Football Is The Winner With Latest Imps Announcement

June 7, 2024 Gary Headlines, Lincoln City 0

Liam Scully has been appointed to the EFL Board as a representative for League One.

As per the official EFL website, the EFL Board of Directors is responsible for providing the organisation’s strategic direction. It consists of 10 directors, six of whom are divisional representatives elected by clubs. The divisional representatives include three directors from Championship clubs, two from League One clubs and one from a League Two club. The two from League One, Jez Moxey and Steve Curwood, have left, the latter because of relegation and the former because he’s no longer a director of Burton Albion. To join the board, a person must be a director of the club they represent, and for Liam to stand, he had to be a board member for the Imps.

Liam and Exeter City’s Julian Tagg will now represent League One’s interests at a higher level, and this has got to be a good thing for football. Why? Because he comes from an ethical club that is trying to do things the right way (us). I know some people feel they have an issue with Liam as he’s made the hard decisions over the years, but his intentions for the club and football are aligned with those of rank-and-file supporters in the main. I’m not saying Jez Moxey wasn’t, but his credentials were not only as a non-executive director of Burton Albion but also he is head of sports team mergers and acquisitions at General Sports Worldwide, a sports marketing and management firm.

I know some will accuse Liam of trying to climb the ladder for himself, but I don’t think that is the case. He’s committed to Lincoln City, and some people just won’t accept that. He argues with a ref and gets a ban, and he’s the villain; he strives to represent League One at the EFL level, and he’ll get stuck for that. However, who would blame him if he was looking to improve himself? He’s an up-and-comer in the football world, a relatively young man with a big future after impressing here at the Bank. Undoubtedly, his future is here, bettering Lincoln City and helping us better football as well, but having a senior figure at our club in a position of influence within the EFL is a great thing, especially someone who I feel has the same ethos as people like Clive and Harvey, who believe local clubs are community assets and they are only custodians. The same goes for the EFL – long after Rick Parry (finally) hangs up his tie, there will be an EFL. If Liam can help steer the ship on a course that helps improve the game, then that will be a good thing.

Who knows, maybe one day we’ll look on with pride as he heads the EFL, knowing that he was made here in Lincoln. We love it when our players go on to play for big clubs, or when our former managers get success elsewhere, so for me, we should feel the same about our staff. This reflect well not only on Liam, but also on the club.

Everyone at the Stacey West wishes Liam all the best in his new role.