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Supporters Direct Scotland Conference programme

Supporters Direct Scotland will be holding their annual Conference on Saturday, June 20th at Hampden Park. In the lead up to the event, you can view the programme for the Conference below and find out what to expect from the day’s events.

Colours of our Scarves competition winner

Supporters Direct Scotland is delighted to announce the winner of the Colours of our Scarves photographic competition. Graham Black took the above image of Simon Murray, then of League Two side Arbroath, after he scored against Montrose – the team who released him as a youngster – in the 2014/15 season. The photo was chosen […]

Supporters Direct Scotland Cup 2015 – Get Involved!

Supporters Direct Scotland will be hosting the Supporters Direct Scotland Cup on July 14 this year at Forthbank Stadium, home of Stirling Albion. They will be challenging the current holders and newly crowned SPFL Championship winners, Heart of Midlothian. Hearts defeated Dunfermline Athletic in the inaugural SDS Cup in the summer of 2013. As part […]

Results expected on Monday following Rangers EGM

The results from today’s Rangers EGM will likely be announced on Monday, after shareholders voted on two resolutions regarding commercial agreements with Sports Direct – a sportswear company owned by minority shareholder Mike Ashley. Newcastle United owner and Rangers shareholder Mike Ashley asked for the EGM to force the club to pay back a £5m […]

Summer football in Scotland

According to the BBC, twenty seven of the fourty two SPFL clubs have said that they would be in favour of considering a move to a summer calendar for Scottish football. In the survey commissioned by the BBC, only seven clubs of those who responded stated that such a move does not interest them. The […]

Celtic given permission to introduce safe standing

Celtic FC have announced that they have been given permission to install ‘safe standing’ rail seating from the 2016/17 season at Celtic Park. The club have long been an advocate for safe standing facilities at the stadium, with previous applications being denied by Glasgow City Council. The proposed measures will see 2,600 fans accommodated by […]

Tom Wotherspoon completes Airdrieonians takeover

Lanarkshire businessman Tom Wotherspoon has purchased a controlling stake in Airdrieonians and become chairman of the Scottish League One club. Jim Ballantyne steps down as chairman with his family selling their shares. “I’m thrilled to have this chance to develop and improve one of Scotland’s great football clubs both on and off the park,” he told […]

Supporters Direct Scotland FIFA survey

Supporters Direct Scotland are inviting football fans to have their say on the future of FIFA and the governance of world football. The events of the past week have put football’s governing body under even more intense scrutiny, with investigations being launched into both the inner workings of FIFA and the voting process for the […]

What next for FIFA?

Sepp Blatter’s announcement that he intends to resign from his position at FIFA has led to intense discussion and debate over who will replace the much criticised President when he eventually does leave his post. Blatter has been in charge of world football’s governing body since 1998, but last week’s numerous arrests and ongoing investigation […]

Politics v Sport – Five famous sporting boycotts

Scotland’s friendly against Qatar on Friday evening at Easter Road has attracted a great deal of interest and criticism. The poor human rights record of the National Team’s opponents, coupled with their controversial ward of the 20122 FIFA World Cup has led to many within and outwith Scottish football calling for the Scottish FA (SFA) […]

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