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3pm TV ban on football? Scrap it, argues Gab Marcotti
The Premier League has warned pubs they face legal action for using unauthorised broadcasters to show live games on Saturday afternoons. In this excerpt from The Blizzard Gabriele Marcotti argues that new models are required in the digital age and the 3pm blanket TV ban should be scrapped for the sake of all clubs, especially smaller ones...
Update - This week (13th January 2017) The Blizzard feat...
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This blog first appeared on Supporters Direct's website. SD promote the value of supporter engagement and help supporter groups become a constructive voice in how their club is run. More than 30 clubs are now owned by their fans.
If you follow a football or rugby club, then you’ll know just how important to your identity the ground or stadium you play at is. We’ve all been arguing for many years j...
Homes of Football: "All The Lonely People" Liverpool, 1992
In this regular blog photographer Stuart Roy Clarke will explain the thinking behind his best Homes of Football images (available to buy here). First up, Liverpool and the Kop in the early 90s...
"All The Lonely People (Part One)" Liverpool, 1992
Stuart Roy Clarke: "As I stand before this great tribe with the privilege of being a photographer, I realise the enormity and significance of the Kop com...
Stoke City offer fans free transport
FSF Cymru / FAW meeting (July 2013)
On Monday 15th July 2013 Paul Corkrey and Neil Dymock from FSF Cymru met with Mark Evans from the Football Association of Wales (FAW)...
Agenda
Euro 2016 (France)
World Cup qualifier v FYR Macedonia (September 2013)
World Cup qualifier v Belgium (October 2013)
Euro 2016 (France)
Mark Evans from the FAW updated us on the format for this tournament. Twenty-four teams will contest the Henri Delaunay...
Stuart Roy Clarke's Homes of Football
Here at the FSF we're big fans of Stuart Roy Clarke's Homes of Football. As many readers will already know, Stuart's kindly let us use his superb images in years gone by and he's a regular presence at FSF events and awards nights.
Across four decades Stuart's unique work has charted a changing game. Yes, there's on-field action, but there's a real focus on fans too. Stuart also understands the rol...
And finally... head high tackle gets 14 game ban
Imagine a tackle so bad that the player gets a 14-game suspension. Brazil's Smith almost decapitates an opponent at a Peruvian match between Alianza Universidad and Deportivo Municipal. Is he just angry at having the dullest name in samba history?
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Fans fightback against “secondary” ticketing agencies
So-called “secondary” ticketing agencies such as Viagogo and StubHub have taken a bit of a kicking in recent weeks – and fans won’t be shedding any tears for them at all.
Not everyone is familiar with these agencies so a little recap is probably in order. They’re companies who pay for a license from some clubs to sell match tickets.
The agency takes a cut so the simple fact is that supporters pay ...
And finally…flipping idiot
It was only a matter of time before someone got hurt, wasn’t it? 19-year-old Brazilian debutant Maurides celebrates his 88th minute goal with a backflip, lands awkwardly and buckles his knee. From glory to ignominy, all in the time it takes to say, “Youtube hit!”
This news story was originally sent via Fan Mail - the FSF's weekly e-bulletin. Join the FSF for free today from this link and receive a...
Dear TV - if you’re going to screw us over, please be gentle
Sky and BT have little interest in match-going fans, except as window dressing for their broadcast, but they could make things a whole lot easier for us. So argues Jamie Redfearn...
On Wednesday 19th June the fixture list for the 2013/14 Premier League season was announced. Three weeks later BT and Sky eventually got around to announcing which games will be on TV.
Those who prefer their football v...