Posted on 27th April 2012
This is a story from the FSF archive – the FSF and SD merged to become the FSA in 2019.
This week’s And Finally… comes from the land of Oz where Brisbane Roar grabbed a second successive A-League title thanks to an embarrassing 94th minute penalty awarded in their title decider against Perth Glory. To make matters worse Besart Berisha, who miskicked then fell over to ‘earn’ the pen, then goes into wild-eyed celebration mode to honour his ill-gotten gain. Shame on him.
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Football is back, and while we could’ve been worried about players taking a few games to get into their stride, David Luiz delivered from the off. Having been dropped to the bench and only entering the game due to an injury, he fluffed his clearance leading to Man City’s opener in first half stoppage time, before compounding his misery by giving away a penalty and getting sent off for an unwanted hat-trick just after the break.
Headers don’t feature often on #ICYMI – but Gustavo Hamer’s lesser-spotted 25-yard headed goal for Coventry City at Vicarage Road was well worth paying tribute to. A terrific effort.
FSA affiliates Spirit of Shankly (SoS) will head up a new Supporters Board at Liverpool which the club says will “deliver meaningful fan representation at main board and executive levels”.
Our Away Fans Survey is back again this season, entering its sixth year of recording the away fan experience across England and Wales.
