the National League, who are unable to follow their own rules. If you were in the trenches with them , they would probably shoot you up the arse.The whole mess could have been avoided and should have been. You could employ the tactic isolate and take them out one by one. All in all a stain on our great game. Never heard of Jack Pearce before, but my god what an arsehole he is. It brings to mind the Neil Diamond song " Money Talks", perhaps the clubs violated by this action should play the song on match days and dedicate it to Jack Pearce and the rest of the shower. Best wishes for any future action.
South Shields were running away with there league , good crowds then Stop
you wonder how non league teams survive and have all this money, then you go to watch Barnet fc pay £12 to enter and stand, £3 for coffee and £6.50 for pie and mash, that's where the most of the money comes from!
FIFA on a smaller scale. Nothing more, nothing less.
Considering how corrupt the English FA and even FIFA are, this is very on brand.
Why r we surprised look at FIFA
CORRUPTION.POSH CHAIRMEN srAtching each other’s backs and balls just like good olde public school by Jove 😅
'pandemic'? ... are there still peeps who actually think that
Have you ever been mistaken for a sentient human being?
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS NON LEAGUE FOOTBALL. EVERY TEAM PLAYS IN A LEAGUE AND THAT LEAGUE SHOULD BE RESPECTED FOR WHAT IT IS AND THE TEAM THAT WINS IT ARE THE BEST IN THAT PARTICULAR LEAGUE, LIKE EVERY OTHER LEAGUE.
Tell me you don't know about football without telling me you don't know about football
@@sophiaevans9908 Yes Sophia, yes
You literally don’t understand what non-league means.
And you think these morons should be respected, Raymond?
@@FMDan Non league, is what it says on the tin, a team that does not play in a league. You have the arrogance to think that only the teams in the top 3 or 4 divisions are league teams!!! I do not know what is going on in the leagues at present, I am not English, but there are hundreds of teams in leagues around England doing their best to keep their local teams afloat in their respective leagues. They do not deserve to be called "Non league". Where money is concerned there is always corruption but most teams get on and do their best.
@@raymonddixon7603 No need to get quite so excited about the expression, it's very simple actually. Historically, the top four divisions were administered by the Football League, the old Football League Division's one to four which was a closed shop. That is, there was promotion/relegation within that structure but admittance to that closed shop was by election only. The league's below that structure were therefore known as Non-Football League, Non-League for short. It's an expression that has continued despite there now being promotion/relegation from the fourth tier, now known as League Two and the National League, tier five.
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More whingeing by the greedy few clubs who seemed to think "We've got more fans than you, so we're entitled to more money". Why should the distribution have been based solely on gate receipts? How does that tie in with preserving the sporting integrity of the league? All 66 clubs survived which is what mattered. And the fines referred to would not have been incurred if a small cartel of mainly NLS clubs had not withheld their votes on "null and voiding" the league for a number of weeks solely for tactical voting reasons.
Tell me Peter how would you split the money up equitably?
Or, alternatively, the money that was supposed to be divided according to average attendances, but thanks to self interest by the greedy few clubs with board members, it wasn't.
This is one of the stupidest responses I have read. All 66 clubs survived so why worry about the corruption? You fool.
@@adamdavis8447 The bigger clubs DID get slightly more money than the rest Adam. My club Bradford was one of the worst supported so only got £30,000 a month. Then £7,500 was taken back in fines for not fulfilling fixtures while certain clubs played silly b….rs by refusing to cast their votes in the “null and void” poll. Do you begrudge us our small share of the £10 million? The board were in a no win situation. Gate receipts were a factor in the compromise they reached, but not the only factor. Sporting integrity is also very important. The money came from the National Lottery not the government and they delegated its distribution to the league. The government, therefore, had no moral right to mandate the oversimplistic formula proposed by the producers of this programme and the greedier clubs.
@@davewallace2083 Is there any need to be so rude Dave?
A very very good incite into the duplicity of certain people
Great documentary