article_snippet: The battle over homegrown players overshadowed the Premier League, FA and Government’s get-together on Friday in a fanciful show of harmony to promote grassroots facilities.
article_snippet: The Government’s opposition to FA chairman Greg Dyke
article_snippet: ’s campaign to increase the homegrown players in the homegrown players squads from eight to 12 made pictures of Dyke, PL chief executive Richard Scudamore and Minister for Sport Helen Grant at a new 3G pitch in Brixton rather incongruous, especially as how the money will be spent or who will administer the money has not been decided.
article_snippet: When Southampton asked Dyke at the clubs’ summit if Dyke was going to force Southampton through — as
article_snippet: Minister for Sport Helen Grant's appearance at a new 3G pitch in Brixton was rather overshadowed .
article_snippet: The non-stop spin about who’s giving what to grassroots football was in full force.
article_snippet: Scudamore, Dyke and Sport Helen Grant's were each accompanied by at least two of Dyke and Grant PR team or policy advisors, all spinning like tops over a supposedly joint initiative.
article_snippet: FA of Wales cutting to the Max .
article_snippet: ’s desire to find 15 per cent cuts from every department to fund the England commission coaches and pitches initiative doesn’t stop The FA’s desire to find 15 per cent cuts from every department to fund the England commission coaches and pitches initiative bringing in costly management consultants Maxxim to find more efficient ways for football’s ruling body to work.
article_snippet: Complaints from the national game about the proposed cuts to the FA Trophy and Vase prizemoney brought the FA of Wales board response that sponsors should be found by the commercial department.