Interesting article about how three clubs have fallen foul of the authorities after failing to meet the requirements of the youth set-up. Can’t help thinking that there’s more to this than is in the BBC article – rectifying a problem within two days of being advised that it exists wouldn’t...
What happens when you lock up a Celtic fan with a Rangers fan on the day of the Old Firm match? Fireworks! Thats what! Billy and Tim have been steeped in bigotry since birth. Is it possible for them to change their views? And why is the sergeant waiting on...
Raith Supporters Trust Board member Steven Lawther has written a book about our famous League Cup victory in 1994. “Unthinkable” tells the story of how the club went from playing in front of a few hundred people at the bottom of the old Second Division to the Premier Division and...
I found this article on a football blog called Twohundredpercent, and I had to read one sentence twice before I believed it: the top four in the English Premiership, who dominated the latter stages of the “world’s greatest sporting spectacle”, the Champion’s League, have combined debts of almost £2 billion....
The twohundredpercent blog reported on happenings at Ebbsfleet United five weeks after the takeover by MyFC, in particular how the principle of 29,000 members picking the team is working out in practice. Twohundredpercent: Ghosts In The Machine
Isn’t it lovely when nice things happen? L&G is offering cashback for you and £110 to The Raith Trust when you invest in a new ISA or top-up your ISA before the end of the tax year. Cashback will be available for all index-tracking ISAs: SPREAD THE RISK – L&G...
I was browsing a website called euFootball.biz this morning and found a couple of articles about Hearts. The first one is from February of last year and announces that the club would be asking shareholders to approve an increase in the board’s borrowing power, doubling the amount from £20 million...
A public meeting is being held this Thursday, 7th February, at 7pm in the Town House, Kirkcaldy to discuss the possible reformation of Kirkcaldy’s other football cllub. As the following post on Fantalk says, if you have an interest in keeping junior football alive in the town, try and get...
The latest in the ongoing saga about Liverpool’s ownership. To me the target seems like a difficult one to reach – the article talks about 100,000 fans raising £500m, which would be an average investment of £5,000 each – but I think the “Barcelona model” would be an interesting one...
In the run-up to Christmas, we held the first of a series of informal meetings for our members to explore specific topics in detail with us. On this occasion the format was extremely informal – an open invitation to join us for a drink and a chat in the Novar...
