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The wonderful world of football mascots

Almost every club has a mascot. Some are more notorious and memorable than others, whilst some can confuse and dumbfound as to the relation to their team. To the untrained eye, seeing a large dog with a hat and Celtic shirt on might appear to bear little relation to the SPFL Champions, but more often […]

It was just, banter…

Over the last few years, there have been several instances – in Scottish football alone – where fans have been able to have a bit of ‘banter’ with each other on an issue involving one of their clubs, and that has always been an integral part of our game. From things such as player names […]

The curious case of Scottish clubs in Europe

The UEFA Champions League kicks off this week and so begins another season of underachievement and poor results from Scottish teams in European competition – and we’re only in September! Celtic are once again the only remaining Scottish side left in European competition and even they have already been eliminated twice from the […]

Colours of our Scarves – Montrose FC

Supporters Direct Scotland were at Links Park, Montrose on Saturday for the latest leg of the Colours of our Scarves project. Albion Rovers were the visitors on the day as SDS continue their season-long programme that will include visiting every league ground in Scottish football. The government-funded initiative looks to canvas supporters’ opinions on sectarianism […]

Colours of our Scarves – Stranraer FC

As part of the anti-sectarian, Colours of our Scarves project, Supporters Direct Scotland (SDS) were at Stair Park on Saturday for the Stranraer v Dunfermline match in SPFL League One. As part of this programme, SDS will be visiting all league grounds in Scottish football from early 2014, through to the end of the 2014/15 […]

The madness of ‘Transfer Deadline Day’!

It seems crazy to think that so many professional football clubs can have weeks on end to tie up transfer deals to improve their squads, yet inevitably it always comes down to this. The twenty-four hours at the end of August and January that represent a mad trolley dash up and down the country, with […]

Goals and football’s intellectual property

In recent weeks, both the Premier League in England and the SPFL have voiced their concerns over the use of social media to post short videos of goals as they happen. The use of Vine – a mobile app that allows users to record short videos and post them on social media channels – is […]

Supporters Direct Scotland research

In 2014, Supporters Direct Scotland published research papers focusing on a wide range of important issues in Scottish football. The papers – which are available to view here – were distributed to all MSPs and Scottish league club CEOs and have so far received a very positive response. SDS will be publishing another set […]

Colours of our Scarves – Elgin City

As part of our Colours of our Scarves project, Supporters Direct Scotland (SDS) were at Elgin City on Saturday for the visit of Clyde in the SPFL League Two Between the beginning of 2014 and the end of the 2014/15 season, SDS will have visited all forty-two Scottish senior club grounds promoting the government-funded initiative […]

At last Scotland has the balls to play fair

According to the SFA the beautiful game should be all about fairness and respect for players and for fans – as it should be. But what about the people who make the balls we all take for granted? They don’t always get a fair go. That’s why Bala Sport was set-up – to level the […]

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