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Thomas Hitzlsperger: Former Aston Villa player reveals he is gay; the impact in Scotland is yet to be tested – Paul Goodwin

Last week the former Aston Villa and Germany midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger revealed he is gay and it commanded major news across the sporting world. Why is it such a big deal? In the acting or music industry, a similar disclosure would merit little acknowledgement. The reason why it is such big news rests with the […]

The Good, the Bad and the Chairman – A guest blog from Killie Supporters Trust

Michael Johnston has stated that he cares about the 200 people employed at the Club and the Kilmarnock supporters that have chosen not to attend Rugby Park do not. He blames the reduction in attendances at Killie home games on factories that shut over 30 years ago. Yet the population of Kilmarnock has grown in […]

Flares and Smoke bombs, the argument burns on. A blog from Blair Condie

Over the course of this season, a number of high profile incidents concerning the use of flares and smoke bombs within football grounds have caught my attention. These pyrotechnics have interrupted the matches going on, caused damage to stadia and its facilities, and perhaps more importantly interfered with the players and fans. Over the last […]

Benefit Concert by Barbara Dickson for Pars United

Having donated to the ‘Save the Pars’ campaign earlier this year, and subsequently becoming a member of the Pars Supporters’ Trust, Barbara Dickson has finally been able to fit a benefit concert in to her hectic schedule for Pars United. The concert will be held at the Alhambra Theatre in her native Dunfermline on 7th […]

Berwick Rangers Supporters Trust’s Sponsorship Means Free Entry For All

Berwick Rangers’ home SPFL 2 match with Peterhead on Saturday, December 28th, 2013 is being sponsored by Berwick Rangers Supporters Trust. Chairman, Michael Smyth, said, “We have pledged a sum of money to the football club well in excess of the anticipated gate receipts to enable spectators to be admitted free of charge in the […]

Supporters Direct Release ‘Supporter Share Ownership’ Report

The case for encouraging greater levels of collective supporter share ownership, primarily via the supporters’ trust model in football, has been strengthened still further in recent years. There are an increasing number of good examples of supporter ownership, both in England and throughout Europe. Memorably, the 2012/13 Champions League was contested by FC Bayern and […]

Supporters Direct Scotland Statement Regarding Kilmarnock FC

Paul Goodwin, Head of Supporters Direct Scotland said: “The Kilmarnock Work Party is pleased to report that it has had several meetings this week and that the Killie Futures Consortium has played a full part in those discussions. We have now opened dialogue with many parties who have an interest in the long term future […]

Report: Fan-owned clubs are key to stability

The emerging trend of a community interest company (CIC) structure is key to the future stability of weaker football clubs, according to a recent report. The Begbies Traynor Red Flag Alert Football Distress Report monitors the financial distress in football clubs every six months. The latest figures showed that a total of six clubs (one […]

Poll Results On Feelings Towards Fan Ownership From RST

Following our recent meetings with the current board and the “requisitionists”, we conducted an online poll to determine the general feeling among our members as regards both parties and their vision for our club, and commitment to a greater level of fan participation / representation, on our route to fan ownership. The results of our […]

Scottish Football News Round-Up: Monday 11th November

SFA and clubs dispute £1m league reorganisation costs The Scottish FA will hope to resolve a potentially damaging dispute with clubs over the cost of league reorganisation when its board meets in December. As seen on the BBC Scottish Premiership highlights: See best of the weekend’s action It was an action-packed day of Scottish football […]

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