Newcastle United Supporters Trust

While most of the attention on UEFA’s club licensing requirements focused on the “financial fair play rules” which require clubs to eventually break even, other regulations within the document should be of interest to fans too. Platini and co also commit Europe’s top clubs to appointing a Supporter Liaison Officer to ensure dialogue between a club and its fans. As well as communicating fans’ opinions to a club’s board SLOs liaise with stewards, police, and counterparts at opposing clubs.

Read more here on a welcome step in right direction...

Who hasn’t spent the past few months telling their manager how it should be done? Whether it’s moans over the lack of £10m superstars, disbelief that the manager hasn’t got rid of the resident donkey, or arguments over formations, we’re all experts who know better than the professionals. Well now it’s time to put your neck on the line and prove you’re not all mouth – join the free Premier League and Championship Fantasy games and show who’s boss. We’ve got weekly, monthly, and yearly prizes and entry won’t cost you a penny.

Enter the competitions here...

Spitting into a tube is the first step in saving a life – it’s how Anthony Nolan can identify your tissue type and use that to find matches for patients who need life-saving stem cell transplants. Many leukaemia patients need a transplant to save their life. There are millions of tissue types and for every person who finds a match another doesn’t. We urgently need more football fanatics like you to be prepared to donate. Donating stem cells isn’t painful and is much easier than many people think. It can be like donating blood.

Go on, give a spit, save a life, click here...

Back in June amid a blitz of publicity the police’s World Cup operation to stop hooligans travelling to South Africa was launched. But did it all stack up? Now the World Cup has ended The FSF’s Michael Brunskill reports on a cosy relationship between the media and police that means everyone’s a winner. Except the fans.

Read Operation Phantom Hooligan here...

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Ever fancied working for the FSF? The competition’s bound to be fierce but there might just be a role for you. An opening has come up at the FSF for a Casework Manager to advise and assist supporters who have problems with their clubs, the police or other agencies. The successful applicant will also look to build strong relationships with solicitors, academics, and other partner organisations.

For application details and further info email jobs@fsf.org.uk.