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Why I love football... and it's not all about the game
Why do I spend so much time following football? It’s a question that I hadn’t even considered until very recently to be honest. Why do I like football so much that I’m willing to spend thousands of pounds and hours travelling across Wales and England to watch 22 grown men kick a ball around?
When it’s put quite like that, you begin to wonder yourself!
All the bad experiences come flooding to mind ...
Standing up for Standing
The lack of safe standing areas in our football stadiums means fans are denied the choices on offer to those who follow other sports, so says Andrew RT Davies AM - Leader of the Conservative Group in the National Assembly for Wales. His arguments have won cross-party approval and he believes Welsh fans have a key role in making Westminster listen.
Football supporters are denied the choice offered ...
BOOK REVIEW: Orientation (Adam Michie)
This is the story of one fan’s journey into supporting Orient. Starting out – and remaining – a firm Spurs supporter, he becomes disillusioned with the hype (and cost) of Premier League football. Along with three friends – though they collect more on the way – he commits to a season ticket at Orient.
This book records why, what happened and how it affected him through the best season in recent O’...
Football Research in Europe - why and what for?
Welcome to the FSF's new website!
Welcome to the FSF’s new website!
Well isn’t this nice? We’re very pleased to welcome you into our shiny-new home, take off your shoes and feel free to have a nose around and check the furnishings. Yeah, we’ve moved in, but there’s still a lick of paint to be added here, a screw to be turned there.
Over the coming weeks you’ll see clever new features added on an almost daily basis until this beta ...
Three points can make me walk taller and for longer
Away tickets cut? Find out how you can challenge the powers-that-be
Middlesbrough fans watching the draw for the Capital One Cup fourth round last night were no doubt rubbing their at the prospect of a trip to local rivals Sunderland, while fearing another paltry allocation on Wearside.
Last time Boro played up at the Stadium of Light, they got just 3,000 tickets when they were entitled to 7,200.
Fans were understandably angry – but how do you go about getting a b...