FFP was supposed to put a squeeze on transfer spending a year ago. Then Chelsea spent £71m on Fernando Torres and David Luiz the same day they revealed financial figures which booked a matching loss. Next it was felt FFP would have an impact in the summer, until Manchester City spent another £60m net on the likes of Sergio Aguero and Samir Nasri.

2011 was a very busy year for the Safe Standing Roadshow, as we toured the country promoting the concept of rail seats as the most appropriate form of safe standing spectator accommodation for current all-seater stadia.

Thanks for your interest in safe standing and rail seats over recent months. Following our visit in May to Celtic and the SPL's subsequent decision to invite requests from members clubs to run trials of safe standing areas using rail seats, 2012 also looks sure to be a busy year. Visits to further clubs in the SPL, the Premier League and the Championship, plus supporters groups and other interested parties, are already lined up for January and February.

The total attendance at matches across the season was in excess of 37 million, with only 0.01% of fans being arrested (the equivalent to one in every 12,249 spectators). The figures for those fans with football banning orders dropped slightly over the same period.