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Football Without Fans Is Nothing
Supporters have been putting aside traditional club rivalries lately to see what can be done about spiralling ticket prices. Back in January the FSF organised meetings in the North West and London and, in the past week, Spirit of Shankly did the same. SoS tell us what the key messages were from their first event, which took place on Thursday 9th May at The Static Gallery, Liverpool...
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Who are the champions of football travel?
The Campaign for Better Transport (CfBT) is an independent charity providing well-researched, practical solutions to transport problems. Of late the Campaign has been looking at how football fans get to matches and what problems they have getting there without a car. More from CfBT below...
A survey of more than 1,000 fans and a study of how well (or badly) different grounds are served by public t...
Turner Prize winner wants to hear from fans
Turner Prize winning artist Grayson Perry is working on a three-part series for Channel Four called Portraits of Modern Britain – and he’d like to hear from football fans who want to get involved.
Grayson is creating a series of portraits for an exhibition at The National Portrait Gallery. One of his most ambitions is a portrait of 100 people depicting a cross section of modern Britain.
He sees fo...
The cost of following your team
We're sure you're aware that the cost of football is rising; we've been banging on about it for some time, after all. Rather than talking in generics, though, it's sometimes helpful to have a look at some cold, hard figues. The excellent Newcastle United blog nufc.com has done just that and points out that fans who travelled to every away game this season will have forked out an average of £40 a m...
'Red Card Israeli Racism' campaign shifts up a gear
As England's Under-21 team continues its preparations for this June's UEFA Under-21 Finals, Kenny Fryde reports on how the 'Red Card Israeli Racism' (RCIR) campaign against the hosting of the tournament by Israel is shifting up a gear.The protest group Red Card Israeli Racism will be demonstrating outside the UEFA Congress in London on 24th May, and are asking permission for visiting Palestinian f...
Help to Save UK Justice for football fans
Alison Gurden, is a lawyer specialising in football supporter law. She was awarded Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year 2012, and has been recognised by the American Civil Liberties Union for her criminal defence work. It took a judge less than 10 minutes to agree that bail conditions imposed by the police which meant a fan could not leave his home on match days were so unreasonable they should never h...
The Homeless Rebels' hopes for a new stadium
Martin McCabe has been a Slough Town fan since 1988 and a season ticket holder for the last 11 years. He is a regular fundraiser for the club and charities, taking part in the end of season sponsored walks.
So where do Slough Town’s problems start? Oddly enough with arguably our greatest ever season. In 1997-98 we finished 8th in the Conference, which even then was an excellent league, won by a f...
Enough is enough: fans should hit the FA where it hurts
Michael Sweeney is a lifelong Liverpool fan with a soft spot for Wigan Athletic, which makes them officially his second team. He’s been a match going fan for 25 years and says he’s been at the “sharp end of the FA's incompetence” since the 1980s.The FA’s attitude to the supporters of the national game might be summed up in the following words: turn up, pay up, shut up. Its decision to schedule a 5...
Help sort out matchday travel
Sian Berry, who works for the Campaign for Better Transport, is asking for your help to sort out matchday travel. Can lessons be learned from the Olympics when it comes to integrated travel plans and better public transport information?
The Campaign for Better Transport is turning its attention this season to football travel. Over 39 million fans took trips to league matches last season and each w...
Your chance to quiz Gianluca Vialli
We've lined up an interview with ex-Chelsea legend Gianluca Vialli and thought we'd give FSF members the chance to ask a question or two.
Send your questions to info@fsf.org.uk (header 'Vialli') and we'll pick the best of the bunch.
Vialli came to England in 1996 and established himself as a firm favourite at Stamford Bridge for his swashbuckling style. Whether it's in relation to his club career ...
