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The BBC have an article today about the community initiatives across England at each of the Premier League clubs. There’s a link to the community page of each club’s website, and they make interesting reading – and there’s probably a few ideas there that we could borrow for ourselves! At...
I’m not sure if the idea of “every major decision, on and off the pitch, being put to a members’ vote” is going to work in practice, but MyFootballClub will certainly raise the profile of supporter ownership if it is successful. My big worry (other than the possibility that this...
How’s this for the first major policy announcement of the SFA’s new Chief Executive’s reign? Gordon Smith’s indignation at gamesmanship as a pundit have been followed up with action now that he’s in the top job, if he continues in this vein the game in Scotland can only change for...
Venue: Novar Bar, Kirkcaldy Present: Alan Russell (AR), Graeme Condie (GC), John Mainland (JM), Tom Phillips (TP), Blair White (BW), George Howie (GW) and Tam Cunningham (TC) Apologies: James Proctor (JP) and Mike Melville (MM)
Grey, gritty and pious – the town of big names that shaped a little boy called Brown – Times Online
With pre-season preparations complete – three wins (including one against SPL club Kilmarnock), a draw against Dundee United and a defeat on astroturf to Conference North side Southport, whose third goal was scored by one of the Rovers players they had borrowed for the match – the conversation while the...
I think I know the answer to that one already, but every little helps! BBC SPORT | Football | Can football save the planet?
The Guardian’s David Conn writes about the backbencher who campaigned for an independent regulator for football, but no longer sees the need for one now that he’s become Minister for Sport. Conn argues that the issues that so concerned Gerry Sutcliffe when he tabled his bill as a backbencher have...
Venue: Novar Bar, Kirkcaldy Present: Alan Russell (AR), Graeme Condie (GC), John Mainland (JM), plus Tom Phillips (TP) for half of the meeting Apologies: Blair White (BW), George Howie (GH), James Proctor (JP), Mike Melville (MM), Tam Cunningham (TC)
Raith Trust chairman quoted in yesterday’s Sunday Herald… Political Football (from Sunday Herald)