Head of SD Scotland

Supporters Direct Scotland

Based in Glasgow

Supporters Direct (SD) will team up with The Football Supporters’ Federation (FSF) this summer to bring all football supporters together at one big event - The FSF and SD Fans’ Weekend (on twitter: #fansweekend). As part of the Fans’ Weekend both organisations’ AGMs (the FSF’s Fans’ Parliament and the SD AGM) will take place on Saturday 7th July at the Grand Connaught Rooms in central London.

The Fans’ Weekend is kindly supported by The Co-operative Group.

Supporters Direct (SD) has teamed up with The Football Supporters’ Federation (FSF) this summer to bring all football supporters together at one big event - The FSF and SD Fans’ Weekend (on twitter: #fansweekend). As part of the Fans’ Weekend both organisations’ AGMs (the FSF’s Fans’ Parliament and the SD AGM) will take place on Saturday 7th July at the Grand Connaught Rooms in central London.

And now we have confirmation of the final workshop at the Weekend, and we're pleased to welcome Ian King from the blog 200%.

1 May 2012

Supporters Direct Scotland (SDS) presented their Fans' Plan to the Chief Executives of the Scottish Football Association (SFA), Scottish Premier League (SPL), and Scottish Football League (SFL) atHampdenParkon 26 April 2012. 

1 May 2012

Supporters Direct Scotland (SDS) presented their Fans' Plan to the Chief Executives of the Scottish Football Association (SFA), Scottish Premier League (SPL), and Scottish Football League (SFL) atHampdenParkon 26 April 2012. 

Supporters Direct (SD) today confirmed that Alasdair Galloway and Colin Pike have resigned from their positions as elected members of the SD Scottish Council, stating disagreements with SD over the last six to nine months.

Supporters Direct (SD) today confirmed that Alan Harris has resigned from his position as an elected member of the SD Board and from the SD Scottish Council, of which he was Chair.

Supporters Direct welcomes today’s agreement by the Football League and its clubs for the introduction of a Financial Fair Play framework and continuation of the Salary Cost Management Protocol, which will operate in the Championship, League One and League Two from the beginning of the 2012/13 season. 

The framework aims to: “reduce the levels of losses being incurred at some clubs and, over time, establish a league of financially self-sustaining professional football clubs.” In the Championship, clubs have used UEFA’s Financial Fair Play Regulations as the basis for a break-even approach, whilst Leagues One and Two will adhere to the Salary Cost Management Protocol.

Tom Hall, Head of Policy and Development at Supporters Direct, said: "Since 1992, there have been 92 insolvencies in the top five divisions of English football. This framework represents a necessary step in combating the financial difficulties that have become all too common throughout the pyramid." 

In a time of continuing economic uncertainty, it is essential that football adopts more responsible business practices, and embraces good governance, in order to preserve clubs as valuable community assets. Supporters Direct therefore commends the Football League and its member clubs for agreeing this framework, and looks forward to the continued development of a more sustainable game; in the UK and Europe. 

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Press Association Images, the leading sports content supplier, has agreed a partnership programme with Supporters Direct (SD), the organisation tasked with promoting supporter engagement and fan ownership.

The partnership will see Press Association imagery support SD’s new website and newsletter communications. Targeted at promoting the work of their members which include The Swans Trust, FC United, AFC Wimbledon and Exeter City, the site will be launched before their Fans Weekend in July. 

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Supporters Direct (SD), the UK and Europe wide body based in London that has supported 30 supporters’ trusts in Scotland to own shares in their football clubs, commented today on the vote taken by their Scottish members on the 1st April to retain their membership of Supporters Direct.