News Round-Up from SD – 11/03/11

The big stories in the news recently, as kindly selected by Supporters Direct.

Scotland

Dundee United post profit
F.C Business

England/Wales

Wrexham FC: Familiar Faces And Even More Familiar Divisions
Two Hundred Percent

Gardner and Todd make Plymouth Argyle bid
BBC News

Ashcroft and Simpsons accept bid for Watford’s parent company
Watford Observer

Onward and Upward at Portsmouth
John Beech – Football Management

Halesowen Town Back On The Edge
Two Hundred Percent

Quakers ‘can’t exist’ with current support
Football Trade Directory

Supporters Direct

DCMS Select Committee: David Gill, Peter Coates, Tony Scholes, Niall Quinn
parliamentlive.tv

An easy ride for football’s men in suits
The Guardian

David Gill’s comments could help HMRC battle ‘football creditors’ rule
The Guardian

Comments & Blogs

Sunderland’s problem is not their fans
The Swiss Ramble

Argyle directors finally admit defeat
John Beech – Football Management

The Wages of Fear
Smog Blog

The Slow Death of English Football
In Bed With Maradona

Europe/World

Mohamed bin Hammam may challenge Sepp Blatter for Fifa presidency
The Guardian

Is Football’s Gravy Train slowing down?
The Swiss Ramble

The finance and the Fury – a lesson from Australia
Two Hundred Percent

Birmingham City dismiss Europa League financial concern
BBC News

Rugby League

Willie Mason to make Hull KR debut as an Australian or New Zealander
Guardian

MP takes Visa problems to parliament
Last Tackle