Southampton finally caved to sign up to the FA’s football leadership diversity code on Thursday night - but still insisted the document does not go far enough to tackle discrimination in football.
As of Thursday morning, the Saints were the only Premier League club not to have officially signed up to the governing body’s historic code - that was introduced last October with a view to ensuring those in positions of power in English football is more reflective of the UK’s diverse society.
But on the day the FA release their own equality, diversity and inclusion strategy for the next three years, it can be revealed that the Saints have now signalled their intention to sign up to the code - that was originally led by the chair of the FA’s inclusion advisory board Paul Elliott.