Posted on 13th April 2017
This is a story from the FSF archive – the FSF and SD merged to become the FSA in 2019.
Cristian Campestrini joins the likes of Shay Given and Andy Dibble (Google him, kids) in being caught out by lurking forward. Like those before him, Campestrini forgot to look over his shoulder before rolling the ball out in front of him and it cost his Puelba side a point against Chivas in the 94th minute, At 36, you’d think he’d know better.
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The Football Supporters’ Association (FSA) was contacted last night by the Sports Ground Safety Association (SGSA), who told us that the option for football clubs to offer licensed standing at all levels of the game in England and Wales has at last been passed into official Government policy.
Tottenham Hotspur and the club’s supporters’ trust have joined forces in a new partnership which will support local foodbanks – the latest example of fan work in the field.
The trials of running online meetings and officers overstepping their authority were laid bare when the chaotic Handforth Parish Council meeting went viral at the weekend. Here the FSA’s training and governance manager Nicola Cave offers advice, and online resources, to supporter groups on hosting online meetings and standing orders…
The next meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Football Supporters will be held on Tuesday 27th April at 1pm, on the topic of fan activism and the women’s game.
