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Community Ownership week – Gretna F.C. 2008

It’s easy to say the last couple of years have offered little promise for the financial future of Scottish football. However, this isn’t a new revelation and the signs have been there since 2008 when Gretna FC were liquidated following a rollercoaster six seasons under the ownership of businessman Brooks Mileson. The […]

Community Ownership week – FC United of Manchester

Although they have only been in existence since 2005, FC United of Manchester’s origins stretch back to the early 1990’s, and specifically to the creation of the Premier League. Despite the fact that Manchester United were enjoying one of the most sustained periods of success in their history, a number of supporters felt that an […]

Community Ownership week – Green Bay Packers

Type ‘Green’ into Google, and the first result that comes up is Green Bay Packers. World champions an NFL-record 13 times, including four Super Bowls, the Packers are one of the most successful teams in the history of the sport known as America’s Game. They are also the only non-profit, community-owned professional sports team […]

Community Ownership week launched by Supporters Direct Scotland

A week of celebrating and promoting fan and community ownership of sports clubs has been launched by Supporters Direct Scotland (SDS). SDS has also announced that Enabling Sport, a social enterprise set up to assist community ownership of football and sporting clubs, will be the main sponsor of the series or activities throughout the week, […]

CIVIC GROUPS SUPPORT FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN TO TELL STORY OF CIVIC SOCIETY MOVEMENT

Groups including Blackpool, Burton-upon-Trent, Kent, Peterborough, Wakefield, and Yorkshire among first groups to pledge financial support Chair of Civic Voice, Dr Freddie Gick today thanked the first set of groups that have sent in donations to help fund a publication to tell the story of the civic society movement and urged other groups to […]

SDS Council Meeting Minutes

You can find the minutes of Supporters Direct Scotland Council Meetings here. November 2013 – Click Here

Berwick Rangers Supporters Trust Update

Membership of Berwick Rangers Supporters Trust currently stands at 245 it was reported at a Trust Board meeting held on Saturday, February 15th, 2014. This figure equals the highest ever membership total. The Trust sponsored Berwick Rangers’ home SPFL 2 game versus Peterhead on Saturday, December 28th last year. The deal struck between the Trust […]

Time to get tough on football authorities, say MPs

An all-party group of MPs has called on the Government to take urgent action to improve the way that football club owners behave towards supporter groups. In a report that is critical of the attitudes the Football Association, Premier League and Football League exhibit towards the ownership of clubs, MPs have called for them […]

Supporters Summit announced for July 26th

Supporters Direct and the Football Supporters’ Federation will host the joint annual Supporters Summit in London at Wembley Stadium on 26th July, 2014. The event brings fans together from across the UK and Europe from clubs and supporter organisations to debate the issues at the heart of the game. Last year’s Supporters Summit, held at […]

Supporters Direct Scotland – Rangers FC CIC meeting

Supporters Direct Scotland hosted a meeting at the Louden Tavern in Ibrox on the morning of Friday 14th February to discuss the possibility of establishing a Community Interest Company (CIC) for Rangers Football Club supporters with the intention of gaining a greater share in club, working towards the prospect of community ownership. […]

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