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FSA proposals to protect clubs supported by FA
Yesterday FSA vice chair Tom Greatrex spoke at the FA, alongside FSA chair Malcolm Clarke, and put forward our proposals which seek to protect our historic clubs from the wrecking ball antics we’ve seen by some owners. We’re delighted to say the FA Council passed our resolution unopposed and we look forward to working with the FA and other football stakeholders in the months ahead. Read on for ext...
And finally... Slabhead
Basford United's Slef Galinski scored an astonishing goal against FC United this week and the first of its kind that we can remember - a headed goal from inside his own half, albeit helped by some comically bad goalkeeping. Basford went on to win 3-1.
Educational work: Giving young fans a second chance
What started as informal work to help club staff in need is now being transformed into an impactful educational programme helping football fans across the country.
The Fans for Diversity campaign’s one-on-one educational work was initially run by Anwar Uddin as the campaign got off the ground, but is now recruiting a full time staff member to formalise and expand the work even further.
“It started...
Bury FC: update on our work
The FSA has continued to support Bury FC fans in recent weeks as they look to pick up the pieces following their expulsion from the EFL. Below is an update on our work...
With an HMRC winding up order for unpaid National Insurance due to be heard in the High Court on October 16th Bury FC face another cliff-edge moment next week.
How disgraced owner Steve Dale plans to react is not known. Despite B...
And finally... Simple Simon
Everyone please welcome Simon Sluga to the And finally... club with a solid seven-out-of-ten letting the ball slip under his foot and into the goal effort. The second goal, in the Hatters' 2-0 defeat to Derby, was a bit suspect on Sluga's part too.
Non-League Day 2019: volunteer-led event reaches 10th anniversary
Non-League Day, the biggest volunteer-led event in the non-league system, is returning for its tenth consecutive season this Saturday.
During the break no Premier League or Championship fixtures will be taking place – so Non-League Day gives fans who normally follow the professional game a chance to sample their local non-league side.
Over the last ten years Non-League Day has grown to be one of t...
Fan campaign hits target for player who was 'one of us'
Writer Asif Burhan reports from Suffolk about a remarkable campaign to remember the contribution of Kevin Beattie to Ipswich Town's greatest ever side...
When the only statues outside your football ground are of two knights, each of whom led England to the latter stages of the World Cup, you know you have to do something special to be immortalised in bronze outside Portman Road.
Those who were luc...
And finally... Bees for effort
The Bees beat Barnsley 3-1 at the weekend but we'd like to highlight this concentration of mishaps from the first half - with two Brentford forwards conspiring to miss three gilt-edged chances in the space of five seconds. You love to see it.
Beat the break: David James joins safer gambling campaign
During this week's international break, safer gambling ambassador and former England international David James will be helping football fans across the country overcome their boredom in a bid to stop them making impulsive bets.
James will be staring in a video campaign with GambleAware, supported by the FSA, which aims to educate fans about the signs of boredom that can lead to impulsive betting.
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"A victory for common sense": Liverpool trademark move defeated
Earlier this summer, Liverpool FC applied to trademark the word "Liverpool" in a football context which provoked a backlash from fans - here chair of Spirit of Shankly Joe Blott tells us about the Intellectual Property Office's decision to reject the application...
As Liverpool fans, we’re riding high. On the 1st June Liverpool won their sixth European Cup. We’ve since added the Super Cup and are ...