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Palace fans launch official complaint against Sussex Police

Crystal Palace fans have lodged an official complaint against Sussex Police following their treatment at the club’s trip to Brighton & Hove Albion in November 2017.

Government rejects West Brom’s safe standing application

West Bromwich Albion have had an application to pilot rail-seating technology at the Hawthorns rejected by the Government.

National Game Awards: Non-League Away Day of the Year

This year we’re backing The Non-League Paper‘s National Game Awards and our National Game Development Officer, Andy Walsh, is here to tell you all about it…

Liverpool fans hail Celtic’s safe standing “positive experience”

A delegation of Liverpool fans visited Celtic Park this weekend to see the UK’s first rail-seating area first-hand.

And finally… Libero snowflake

Zenit’s recent 2,000km trip to Ufa in Bashkortostan makes a rainy night in Stoke seem trivial – but they came away with three points thanks in part this own goal – the defender hindered by the use of a white ball on the snow-covered pitch.

Getting to Russia – 2018 World Cup Guide

Ahead of the World Cup in Russia this summer your Free Lions team have been feverishly beavering away getting the lowdown on all the potential venues England fans could end up in. In what could be described at best as a tense political climate, it’s arguably more important than ever that fans are informed before they follow England to this summer’s tournament.  

The rebuilding of Wrexham

When Wrexham Supporters Trust took control of the club back in 2011, they took on a business that was losing over £1 million a year and had just sold it’s main asset, the iconic Racecourse Ground. Next week at their AGM the 3,000+ owners will hear how the club have made another profit and continue to make progress off the pitch. We believe that their story is worth sharing and proof that despite the regulatory system rewarding clubs that lose money and take risks, you can still succeed with a model that is committed to long term success.

And finally… €40 million

What does €40 million get you in today’s transfer market? Well, take a look for yourselves as Brazil & Barcelona midfielder Paulinho showed off his finishing skills against Russia this week.

Bristol City fans launch crowdfund for youngsters priced out by club

Bristol City supporters have set up a crowdfund to help young fans hardest hit by the club’s rise in season ticket prices.

Fans United to save Dulwich Hamlet

Dulwich Hamlet are holding a “Fans United” game at the next home game vs Dorking Wanderers on Good Friday.

And finally… learning

Tough times for And finally… this week with the international break. Thankfully, a poor young Brentford under-23 player has stepped in to save us from a severe content drought. Let’s hope the rookie defender learns from this horrorshow. 

Norfolk MPs back safe standing at Carrow Road

A cross-party group of MPs is backing Norwich City’s push for the introduction of safe standing areas at Carrow Road.

Fans out of pocket after TV change should be compensated says MP

The leader of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Football Supporters is calling on fans left out of pocket by the latest TV fixture changes to be compensated.

Dulwich Hamlet plight taken to Westminster

Last Friday, Helen Hayes MP for Dulwich and West Norwood led an adjournment debate in the House of Commons around the situation currently facing London based Non-League club Dulwich Hamlet.

FA should rethink cup final price hike say fan groups

The FA’s decision to increase ticket prices for the 2018 FA Cup semi-finals and final “defies belief” say supporter groups from the competing teams.

Free Lions 156 – Guide to Amsterdam

England travel to Amsterdam this Friday to take on Holland in the first of two international friendlies being played over the next week.

Safe Standing & inclusion in Orlando: “Finally someone gets it”

As the safe standing campaign has progressed over recent years more and more spurious arguments have emerged about why it can’t happen in England – one example is that safe standing will exclude disabled supporters. Here former FSF national council member, and wheelchair-using Arsenal fan, Steve Powell tells us why the Orlando City Stadium debunks that myth…

Top-flight football security policies club-by-club

Following a request by the FSF’s Premier League Fans Group we asked all top-flight clubs if they could provide information relating to their security policies – just what is and isn’t allowed into grounds? See their answers below.

And finally… you tried

Al Gharafa’s Medhi Taremi provides us with another high quality entry into the And finally… library of hilarious misses this week. Latching onto a through ball, Taremi gets passed a lunging goalkeeper only to feebly miss in the end. At least he tried.

Lady Imps go from strength to strength

The Lady Imps (LISA), the Lincoln City supporters group shortlisted in the FSF Fans for Diversity Award in 2017 are going from strength to strength in 2018. With the help of the Fans for Diversity campaign, which is run jointly between ourselves and Kick It Out, football’s anti-discrimation organisation, they have continued their work within the local community, with some big events coming up in the next week.

Funding partners

  • The Football Association
  • Premier League

Partners

  • Co-operatives UK
  • FSE
  • Kick It Out
  • Level Playing Field
  • Living Wage Foundation
  • Pledgeball
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