So the “Y-word” debate has reared its head again with the FA releasing a statement saying that the word Yid “would be considered offensive by the reasonable observer” and that the term is “inappropriate in a football setting.” Cue the usual suspects lining up to stick the boot into the Tottenham fan base. The vile anti-Semitism […]
On Wednesday, June 19th 2013 I joined a few hundred fans from clubs across England and marched from Regent’s Park to the Premier League’s headquarters in Gloucester Place. The march and subsequent protest outside the league’s HQ was organised by Liverpool supporters’ union Spirit of Shankly to demonstrate fans’ anger at the ever increasing price […]
There has been much controversy recently about the club’s newfound partnership with online ticket marketplace StubHub. The site, which allows fans to sell tickets for whatever price they like, has widely been labelled ‘legalised ticket touting’. There are the ethical issues of encouraging fans to exploit each other, and to take advantage of a fellow […]
For those of you who’ve somehow managed to miss it, there’s been a bit of a furore over away match ticket prices of late, sparked by Man City fans not taking their full allocation at Arsenal after baulking at the £62 asking price. The issue has received a lot of attention and a problem that […]