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Turnbull Hutton (1946-2015)

Turnbull Hutton, who has died aged 68, in Edinburgh’s Western Infirmary, after a short illness, is best known to the public as the conscience of Scottish football. The big, bluff Fifer, earned that status with his legendary rant on the top step at Hampden Park, as he voiced the disgust of the body of Scottish fitba’s […]

Calling All Scottish Football Supporters – We Need Your Help!

Gordon Waddell this past weekend wrote about the need for supporters to come together and show unity in order to have their voices heard. We agree. Recent research conducted by the FREE Project states that umbrella organisations such as Supporters Direct Scotland have better representation amongst fans and therefore greater collective power within their club and […]

Rangers FC delisted from Stock Exchange

Rangers International Football Club plc is being delisted from the AIM Stock Exchange after the club failed to appoint a nominated advisor. Shares in the club had been suspended since March 4th after the resignation of previous nomad WH Ireland. This came after the removal of the previous board by a shareholder group led by former […]

Hearts announce Save the Children shirt initiative

Heart of Midlothian have announced that Save the Children will appear on their shirts for the next three seasons, replacing previous shirt sponsor, the payday loan company, Wonga. A group of anonymous Hearts-supporting business people contacted the club’s owner, Ann Budge, several months ago with a view to offering financial support. The partnership will see […]

Supporters Direct Crowdfunder Campaign Kicks Off For Community Ownership

Supporters Direct has begun its Crowdfunder campaign, in advance of the official launch of Supporter Ownership Week on the 11th April. The crowdfund will look to raise in excess of £20,000 to assist with the work that Supporters Direct does to convert clubs into supporter ownership. Each time a club becomes supporter owned it is […]

Fletcher v Brown – Who should captain Scotland?

Darren Fletcher captained Scotland during last night’s 1-0 friendly victory over Northern Ireland, with Scott Brown rested ahead of the nation’s Euro 2016 qualifier against Gibraltar on Sunday. Debate has sparked up in recent weeks over who should be Gordon Strachan’s captain, with Brown and Fletcher the two clear front runners for the position. Discussion […]

Will Scotland qualify for Euro 2016? Scottish Fans predicts…

Euro 2016 qualifying swings back into action this weekend, with Scotland looking to build on their impressive start to the campaign against Group D minnows Gibraltar on Sunday. Scotland currently lie 3rd in the qualifying table, a final position that would see them make at least the play-offs for France 2016, potentially direct entry. They […]

Colours of our Scarves – Queens Park FC

Supporters Direct Scotland were on the road again this past weekend for the latest Colours of our Scarves exhibition. This week, we were at Hampden Park, for the top of the table clash in League Two between Queens Park and Albion Rovers. The Colours of our Scarves programme is a government-funded initiative that seeks to […]

SDS Blog – The value of supporter ownership

Andrew Jenkin – Head of Supporters Direct Scotland Supporters Direct Scotland were particularly encouraged by the Green Party’s proposed amendments to the Community Empowerment Bill which would allow supporters the right to buy a football club should it go up for sale. The proposals – which were unanimously agreed by Holyrood’s Local Government Committee – […]

Colours of our Scarves – Aberdeen FC

Supporters Direct Scotland were at Pittodrie on Friday night for the latest Colours of our Scarves exhibition. The programme seeks to engage with football fans across the country on issues of discrimination, including sectarianism, in their local communities. As part of the visit, SDS presented the Colours of our Scarves photographic exhibition, using images taken […]

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