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Rail minister: Flexible rail tickets for fans "within reach"
Rail minister Andrew Jones has said that flexible football-specific rail tickets are “within reach” for Premier League fans, and the scheme could be extended to the EFL.
Match-going supporters are currently in a bind when it comes to rail tickets – booking early for the cheapest fixed date tickets is always a risk with such a high proportion of games moved for TV.
However, the rail industry is now...
Court paves way for end of Oystons at Blackpool
Blackpool has been put into receivership by the High Court, paving the way for the sale of the club and the end of the Oystons’ ownership.
Yesterday Mr Justice Marcus Smith at the High Court in London ordered the club into receivership so it can be sold – with the proceeds used to pay off some of the £22m owed by the Oyston family to the Latvian Valeri Belokon.
Blackpool fans who attended the High...
Supporters refuse to help BT Sport until talks about impact on fans
Tottenham Hotspur fans have refused to work with BT Sport on its Champions League coverage unless the broadcaster is willing discuss its impact on match-going fans.
BT Sport approached leading Spurs fan group the Tottenham Hotspur Supporters’ Trust (THST) recently asking for help in producing fan-orientated content ahead of their round of 16 tie against Dortmund.
However, THST declined citing BT S...
Premier League clubs renew £30 cap on away tickets
Today it was announced that the Premier League clubs have agreed to continue the £30 cap on away tickets for another three seasons.
The current competition-wide cap on away ticket prices was introduced at the start of the 2016-17 season, following sustained campaigning by supporters across the country led by the FSF under the "Twenty's Plenty" banner.
At the Premier League shareholders' meeting on...
The magic of the Cup? Lewes seek equality
Supporter owned football club Lewes FC has this week sent an open letter to the board of The FA asking them to address the inequalities between the prize fund available in the men’s FA Cup and women’s FA Cup.
Lewes FC has been challenging convention in football ever since supporters took control of the club in 2010. The launch of Equality FC saw the women’s first team and men’s first teams funded ...
When football unites: Bradford & Lincoln City link-up celebrated
On Wednesday supporters of Bradford and Lincoln City gathered to see a new film celebrating their relationship via the Fans for Diversity campaign.
When Football Unites is a short documentary by film-maker Liam Sullivan that documents the blossoming relationship, and cultural exchange, between the Lady Imps Supporters Association and the Bangla Bantams.
The two groups made contact through the Fans...
BT Sport's latest fixture move leaves fans out of pocket
Fans of several Premier League clubs will be left out of pocket this February after BT Sport refused to change the conditional picks it made in the previous round of TV selections.
Back in December, a number of games involving Manchester City were selected for broadcast by BT Sport for late-February. However, the broadcaster said these would not be broadcast if the Citizens reached the League Cup ...
Wolves install standing options at Molineux
Wolverhampton Wanderers have become the latest club to explore standing accommodation following the installation of a standing area at Molineux.
This week the Midlands club unveiled a small section of rail seats, grandstand-style seating and seats with barriers in an unused section of the Billy Wright Stand to demonstrate how they work to their local Safety Advisory Group and Fans’ Parliament.
Wol...
FSF statement: Millwall incidents
Following incidents of disorder around this weekend's fixture at the New Den between Millwall and Everton, the FSF has issued the following statement:
We condemn all football violence and we're sure the police will seek to identify the perpetrators. There's no room for complacency but the actions of a small number of people shouldn't mask the fact that the overwhelming majority of fans want nothi...
Coventry City crisis "cannot become the norm" says Minister
Coventry City’s existence is in doubt once again as they face homelessness next season and now the Government says football authorities must do more to prevent such crises.
The Sky Blues’ unpopular owners, SISU, have failed to secure an agreement to play at the Ricoh Arena for the second season in a row and remain locked in a legal dispute with the stadium owners – putting the club’s EFL status at...