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Response to Michael Johnston’s Recent Statement
pGary Torbett, on behalf of The Killie (Community) Working Party said: “Further to the announcement by The Killie (Community) Working Party [on the 11th of February 2014] of its intention to offer to purchase the shareholding of Michael Johnston, Chairman of Kilmarnock Football Club, in the event that the club were to become debt free, […]
The SDSA
pSupporters Direct Scotland is delighted to welcome the Scottish Disabled Supporters Association to the Scottish Fans Network. The Scottish Disabled Supporters Association (SDSA) was launched in October 2010 and its aims are a mirror image of those of CAFE (Centre for Access to Football in Europe) who help set up the SDSA and continues to […]
Kilmarnock FC Supporters Group make offer to purchase their club
pThe Killie (Community) Working Party, established with support from Supporters Direct Scotland, has announced its intention to make an offer to purchase Kilmarnock FC’s Chairman’s entire shareholding. Gary Torbett, on behalf of The Killie (Community) Working Party, said: “We would like to acknowledge the work being undertaken by the Chairman of Kilmarnock Football Club to […]
FC United benefit from £5m Government cash injection
pSeventeen community buildings including a football stadium, cinema and pubs as well as open spaces such as a park and nature reserve are today benefitting from a £5.5m government boost to help them reopen to the public or improve their existing use. These buildings and sites across England are all valued community assets, and today’s […]
Supporters Direct Scotland launch Colours of our Scarves initiative
pWorld renowned photographer, Stuart Roy Clarke, famous for documenting football fans and life surrounding them, has been commissioned by Supporters Direct Scotland to produce a series of images for use in its ‘The Colours of our Scarves’ project. Around 200 new images are being captured across every senior ground in Scotland and will be on show at […]
SDS Strategy Day
pThe 26th of January saw representatives of 16 different supporter trusts and fan groups come together for the Supporters Direct Scotland Strategy Day. The event, held at Forthbank Stadium, home of Scotland’s first league club to be 100% owned by its supporters Stirling Albion, consisted of a presentation from Head of Supporters Direct Scotland Paul […]
SD Europe and A la Nantaise announce ‘Les Assises du supportérisme en France’ event, 17 April
pOn 17 April 2014 A la Nantaise, l’Association des Amoureux du FC Nantes and Supporters Direct Europe will organise a one-day conference at the French Sénat in Paris. The event will be open to key political and football stakeholders, as well as supporters interested in establishing supporters’ trusts at their clubs. The event has two primary aims: To further spread the key […]
Plans to give football fans first right to buy their clubs are unveiled by Scottish Green Party
pFootball fans could be given first right of refusal to buy their clubs under plans being put forward by the Scottish Greens. Green Party sport spokeswoman Alison Johnstone said fans’ trusts were “most likely to be the most responsible and most successful owners for their clubs in the long term”. She added that clubs such […]
Community Ownership could be the way forward for Rangers fans.
pThe situation at Rangers Football Club has been troubling me for some time. In fact Rangers’ plight has been concerning me since February 2011 when I was approached by some of the fans organisations who wanted to discuss the concept of community ownership with me. They wanted to hear about my experience at Stirling Albion […]
Match-fixing in Scottish Football
pThe Scottish Football Association today launched a whistleblowing hotline designed to help eradicate corruption from the game. The ‘Keep It Clean’ campaign is designed to help Scottish football “stay one step ahead of the growing threat of match-fixing”. The hotline is open to anyone within the sport in Scotland who may have knowledge of corrupt […]
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