Greg Dyke to be FA chairman

Oh, great Greg Dyke is now appointed. That should help us close the enormous gulf between the English and a major tournament performance!

From @Joey7Barton on Twitter: (12:59 pm, Thu 21 Mar 2013)

Not having a go at Dyke, I bet he's a gorgeous human being. Its just that football needs football people right now.

From @Joey7Barton on Twitter: ( 1:03 pm, Thu 21 Mar 2013)

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• Greg Dyke was born in Hillingdon, London in 1947
• He became the BBC’s Director-General in January 2000
• He was forced to resign four years later in the aftermath of the Hutton inquiry
• Dyke has previously worked as a trainee manager at Marks & Spencers, a local newspaper journalist and a TV researcher

• He has had successful spells in charge of TV-am, LWT and Pearson

The 65-year-old has a long background in Football including spells as director of Manchester United in the late 90s and as non-executive chairman of Brentford Football Club

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Greg Dyke is the new Chairman of the FA. He's a good man who loves his football. Think he'll prove to be a shrewd appointment!

From @GaryLineker on Twitter: (11:39 am, Thu 21 Mar 2013)

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Greg Dyke new FA Chairman. Let's see if his natural patter/confidence extends to taking on the Premier League.

From @StanCollymore on Twitter: (11:27 am, Thu 21 Mar 2013)

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I was brought up in a household where my father was much more interested in whether or not you had won at football than whether you had passed your exams. In my case that was just as well.

I still turn out to play six-a-side some Thursday evenings although at my age I seem to spend more time injured than playing.

I supported my local team Brentford as a kid where my elder brother was a junior, watched York City while at university and followed Manchester United whenever I could.

I got involved in how the game was run when I was first involved in buying sports rights as Chairman of ITV Sport in the late eighties and later at the BBC. I learnt a lot in the years when I was on the Board of Manchester United and have seen the other side of the professional game at Brentford.

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I would like to congratulate Greg Dyke on his nomination to succeed me in July as FA Chairman. I wish him every success in this stimulating but demanding role.

I will ensure that the handover is dealt with efficiently to help in maintaining the stability that has been achieved by The FA since 2010.

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The Football Association has confirmed former BBC boss Greg Dyke will be its next Chairman.

The appointment will take effect from Saturday 13 July.

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