Posted on 7th March 2017
This is a story from the FSF archive – the FSF and SD merged to become the FSA in 2019.
Leyton Orient supporters have begun a crowdfunding campaign to raise funds as the club faces an uncertain future.
On March 1st Leyton Orient were issued with a winding-up petition and the club’s current owner, Francesco Becchetti, is understood to be looking to sell the League Two club.
Leyton Orient Fans’ Trust (LOFT) are aiming to raise £250,000 which would be used to help regenerate Leyton Orient FC or, in the event of liquidation of the club, creating a successor ‘phoenix club’.
“Administration, or even liquidation, cannot be ruled out,” LOFT say. “Despite Becchetti’s recent cutting of the playing squad, there is a very real risk that he may simply stop covering the losses the club currently makes.”
At the time of writing, the campaign had raised just over £59,500 towards their goal in just four days.
The Trust believes that the best solution is for the current owner to sell the club as a going concern, but passed a resolution at a special meeting of Orient fans last week to plan for the worst and establish the regeneration fund.
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Crystal Palace and the Fans for Diversity campaign, run by the FSF and Kick It Out, are joining together to host an event which will see a panel of experts discuss the current issues and challenges surrounding discrimination in football.
The Mariners’ Trust has launched a crowdfunding initiative to raise £15,000 to modernise the disabled facilities at Grimsby Town’s Blundell Park.
Our Fans for Diversity campaign has teamed up with leading disability charity Level Playing Field and the Northern Premier League to help non-league clubs improve access for disabled fans.
A number of spaces are coming up on the Fans for Diversity campaign’s Guidance Group, and we are welcoming applications from fans who think they have something to offer to the campaign in 2020.
