{"id":1467,"date":"2012-08-03T12:13:38","date_gmt":"2012-08-03T11:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raithtrust.org.uk\/?p=1467"},"modified":"2012-08-03T12:13:38","modified_gmt":"2012-08-03T11:13:38","slug":"news-round-up-from-sd-020812","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raithtrust.org.uk\/?p=1467","title":{"rendered":"News Round-Up from SD \u2013 02\/08\/12"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1131\" title=\"breaking\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raithtrust.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/breaking.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raithtrust.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/breaking.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.raithtrust.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/breaking-96x72.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.raithtrust.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/breaking-38x29.jpg 38w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/>News from the football world, as selected by Supporters Direct.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Scotland<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intouchwithmembers.co.uk\/lib\/elinks\/?C=353108&amp;E=11437&amp;A=32&amp;URL=http:\/\/goo.gl\/LsK4K\">SD Scottish Conference 2012: August 19th<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Supporters Direct<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intouchwithmembers.co.uk\/lib\/elinks\/?C=353108&amp;E=11437&amp;A=32&amp;URL=http:\/\/goo.gl\/5zuFk\">SD Vacancy: Project Officer, Supporters Direct Scotland<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Supporters Direct<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intouchwithmembers.co.uk\/lib\/elinks\/?C=353108&amp;E=11437&amp;A=32&amp;URL=http:\/\/goo.gl\/91YhU\">Clyde FC Statement: SFL Meeting<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Supporters Direct<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intouchwithmembers.co.uk\/lib\/elinks\/?C=353108&amp;E=11437&amp;A=32&amp;URL=http:\/\/goo.gl\/LHdWT\">SFA Chief &#8216;clarifies&#8217; Rangers fears<\/a><br \/>\n<em>BBC Sport<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intouchwithmembers.co.uk\/lib\/elinks\/?C=353108&amp;E=11437&amp;A=32&amp;URL=http:\/\/goo.gl\/RLKF1\">Rangers owners change name<\/a><br \/>\n<em>PA Sport<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>England\/Wales<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intouchwithmembers.co.uk\/lib\/elinks\/?C=353108&amp;E=11437&amp;A=32&amp;URL=http:\/\/goo.gl\/yEZc8\">DCMS Select Committee Football Governance follow-up inquiry: Supporters Direct, the FSF &amp; more<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Parliament TV<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intouchwithmembers.co.uk\/lib\/elinks\/?C=353108&amp;E=11437&amp;A=32&amp;URL=http:\/\/goo.gl\/GgfcJ\">DCMS Select Commitee Football Governance follow-up inquiry: Richard Scudamore<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Parliament TV<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intouchwithmembers.co.uk\/lib\/elinks\/?C=353108&amp;E=11437&amp;A=32&amp;URL=http:\/\/goo.gl\/n4uRW\">Pompey Supporters&#8217; Trust makes Balram Chainrai offer<\/a><br \/>\n<em>BBC Sport<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intouchwithmembers.co.uk\/lib\/elinks\/?C=353108&amp;E=11437&amp;A=32&amp;URL=http:\/\/goo.gl\/rGjZm\">FC United signs agreements enshrining community use of proposed new ground and sports facility<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Supporters Direct<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intouchwithmembers.co.uk\/lib\/elinks\/?C=353108&amp;E=11437&amp;A=32&amp;URL=http:\/\/goo.gl\/gixlJ\">Walking the 92<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Supporters Direct<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intouchwithmembers.co.uk\/lib\/elinks\/?C=353108&amp;E=11437&amp;A=32&amp;URL=http:\/\/goo.gl\/bRny0\">Manchester United employees stand to gain \u00a3204m in Glazers share plan<\/a><br \/>\n<em>The Guardian<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intouchwithmembers.co.uk\/lib\/elinks\/?C=353108&amp;E=11437&amp;A=32&amp;URL=http:\/\/goo.gl\/GgfcJ\">Glazers&#8217; 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A theory&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Andersred<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intouchwithmembers.co.uk\/lib\/elinks\/?C=353108&amp;E=11437&amp;A=32&amp;URL=http:\/\/goo.gl\/0yJpK\">The Benefactor model isn&#8217;t dead yet, it just smells funny<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Soccerissue<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intouchwithmembers.co.uk\/lib\/elinks\/?C=353108&amp;E=11437&amp;A=32&amp;URL=http:\/\/goo.gl\/syeB3\">Grounds for divorce<\/a><br \/>\n<em>A United view on Football<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intouchwithmembers.co.uk\/lib\/elinks\/?C=353108&amp;E=11437&amp;A=32&amp;URL=http:\/\/goo.gl\/DnFYJ\">It really isn&#8217;t what football fans want to hear?<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Twohundredpercent<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Europe\/World<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intouchwithmembers.co.uk\/lib\/elinks\/?C=353108&amp;E=11437&amp;A=32&amp;URL=http:\/\/goo.gl\/3XF8p\">Work Shadowing Opportunities for new SLOs<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Supporters Direct<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intouchwithmembers.co.uk\/lib\/elinks\/?C=353108&amp;E=11437&amp;A=32&amp;URL=http:\/\/goo.gl\/cKFcR\">Fans secure ownership of Panathinaikos<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Soccerex<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intouchwithmembers.co.uk\/lib\/elinks\/?C=353108&amp;E=11437&amp;A=32&amp;URL=http:\/\/goo.gl\/zYaQj\">FARE action weeks 2012<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Football Against Racism in Europe<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intouchwithmembers.co.uk\/lib\/elinks\/?C=353108&amp;E=11437&amp;A=32&amp;URL=http:\/\/goo.gl\/xPeZi\">Supporter Liaison Officer<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Spirit of Shankly<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intouchwithmembers.co.uk\/lib\/elinks\/?C=353108&amp;E=11437&amp;A=32&amp;URL=http:\/\/goo.gl\/bMBov\">Sevilla President claims growing support for TV rights revolution<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Soccerex<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intouchwithmembers.co.uk\/lib\/elinks\/?C=353108&amp;E=11437&amp;A=32&amp;URL=http:\/\/goo.gl\/C7oFk\">M\u00e1laga lurching from boom to bust<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Yahoo! 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