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Supporters Direct Scotland research – Fixture rescheduling

Earlier this week, Ofcom announced that they had opened an investigation into the way the Premier League in England sells its TV rights. This could have far-reaching implications, opening up the possibility of live football on a Saturday afternoon for the first time. The investigation is a result of a complaint made by Virgin Media, […]

Renewable energy and sustainability in Scottish football

In football, sustainability is an increasingly important issue. Whether it is the clubs themselves or supporters’ trusts, everyone has an interest in ensuring that the sport they love and the clubs they support thrive over the long-term future. The potential revenue streams in Scottish football are arguably scarcer than ever and the challenge for many […]

Debt becoming a thing of the past in Scottish football

Last week, Aberdeen FC announced that the club had agreed an investment deal that would see the club become debt-free. Dundee United and Kilmarnock reached reached similar agreements last year and Scottish football is now appearing to be a much healthier environment in terms and borrowing and debt. Considering how little money there is in […]

Colours of our Scarves roundup

Since the end of last season, Supporters Direct Scotland (SDS) has been travelling across the country as part of our Colours of our Scarves project. Before the end of the 2014/15 season, SDS will hope to have visited every league stadium in Scottish football, delivering the Colours of our Scarves photographic exhibition and engaging with […]

Hibernian FC fans launch campaign to buy their club

A newly formed fans group called ‘BuyHibs’ has announced its intention to unite fans with the aim of buying Hibernian FC. The group, which will headed by Hibernian legend Pat Stanton, is welcomed by the Hibernian Supporters Association, the Formers Players Association, and the Hibernian Shareholders Association who will be meeting with their […]

The lottery of a penalty shoot-out…though it’s not a lottery

Stirling Albion and Hurlford United engaged in one of the lengthiest and exciting penalty shoot-outs in many years in their Scottish Cup tie over the weekend. The League One side eventually scraping through 13-12 on spot kicks. For many, the appeal of penalty shoot-outs is the unpredictable at allegedly ‘random’ nature of the event. The […]

Six memorable Old Firm matches

So just under three years on, it’s here again. Celtic v Rangers once again, this time in a League Cup semi-final. The last time that the two Glasgow clubs met was April 29th 2012, when Celtic comfortably saw off their cross-city rivals 3-0 at Celtic Park. Since then, the two clubs have avoided one another, […]

Will Football ever become ‘Nothing’?

Football without fans is nothing, so says the banner above. Certainly it is almost impossible to argue that the sport could survive in its current guise without the levels of support from fans across the world. It is by a distance the most popular sport on the globe and packs stadiums full on a […]

‘Whose Game Is It? Supporters and Football Governance’ – FREE Project Conference

Last week, Supporters Direct Scotland attended and presented at the FREE Project’s ‘Whose Game Is It? Supporters and Football Governance’ conference at Loughborough University. FREE (Football research in an enlarged Europe) is a collaborative research project which seeks to understand the impact of the most popular and most widely shared of all experiences of popular […]

‘Can Fan Ownership save Scottish football?’ Heriot-Watt University CFI debate

Thursday of last week saw the coming together of a range of stakeholders in Scotland’s national game to discuss the question of whether ‘Fan ownership can save Scottish football’ for Heriot-Watt’s CFI 5th Annual Debate. Speaking on the night and presenting their cases for and against the fan ownership model were: Ann Budge: Chair and […]

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