Showing articles from the year 2015
Clear filterSupporters bond over many things but few expect to form a friendship based around their shared experience of taking legal action against the club they love. But this is exactly what happened to QPR supporters Bob (57) and Graham (52) who sought help from the FSF. Our caseworker Amanda Jacks explains more…
Newcastle United fans have been unhappy with how their club has been run for some time, and five defeats on the bounce have brought that into even sharper focus. On Sunday 19th April many supporters will boycott the home game against Spurs. Michael Martin of Newcastle United Supporters Trust explains why they support #BoycottSpurs led by AshleyOut.com…
The semi-finals of this year’s FA Cup are nearly upon us – being played on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th April – and information on the pub split around Wembley Stadium is out.
Everton fans praised their club at the weekend for entering into another reciprocal pricing deal, this time with Swansea City, reducing entry to the Liberty Stadium to £25.
The Labour Party today (Monday 13th April 2015) launched its party manifesto and promised to “give football fans a voice in club boardrooms”.
Macedonia Under-16s thought they had scored what was a very later winner against Gibraltar, setting off prolonged celebrations. Gibralatar’s young players spotted that all Macedonia’s very in their own half and quickly resumed play. A mistake this batch of Macedonian Under-16s are unlikely to repeat. The fun starts from 1:31.00.
With only three away fixtures to go fans of Hull City have yet to receive any news from the club on how the remainder of their Away Supporters Initiative (ASI) budget is to be spent.
Fans’ groups at Cardiff City say they will be boycotting their side’s upcoming fixture at Elland Road in the face of unexplained restriction to their allocation.
Everyone’s experience of football is different, from perceptions of a player’s ability to views on their club’s pricing structure. If you run a fanzine or are involved with a supporter organisation, we’d like to hear from you on how you think your club is doing, email [email protected]. First up, David Johnstone from Chelsea fanzine cfcuk…
Fans groups’ from both Arsenal and Liverpool came together at the weekend to protest extortionate ticket pricing – with Liverpool fans being charged £64 to see their team away at the Emirates Stadium.
FSF Statement on England chants in Turin (Tuesday 31st March):
Corinthians forward Vágner Love gives us a glimpse of his superior reflexes here – missing a header from one yard out against Bragantino. Luckily for him, Corinthians went on to win the game 1-0.
Fans have had their say on March’s fixtures – with data gathered from the High5it app, the team features the most appreciated and high-fived players from across the Premier League and Football League during February.
Yesterday (26th March) fans from across the country, representing clubs from the Premier League to non-league, gathered outside the shareholders meeting of the Premier League at Le Meridien hotel, Piccadilly, to demand a more equitable distribution of TV funds throughout the leagues and grassroots, and to campaign for cheaper ticket prices. It’s fair to say we made our point.
Today the Football Supporters’ Federation led the “Share TV Wealth” demonstration at the Premier League’s shareholder meeting, demanding cheaper tickets, more money for grassroots football and a more equitable distribution of money throughout the pyramid.
England play Italy in Turin on Tuesday 31st March. It’s the first time the two sides have since England lost 2-1 to Italy at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Yesterday UEFA President Michel Platini joined the recent pile-on against football fans and warned of a return to the “dark days” of European football.
