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Clear filterSky has announced that subscriptions have now passed the 9 million mark with around 100,000 new customers joining in the last three months alone. The news is especially interesting for the football industry as there are genuine concerns that the credit crunch will see fans turning their back on live football.
Doncaster Rovers have achieved more than any other team in the English leagues since the Premiership began in 1992 – and that’s a fact, according to “major statistical analysis” in The Achievers Report 2008.
The League Managers Association (LMA) is considering a transfer window for managers, similar to that currently in place for players.
The furore over the Carlos Tevez third party ownership affair rumbles on, with the revelation of a further intervention by the Football Association.
Derby County manager Paul Jewell manager has blasted the Football Association’s handling of its investigation into alleged match fixing – and been backed by Norwich City manager Glenn Roeder.
UEFA chief executive David Taylor yesterday warned that clubs who run up unsustainable debts may be barred from European competition in the future.
FA chairman Lord Triesman has delivered a damning indictment on rampant debt in the Premier League – and his calls for greater financial transparency from football clubs have clearly riled Richard Scudamore.
Chelsea and England star Joe Cole hopes the Premier League will scrap its proposals to play competitive domestic matches abroad.
The Football Supporters’ Federation is calling on the Premier League to clarify the current position regarding its Fit and Proper Persons Test for potential owners of Premier League clubs.
The FSF Fans’ Parliament is over for another year, and we’re pleased to say it was a great success with hundreds of football supporters turning up to see Rt Hon Richard Caborn MP speak on his experiences as Sports Minister and the 2018 World Cup bid. This was followed by a very encouraging speech from Lord Triesman, Chairman of the FA. A
News has just arrived that The Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media can no longer make Fans’ Parliament due to unforeseen commitments which is obviously a disappointing development as we were looking forward to a good debate with Burnham, who follows Everton.
“It is just 5 weeks since the Premier League announced its plans for clubs to play a 39th game abroad. The response of supporters at all levels has been loud and clear – that this proposal is wrong and should not be allowed to go ahead, a view which has been widely supported in the football media.
Uefa boss Michel Platini has pledged to fight Cardiff City’s corner should the Bluebirds win the FA Cup but be refused entry to the Uefa Cup.
Reading fans were the first to demonstrate their support for the NO TO GAM£ 39 campaign, when they unveiled a huge banner at Sunday’s home game with Aston Villa.
The Football Supporters’ Federation has vowed to step up its NO TO GAM£ 39 – A MATCH TOO FAR! Campaign following FIFA President Sepp Blatter’s opposition to the Premier League’s proposal.
One of Rupert Murdoch’s right hand men, Sir Rod Eddington, has been revealed as a major player in the Premier League’s proposals to stage competitive fixtures abroad.
The new Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Andy Burnham wants a review of the ‘fit-and-proper persons’ test applied by the FA, Premier League and Football League.
Coventry City narrowly escaped going into administration, Cardiff City remain in dire straights, while a clutch of their Coca Cola Championship contemporaries exist in constant fear of financial ruin.And leading football finance expert Phillip Long predicts things are going to get even worse in English football’s second tier, because, in bidding to board the Premiership gravy train, many clubs have spent way beyond their means.
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport James Purnell has called on every professional football club in England and Wales to appoint a supporters’ representative at boardroom level.
SWINDON TOWN fans plan to proceed with their protests on Saturday – and Trust STFC Chairman Paul Davis has warned the club’s board that supporters remain deeply unhappy with the current situation at the County Ground.
