Posted on 23rd October 2014
This is a story from the FSF archive – the FSF and SD merged to become the FSA in 2019.
If you didn’t make August’s Affordable Football For All! demo Youtube channel Copa90 have produced a great video which captures the energy of the day. Hundreds of fans marched on PL/FL HQ before an FSF-led delegation met with league executives to deliver the message that prices are simply too high.
Check it out:
Last Friday (14th September) Blackpool and Charlton Athletic fans protested outside EFL offices in London and Preston, calling for better standards on governance. Here FSF national game development officer Andy Walsh tells us more about the action…
Fulham fans protested outside Craven Cottage at the weekend against the club’s sky-high match-day ticket prices.
The FA agreed a reduction in ticket prices for 3,000 tickets at this year’s FA Cup final following lobbying efforts by supporter representatives – but many fans remain unhappy with this season’s pricing.
Both Manchester United and Liverpool fans were ripped off last season by unscrupulous clubs who spotted a loophole UEFA’s regulations which allowed them to charge visiting fans a lot more than home fans in European competition. It isn’t right. The FSF is affiliated to Football Supporters Europe and they have announced their intent to lobby UEFA to close this loophole which penalises fans across the continent. Find out more from FSE…
