Fan Mail - The FSF Newsletter (June 2008)
The Great People Football SurveyThe FSF has teamed up with People Sport to bring you The Great People Football Survey - and we'd really appreciate your views.
The People is conducting an extensive investigation to find out exactly what you think of our "beautiful" game.
This is one of the most wide-ranging surveys ever undertaken, because they want to know exactly what you, the real fans, think of our national game.
Should the England manager be English? Should we introduce video replays for referees? Do footballers earn too much money? Who is the cutest WAG?
Tell them what you love about the game, and what makes your blood boil.
There are 28 questions for you to answer, and one lucky participant will be chosen at random to win two tickets to the Premier League match of their choice next season. Or you may remain anonymous if you wish.
Please take part by clicking the link below. Many thanks!
The Italian JobAs the FSF’s profile steadily rises, Chairman Malcolm Clarke remains “Mr In-Demand” as far as the nation’s football media are concerned.
His words of wisdom on the scandalous prices which some supporters are now expected to fork out in order to watch their favourite teams were widely quoted in the English, Welsh and Scottish press last week.
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Fans plan match tribute to Sir Bobby RobsonNewcastle United and Ipswich Town fans are hoping to persuade both clubs to play an annual fixture against each other, in aid of The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation.
“We envisage an annual pre season friendly, alternating between St James’s Park and Portman Road, with all monies from the fixtures being donated to The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation – and we currently have more than”, said Mike Jones, of Newcastle fanzine Talk of the Tyne.
“We have been liasing with Liz Edwards of the Ipswich Town Supporters’ Club, and have also come up with various other ideas, like trying to arrange a Legends match with some places in the teams for fans being auctioned off beforehand, to the highest bidders.
“We currently have more than 1600 signatures on the petition we have started, and fans can support us by signing up at gopetition.co.uk and there’s a website at sbrf-appeal.co.uk which has links to various sites who are backing us.”
Fans' Parliament 2008With the 2008 FSF Fans' Parliament now just over a month away, it's time to register your interest in attending.
With a full programme of events and activities scheduled to take place from Friday night through until the European Fans' Congress on Sunday, Saturday 5th July will see fans from across England and Wales gather at the Emirates Stadium, London, to discuss all things football.
Registration for the Fans' Parliament is completely free to members and non-members but it is only members who are entitled to preferential hotel accommodation rates and who are able to vote.
Info on how to register for the International Fans' Congress can be found on the FSF's swanky website... did we mention that it was new?
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News from around the divisionsAt its last ever AGM, the FSF’s Northern & North Wales Division was divided into three new divisions - East Pennines, North West/North Wales and Northeast. New committees were also formally elected for two of the new divisions. A committee for the new Football Supporters Northeast division has also been elected...
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Play with your heroes - for charity!CLIC Sargent is the UK’s leading children’s cancer charity and we are organising a 5-a-side football tournament giving players the chance to play against their heroes; Rob Lee, David Beasant, Nigel Winterburn, Ray Parlour and Peter Reid.
The legends Charity Cup has 7 regional heats across England which kick off on Sunday 6th of July. It would be great if you could help us promote it to your members by including details in any email bulletins that you do or including a link on your website. If you would like further information please visit
www.clicsargent.org.uk/football.
Any help would be massively appreciated and will help raise much needed funds to help children with cancer.
Cracked it?FSF NC member Phill Gatenby is set to appear on the BBC’s hit tea-time TV quiz show Eggheads – and, no, we’re not yolking…
As head honcho of the FSF’s Safe Standing campaign, NC member Phill Gatenby has got so used to the demands made on his time by the media that he’s borderline blasé about appearing on the telly. But that could all be about to change...
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The Football SupporterThe deadline for contributions to the next issue of our members’ magazine The Football Supporter is fast approaching. So if you have anything you’d like considered for inclusion in the FSF’s flagship magazine, please let us have your copy by 5.30pm on Monday, June 16.
Also, if you lead a much more interesting life than us and know any famous people whose careers might benefit from the kind of multi-media exposure which only tfs’ celebrated Dear Famous Celebrity feature can provide, please drop us a line at tfs@fsf.org.uk
And, should you be in a position to send us any free stuff, please do so as soon as possible. Currently top of our wanted list are some of those nice, healthy vitamin drinks to stock the office fridge with. Plus a pocket calculator so tfs editor Peter Daykin can work out his WeightWatchers points properly.
European Football Fans’ Congress launched at the Emirates Stadium Football supporters from across Europe will come together following Euro 08 for the first ever European Football Fans’ Congress at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium in London on July 6th 2008.
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Issue 010 out now
Featuring Britain’s favourite Agony Aunt, Denise Robertson, and Burnley’s visionary Chairman Barry Kilby, the all new tfs is out now.
More info hereNext Issue:
The contributions deadline for tfs 011
June 16th 2008
so feel free to send us your letters and emails
North & North Wales Division
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From newsletter sent by FSF June 2008
