Posted on 23rd April 2018
MPs are urging the Government to bring forward its plans for an independent regulator to impose a financial deal on the EFL and Premier League – as the two leagues remain unable to reach a settlement.
Posted on 23rd April 2018
This is a story from the FSF archive – the FSF and SD merged to become the FSA in 2019.
The FSF’s All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Football Supporters will be meeting in Parliament next week to hear about the safe standing campaign.
Safe standing has been a hot topic over the last two weeks after the Government rejected West Bromwich Albion’s application to trial rail seating at the Hawthorns.
Since then, a petition calling on the Government to review all-seater legislation has passed 85,000 signatures.
On Tuesday May 1st, our APPG will be hearing from Ronnie Hawthorn, head of operations at Celtic FC, who will be briefing MPs on the success of the newly-installed safe standing section at Celtic Park.
Since the summer of 2016, more than 3,000 Celtic fans have used the rail seating section at the club without incident and Ronnie will be on hand to any questions or concerns MPs have.
The APPG will also be hearing from Peter Daykin, co-ordinator of the FSF’s safe standing campaign about the campaign’s national progress.
All MPs are welcome to the attend the event and we’d encourage any supporters to get in touch with their MP to see if they can make it.
APPG for Football Supporters – Standing coming to a ground near you? Tuesday 1st May, 6pm, Committee Room 16, Palace of Westminster.
Please note this is not a public event – if you’re a supporter group or media with further questions email: [email protected]
Thanks to Greg Mitchell for the image used in this article.
MPs are urging the Government to bring forward its plans for an independent regulator to impose a financial deal on the EFL and Premier League – as the two leagues remain unable to reach a settlement.
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.
As part of our partnership with BeGambleAware, safer gambling ambassador and former England goalkeeper David James has selected a shortlist of six of the best saves from the past 12 months for the Safe Hands Award.
Brentford, QPR and Wolves are the latest clubs to confirm they will have safe standing areas – and more clubs are expected to follow next season as the Government has confirmed that Premier League and Championship clubs can introduce standing during 2022/23.