Brian Barwick
Brian Barwick
Brian Barwick, is an English sports administrator who currently serves as the Chairman of the Rugby Football Leagueand Super League Europe Ltd and is a Board member of the Rugby League International Federation. He is also Chairman of football’s National League and a member of The Football Association Council...
compromise due magnitude prepared risks stadium stage unable
Due to the magnitude of the Final, we are not prepared to compromise or take any risks on the stadium being unable to stage such a significant event.
actions behavior clear days due far few incidents increased involved kinds message nature sending seriously swiftly treated vigilance
Thankfully, these kinds of incidents are few and far between these days and that is due to the increased vigilance of our game. It is also why behavior of this nature must be treated seriously and swiftly - sending a clear message to those involved that their actions will not be tolerated.
continues england national next ongoing process recruit senior talking yesterday
I was in Lisbon yesterday talking to Luiz Felipe Scolari as part of our ongoing process to recruit the next senior England national coach. That process continues apace.
details evidence fact names people provide provides welcome willing
We welcome the fact that he (Newell) has said that he is willing to provide names and details of people who have breached the rules. If he provides us with evidence we will investigate fully.
appointing august best cup hope inherit months opportunity reason six terms upside watch
We've got the best part of six months in real terms - the first international after the World Cup is in August - but that will not be the way we play it. I hope the appointment won't be after the World Cup and there's no reason why it should be. We have the opportunity of appointing before the World Cup and the upside of that is they can watch the side they will inherit in August with a sense of semi-distant ownership, and it may well be an advantage.
appointing believe business care finest man teams
We will be in the business of appointing who we believe will be the right man to take care of one of the finest international teams in the world.
bid clearly giving putting serious together
We are clearly giving some serious consideration to putting together a bid for the tournament.
coach next process recruiting speaking
We were speaking to Felipe as part of the process of recruiting the next coach and that process continues.
hopefully opportunity
We have the opportunity, if we want, to get the person in place hopefully before the finals.
area diving priority
We...insisted that clamping down on diving be made a priority area at this summer's World Cup.
follows job profile sit until value
Until you sit where Sven sits, the profile of the job is unimaginable and with it the newsworthy value follows it.
action area diving evidence fifa priority raised video
We are in discussions with FIFA on retrospective disciplinary action and we have raised diving as a priority area where video evidence could be used.
compromise prepared risk
We are not prepared to compromise or take any risk on this.
early evidence meet mike morning next provides
We have contacted Mike this morning and will meet with him early next week. If he provides us with evidence we will investigate fully.