Posted on 17th May 2019
This is a story from the FSF archive – the FSF and SD merged to become the FSA in 2019.
We had little choice this week for and finally…. Mike Dean is box office wherever he goes. Eschewing his normal black outfit and whistle to cheer on his Tranmere Rovers side in their playoff victory over Forest Green Rovers, the Sky cameras couldn’t help but pick him out in the post-match celebrations…
(Above – Lionesses fans in Nice)
Last week the Football Supporters’ Association (FSA) had discussions with the Premier League which indicated that 160 of the season’s 380 games would not be broadcast live to UK audiences during 2020/21. They still insist this will be the case.
This week Argentinian defender Martin Mantovani scored three goals in La Liga: two in the right end and one in the wrong one as Huesca beat Leganés 2-1 on the final day. Incidentally, Mantovani made over 200 appearances for Leganés previously but his superhero antics weren’t enough to save Huesca from the drop.
Valencia beat Barcelona in the Copa Del Rey final this week with a 2-1 win at Estadio Benito Villamarín. Arturo Vidal had a chance to get Barcelona back in the game in the 55th minute, after the usual sublime skill from Lionel Messi, but the Chilean’s wild slice sent the rebound into row Z.
