More From Brody On His Football League Quest

Last updated : 17 June 2011 By Covsupport News Service

Coventry City Director Leonard Brody has been talking about his quest to attain a place on the Football League Board.

The 40 year old Canadian who has received very mixed reviews from City supporters due to his tweeting has put himself forward for the vacant position and ssued a statement saying: "The real reason I am interested is that I think for so long England has led the football world and is very advanced in some of its practices but there are other ways in which it could advance and set the agenda.

"I am very interested in the Football Fair Play system but I feel it has to be further scrutinized to ensure that it is fully enforced and workable, or it will not be effective.

"Also, as television rights and revenue begin to decline - as is starting to happen now - clubs have got to be better at putting the consumer first and look at more inventive ways of raising revenue. It is about being smarter in everything that we do

"We have to bridge the gap between the stands and the pitch and make supporters the most connected in the world."

One of Mr Brody’s plans is a Community Share Ticket whereby supporters overseas can buy season ticket and donate it back to charity. Speaking about this he said: "All clubs have supporters scattered across the globe and they would probably never think of buying a season ticket. But what if they bought one and donated it back to a charity close to the club, which meant that children, for example, supported by the charity, could attend games?

"Then if they did happen to visit the club for a match, we put them in a box or the boardroom as a thank you and treat them to a very special day.

"They would be doing real and telling good for their home town, while the club would be bringing in children who could become the supporters of the future."

Mr Brody admits that he does not have the grounding in the English game that some of the others standing for the position have but hopes this will act in his favour.

"I am not part of the establishment but I have a great deal of experience in the sport and entertainment world - including football. I acted as a players' agent when I was in law while the company I work for owns clubs in North America and Europe.

"I imagine my chances are slim because no-one really knows me but I am circulating my details and thoughts to all clubs, and then we will see what happens.”