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League will put ticket concerns to clubs - statement
On Friday 23rd January the Football Supporters’ Federation led a delegation of fans to a meeting with the Premier League to discuss ticket pricing. We were joined by representatives from our affiliates at Blue Union (Everton), Manchester United Supporters' Trust, Newcastle United Supporters' Trust, Tottenham Hotspur Supporters' Trust, and Spirit of Shankly (Liverpool). The PL was represented by d...
Brentford CEO: Over-priced tickets will lead to half-empty stadiums
Brentford fans recently paid £35 for tickets to the side's game against Norwich City at Carrow Road - pricing which Brentford CEO Mark Devlin says will lead to "half-empty stadiums".
Many Brentford fans had expressed their discontent at the high price for the Norwich City match, particularly after it followed a fixture at Leeds United, where Bees fans were charged £34.
Speaking to the popular Be...
"Majority of fans do not know what an SLO is"
Wigan Athletic's supporter liaison officer Ian Wadsworth has said that most Wigan fans still do not know what an SLO is and what the role does.
Speaking to the Progress With Unity podcast recently, Ian said: "I'd say it's quite an evolving role. It's not really taken off yet.
"I'm sure the majority of the fans listening to this don't know what an SLO is and don't know what we do."
Along with Jason...
Fans meet Premier League
Football Supporters' Federation Chief Executive Kevin Miles yesterday (Friday 23rd January 2015) led a delegation of fans into Premier League HQ to talk ticket prices and more.
The group included representatives from our affiliates at Blue Union, Manchester United Supporters' Trust, Newcastle United Supporters' Trust, Tottenham Hotspur Supporters' Trust, and Spirit of Shankly.
The issue of high p...
Spurs apologise to fans over crowd congestion
Problems of crowd congestion which involved some fans being crushed and hundreds missing the start of the game arose outside the away end at White Hart Lane before the League Cup quarter-final between Spurs and Newcastle United on 17th December 2014.
Scores of fans subsequently wrote to both clubs, to supporters’ organisations, to members of parliament and of course to the FSF to voice their dist...
Fans tell PL - kick "categorisation" into row Z
FSF chief executive Kevin Miles will lead a delegation of fans to talk ticket prices with the Premier League on Friday (23rd January).
Nine out of 10 fans tell us they think prices are too expensive and our Affordable Football For All! demo delivered that message in August 2014.
Members and regular visitors to the site will know we've long argued that Premier League clubs need to cut prices.
That ...
Football fans sought for final choir
Ever wanted to sing in front of 90,000 on the most important day in the English footballing calendar? Then you're in luck...
The BBC’s Sunday television institution-come-sing-along Songs of Praise has teamed up with BBC Sport to offer fans the chance to be part of its FA Cup final choir.
Singing Abide By Me before kick-off, with backing by the FA Cup military band, the choir will be made up of fan...
Save the date - fans across Europe prepare to gather once more
Football Supporters’ Europe (FSE), which campaigns across the continent on supporters’ issues, is gearing up to meet once again, this time in the Northern Irish capital, Belfast.
Click here to see the news update from Tuesday, 27th January...
FSE will host its annual congress in Belfast this July, and the organisation is urging fans who wish to attend to save the date.
Starting on Thursday 2nd Ju...
Ticket price protests: Holmesdale Fanatics meet Premier League
Crystal Palace ultras group Holmesdale Fanatics will meet with officials from the Premier League on Wednesday 14th January to discuss the issue of rising ticket prices. The meeting follows a protest outside Premier League HQ by the group in December and is a further sign of supporter discontent over ticket prices.
While December's protest wasn't organised by the Football Supporters' Federation, fa...
FSF ROADSHOWS: London and Leeds
FSF ROADSHOW EVENTS W/CHIEF EXEC KEVIN MILES:
LONDON: Mon 26th Jan (6.30pm), The Sir Christopher Hatton, 4 Leather Lane, EC1N 7RA
LEEDS: Thurs 12th Feb (7pm), The Central, 88 Wellington Street, LS1 4LT
All events are free but registration is required. Email your name/club/fans' group (if applicable) & specify the event you wish to attend: events@fsf.org.uk
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