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Leicester fans plan protest against late fixture move
Leicester City fan group, and FSF associate, Union FS say they will be protesting against the decision to move their away game against Arsenal with only three weeks notice.
Despite Premier League rules saying that TV fixtures should be chosen six weeks in advance, the Arsenal vs Leicester City fixture for a Saturday 3pm kick-off has been moved to a Sunday for TV broadcast.
Reacting to the announce...
Everton's refund to fans "a great gesture"
Everton will refund their travelling fans who missed substantial parts of the club's recent Premier League clash at the Etihad Stadium due to transport problems in Manchester.
Despite significant portions of the ground still being empty at kick-off last Wednesday, the game proceeded as normal. Many fans, both home and away, reported missing all of the first half - and now Everton have said they wi...
Fans' delegation to deliver demands to Premier League meeting
A delegation of fans led by the Football Supporters’ Federation (FSF) will deliver a message to Premier League clubs tomorrow demanding a cut in away ticket prices.
October saw price protests across the leagues which even drew support from Bayern Munich fans visiting Arsenal for their Champions League fixture. Supporters of top-flight clubs have identified tomorrow’s [Thursday 12th November] Premi...
The Away Fans Matter Ground Guide now live
In case you hadn't heard our Away Fans Matter Ground Guide is now live and we want your help in keeping it up to date.
The Ground Guide is entirely wiki-able, meaning anyone can easily edit and update information on their clubs, and we want supporters to help build it into a useful online resource.
It features all 92 league grounds, and a handful of continental grounds, with sub-sections on gettin...
Twenty's Plenty saved fans £396,000 during 2014-15
(Everton & Man City fans say "Twenty's Plenty" ahead of yesterday's game)
Last season almost 35,000 top-flight supporters saved £396,000 thanks to Twenty’s Plenty reciprocal deals. Twenty’s Plenty for Away Tickets was launched in 2013 and aims to make away days more affordable by encouraging clubs to set up cheap, reciprocal deals.
How can I back Twenty's Plenty? Find out more here...
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Match-day price protests set for October
Fans from across the country will make their feelings at ticket prices known with a weekend of action set to take place on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th October.
Supporters’ groups from every top-flight club are set to take part along with many from the Football League and beyond. Match-goers will be highlighting the cost of match-tickets and call on clubs to cut ticket prices.
The Football Supporte...
Football fans to benefit from new ticketing page
Virgin Trains have introduced a new football fans booking page, which will stop supporters being left out of pocket when a fixture is moved - whether it be TV-meddling or cup fixture clashes.
Newcastle United and Sunderland supporters using the east coast mainline this season can use the new Virgin Trains football tickets page to book advance travel and will be free to change the tickets if their...
Twenty’s Plenty saves 27,000 fans a tenner each
Since publishing this story clubs have notified the FSF of more Twenty's Plenty reciprocal deals. During 2014-15 almost 35,000 top-flight supporters saved £396,000 thanks to Twenty’s Plenty reciprocal deals.
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Wigan Athletic top table - for the best away day
Wigan Athletic had a season to forget on-the-pitch, but when it came to welcoming away supporters the Latics were rated the best “away fan experience”, according to a survey of travelling fans.
Thousands of supporters completed the Football Supporters’ Federation’s (FSF) Away Fans Survey, rating their away day out of 10.
Hull City’s score of 7.79 was the best in the top-flight, although it was bet...
Liverpool fans boycott a "massive success"
Around 1,000 Liverpool fans boycotted last night’s visit to Hull City in protest at £50 away tickets. The boycott, organised by FSF-affiliated supporters’ trust Spirit of Shankly (SoS) and atmosphere group Spion Kop 1906, was hailed a “massive success”.
“Tonight’s protest against ticket prices has been a massive success. Initial estimates from sources and from pictures are that over half of all ti...