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Wembley pub split: Manchester City v Sunderland (Sunday 2nd March)

Pubs in the area of Wembley Stadium will be designated to specific sets of supporters for the Manchester City v Sunderland Capital One Cup Final at Wembley on Sunday 2nd March (2pm kick-off).

Swansea fans’ guide to Napoli

While our International Ground Guide is undergoing some maintenance, we thought we’d provide our usual service of advice and information for travelling supporters in brief blog form.

Reading FC back safe standing

Reading FC are the latest club to back the Football Supporters’ Federation’s Safe Standing Campaign. The Royals announced their support as they revealed they had also responded positively to the Football League’s consultation.

Man United fans’ guide to Olympiakos

While our International Ground Guide is undergoing some maintenance, we thought we’d provide our usual service of advice and information for travelling supporters in brief blog form.

Save the date | Supporters Summit 2014 | Wembley Stadium

The Football Supporters’ Federation and Supporters Direct will host the joint annual Supporters Summit in London, at Wembley Stadium, on 26th July 2014.

Spurs fans’ guide to Dnipro

While our International Ground Guide is undergoing some maintenance, we thought we’d provide our usual service of advice and information for travelling supporters in brief blog form.

FSF Fantasy Football Manager of the Week – Week 26

The Football Supporters’ Federation has teamed up with The Blizzard – The Football Quarterly to offer a prize-winning fantasy football game throughout the 2013/14 season. Entry is totally free using the official Premier League game and there’ll be weekly, monthly and yearly prizes.

The Common Sense Revolution: Bristol City and the Birth of Rail Seats in the UK

Yesterday Bristol City became the first club in the UK to install safe standing ‘rail seats’ in their ground. FSF Safe Standing Co-ordinator Peter Daykin was there and he explains why it was such an important day. The Common Sense Revolution starts here…

Affiliate of the month: Birmingham City Ladies FC Supporters Club

Every month the Football Supporters’ Federation features an affiliate or associate member to highlight good work carried out by fans. If you’d like to appear email [email protected] . This month it’s the turn of Birmingham City Ladies FC Supporters Club, we spoke to Chairman Mark Farnell…

Safe standing: Time-lapse vid of UK’s first ‘rail seat’ installation

Bristol City have become the first club in the UK to install safe standing rail seats into their stadium. This comes hot-on-the-heels of the Football League’s announcement last week that it would lobby the Government for a change in the rules to permit safe standing areas for football matches.

Bristol City install safe standing rail seats at Ashton Gate

(Above – first rail seats installed at Bristol City, more pics here & a time-lapse vid here.)

The FSF submission to FA Commission

Back in September 2013 FA Chairman Greg Dyke announced his intention to lead a Commission to improve England’s future prospects at international level.

The FSF’s submission to FA Commission

Back in September 2013 FA Chairman Greg Dyke announced his intention to lead a Commission to improve England’s future prospects at international level.

The demise of Coventry City Football Club

Sky Blues fan and ‘Keep Cov in Cov’ campaigner David Johnson tells the sorry tale of Coventry City and explains why the game is letting fans down. Read more and sign Keep Cov in Cov’s ‘Without Fans There Is No Football’ here.

Brentford fans fight for new community stadium

Big thanks to Gemma Teale and Alex Callow who responded in quick-smart fashion when we contacted FSF affiliate Brentford Independent Association of Supporters (BIAS) asking for an update on the club’s proposed stadium move. Both blogs deserve to see the light of day so we’ve decided to publish them in tandem, you can read Gemma’s piece below and Alex’s here.

FSF Fantasy Football Manager of the Week – Week 25

The Football Supporters’ Federation has teamed up with The Blizzard – The Football Quarterly to offer a prize-winning fantasy football game throughout the 2013/14 season. Entry is totally free using the official Premier League game and there’ll be weekly, monthly and yearly prizes.

Football League clubs say “yes” to safe standing

The Football League have agreed to lobby the Government for safe standing areas, reports The Daily Telegraph. It makes happy reading for supporters and comes hot on the heels of their recent safe standing consultation.

FA Cup – away allocations must be respected

Football Supporters’ Federation affiliates Spirit of Shankly and Tottenham Hotspur Supporters’ Trust have teamed up with Arsenal’s Black Scarf Movement and the Arsenal Supporters’ Trust to slam the Gunners’ decision to cut away ticket allocations.

A Derby To Be Proud Of

Before this weekend’s fixture fans from both sides of the Tyne-Wear divide called for “passion not poison” when it came to the derby. Now the game has taken place this joint statement from A Love Supreme, Newcastle United Supporters’ Trust, nufc.com, NUFC Fans United, Ready To Go, Roker Report, Seventy3, #time4change, The Mag, True Faith, and Wise Men Say, provides a summary of fans’ experiences on the day:

Kicking the c**p out of the competition…co-operatively

Ipswich Town fan Grant Bage explains that there’s more to this football carry on than just kicking the c**p out of the opposition. Sort of. This piece first appeared in Tractor Boys fanzine Turnstile Blues – get your copy here.

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