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Welsh supporter representatives meet FAW
Supporter representatives from FSF Cymru met with the Football Association of Wales (FAW), Welsh police and others last month to talk about upcoming international fixtures and other fan issues.
The meeting, held on Tuesday 30th October, covered the upcoming trip to Albania, their first round of UEFA Nations League matches, as well as policing, ticketing and much more.
Minutes from that meeting are...
Become a founding member of the new unified national fans’ group
As discussed at July’s AGM supporters will meet to finalise the merger of the Football Supporters’ Federation and Supporters Direct into one unified organisation at an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) on Thursday 22nd November.
At this meeting the organisation’s first National Council (NC) will be elected and members are entitled to stand for election.
REGISTER: Please visit this link to regist...
Fans for Diversity: England fans in Russia exhibition
A photography exhibition capturing England fans following the Three Lions across Russia during the 2018 World Cup will be launched in London this month.
The Fans for Diversity: England fans in Russia exhibition will showcase the work of photographer David Shaw, who spent the duration of this summer's tournament capturing England fans supporting the national team.
Commissioned by the Fans for Diver...
Affiliate network voting for new national organisation
At our AGM in the summer, members of the FSF, along with Supporters Direct, voted to set up a new unified national football supporters' organisation.
On the 10th October we invited people to step forward to stand for their appropriate affiliate networks, and we can now confirm that there will be a contested election for the following networks:
Premier League
Championship
Leagues One and Two
There...
FSF Cymru: guide to Albania
Wales are off to Albania in two weeks time for an international friendly on Tuesday 20th November and FSF Cymru have been busy pulling together all the travel and matchday information that fans will need.
They'll be playing against The Eagles at the Elbasan Arena in the country's third largest city and FSF Cymru have also provided an additional information sheet for the British Consulate in the ca...
Fans for Diversity helps older fans reconnect
The Fans for Diversity campaign is helping older fans around Worcester who’ve lost touch with live football reconnect with their club.
Free transport will be provided by the Fans for Diversity campaign throughout the 2018/19 season to fans over the age of 50 – this is part of a series of events in conjunction with Worcester City Supporters’ Trust to make supporting the Faithful more accessible.
Wo...
FSF Awards 2018 shortlists announced
The Football Supporters’ Federation is pleased to announce the shortlists for the 2018 FSF Awards in partnership with Virgin Media – voting is open now, and fans can back their favourites at www.fsf.org.uk/vote. Ninety six shortlisted candidates will battle it out across 16 categories, recognising everything from the best players of 2018 to fans’ favourite away days.
Vote now - cast your votes for...
Hull City refuse to meet club's major fan group
Hull City have excluded the largest democratic group at the club from its fan engagement meetings this month, contravening national guidelines on supporter dialogue.
At the club’s recent Supporters Committee meeting, Hull City Supporters’ Trust (HCST) were barred from attending - due to a dispute between HCST and the club.
Hull City’s owners are unhappy with the an elected official at the trust an...
Sky Sports refuses to compensate Manchester United fans
Sky Sports have refused to compensate match-going Manchester United fans for a double fixture move that could leave thousands of Old Trafford season ticket holders out of pocket.
This weekend Manchester United take on Everton at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon live on Sky Sports, despite the game originally being scheduled for an early Saturday kick-off when the TV selections for the Autumn perio...
Fans meet with Premier League
Supporter representatives from every top-flight club recently met with Premier League executives to discuss a range of issues impacting match-going fans.
You can read the the minutes from that meeting here...
The meeting took place under the auspices of the FSF on 11th October and was attended by Premier League Chief Executive Richard Scudamore and other league officials.
Fan representatives from ...