Fan Ownership

The Independent’s Sam Wallace has a story today about a threat against Spanish member-owned clubs from the EU, which might be taking action to force them to convert into privately-owned companies.

The appointment of Greg Dyke as new FA Chairman had me pleasantly surprised, not least given his on the record views about FA Councillors and the organisation as a whole.

The Sam Wallace’s piece I link to highlights Dyke’s ambivalent role; yes, he was Chairman of a…

I’ve written a piece for Stand: Against Modern Football for their latest edition, themed around ownership. They asked me to write abut 10 things I’d learnt about fans and football in my time at Supporters Direct…

Swansea City’s presence in the League Cup Final has occasioned lots of pieces on their rebirth as a force in football, and the role of the Trust in that.

It brings back some fond and strong memories. Swansea City was, with Chesterfield, my first proper case when working at…

Back in the day when I was at Supporters Direct, I set up a google RSS feed to feature any mention of ‘supporters trust’, and it brought me this article on Monday, about events down at Exeter.

I’ve done a piece for The Guardian on football clubs and co-operation, making the case for why it’s the best form for them to take, what progress has been made in the last decade, and what challenges they still face to become a…

Commissioned by Co-operatives UK for publication during Co-operatives Fortnight in 2010 alongside the first publication in the UK of the English translation of the club’s statutes. You can download a PDF of the pamphlet here, and a PDF of the…