Leeds chief executive Angus Kinnear has taken a distasteful aim at the fan-led review of football governance - comparing its recommendations to the Maoist regime in China that was responsible for a famine killing millions.
The review, which was commissioned by the Government and published last week by MP Tracey Crouch, proposed an independent regulator and for Premier League clubs to pay a 'transfer levy' to support the football pyramid.
However, writing in his programme notes ahead of Leeds' match with Crystal Palace on Tuesday night, Kinnear said: 'Football is a private sector business and has flourished that way.