'It was worth a try': Alan Lakey steps down from APFA council

Lakey, who replaced adviser Harry Katz on the council in 2012, said he felt he had been "banging [his] head against a wall".  "I didn't feel I was able to achieve anything. I felt it was worth a try. I'd been critical of [APFA's predecessor] AIFA and, whilst things are different, that doesn't mean I was able to exert the influence I wanted to exert," he said. "I have been mulling over [leaving] for six months." Lakey (pictured) said he was trying to change the makeup of the council and fight for a back-up action plan should the long-stop for advisers - an issue APFA has been campai...