Absolutely ridiculous, just need to either drag it out as long as possible to avoid anything actually changing, or what's to stop him from handing his son control and say "Fine I'm not in charge, he is"?
Hes not allowed to be affiliated with the club in any way what so ever. His son would be deemed a conflict to that rule and the league would ban it, you'd think that the FA chairman would have sympathy seeing as though he used to be Bates sidekick.