Real reform would have to come from the FIFA/UEFA level down. This does not make me optimistic.
If they're committed to change, the place to start is by giving people other than the biggest fish a place at the table. They should be hearing from a big fish supporter's trust, as well as folks further down the pyramid. Ditto the clubs. If you think the biggest fish that have broadcasting money are in the soup, imagine what it's like down in League Two.
There needs to be some discussion of what the common ground is. There's a pretty big chasm between the 'haves' and the 'have nots'. UEFA has been serving the interests of the 'haves' for a long time. That's not sustainable. It's how we ended up in this mess, where the 'haves' tried to amass even more power and wealth at the expense of everyone else. They've been trained that they can get away with it. They need to learn that they're facing a united front now, and that the old ways no longer apply.
There needs to be some discussion of where the differences are, what the appropriate sacrifices various interests will have to make are, and how to address the challenges that everyone is confronting as well as the ones that vary across countries and levels of the pyramid.
In short, there needs to be a commitment to egalitarianism and collective action towards shared values that wasn't there before, and it needs to be clear that those who demonstrate that they are not committed to those principles will be sanctioned.
Those same discussions need to be happening within the countries' leagues and pyramids, so that they know where they stand collectively.
Without those answers, it's very hard to make substantive policy recommendations.
