MP demands FA apology over legendary former Leeds United boss Don Revie - YEP 31/1/22
A Labour MP is leading calls for the FA to apologise for their treatment of legendary former Leeds United boss Don Revie.
By Lee Sobot
The FA banned Revie from English football for ten years in
1977 following his departure as England boss to become manager of the United
Arab Emirates team.
The ban was later overturned in court the following year but
Chris Evans, Labour MP for Islwyn, is demanding that the FA take action more
than four decades later to apologise to Revie's family.
Evans has written two letters to the FA and said to BBC
Radio Leeds: "I think I simply want an apology for Don's surviving family.
"I think banning Don for 10 years from the game did so
much to tarnish his reputation.
"He did absolutely nothing wrong and I think the FA
launched a witch hunt against him, made him the first victim of cancel culture.
"I think after all these years, I want a simple apology
to the surviving Revie family for the way they treated him so finally a line
can be drawn under all of these horrible things that have been said about Don
and actually start celebrating for what he was, simply the greatest manager
this country has ever seen."
A petition has also been launched by the Leeds United
Supporters Network.
Evans added: "I think the FA don't need a major
investigation and don't need to do a lot of research. It's there in black and
white in the court case.
"They were wrong and they should now apologise to the
Revie family to show that they have changed as an organisation.
"Also, it allows the Revie family to draw a line under
this and also Leeds fans to actually be allowed to start to celebrate all the
great achievements of Don Revie. "
