http://www.supporters-direct.org/ The Supporters' Trusts Initiative en-gb (c) 2008 Supporters Direct. All rights reserved. 21/08/2008 01:14:05 120 http://www.supporters-direct.org/news/item.asp?n=2872 <p>Local councils should be given better incentives to transfer assets to<br> community groups, according to one of the third sector's largest<br> property owners...</p><br> <p>&nbsp;</p> 20/08/2008 13:15:00 http://www.supporters-direct.org/news/item.asp?n=2867 <p>An open letter from the Board of the Merthyr Tydfil Supporters Trust to all supporters of Merthyr Tydfil Football Club follows.</p> 20/08/2008 10:37:00 http://www.supporters-direct.org/news/item.asp?n=2856 <p>Following legal advice The Martyrs Trust have made an offer to take control of Merthyr Tydfil FC, but their offer has been rejected out of hand by owner Wyn Holloway. Meanwhile, Trust Chair David Webb, has been once again banned from the<br> ground by the club. Confusion appeared to reign following a meeting<br> called by the club on Monday night. The entire board had reportedly<br> been banned, only for the club to appear to backtrack and apply the ban<br> only to Webb - who was banned last season, once again for no publicly<br> disclosed reason.</p><br> <p></p> 19/08/2008 16:43:00 http://www.supporters-direct.org/news/item.asp?n=2865 <p>Kick It Out and the Football Foundation are joining forces this summer to award a series of grants to groups who wish use sport to tackle discrimination and exclusion.</p> 19/08/2008 14:23:00 http://www.supporters-direct.org/news/item.asp?n=2840 <p>You can find the podcast from Monday's show <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/podcasts/nonleague/" target="_blank">here</a>, and read more about the show <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/nonleague/" target="_blank">here<br /></a></p><br> <p>And don't forget, on the first show of every month SD will discussing the latest issues in the game. And Dave Boyle writes a monthly column for <a href="http://www.nonleaguetoday.com/" target="_blank">Non League Today</a> on the first Sunday of every month too!</p> 19/08/2008 12:06:00 http://www.supporters-direct.org/news/item.asp?n=2849 <p>Here's some of what we've been reading this weekend...</p> 18/08/2008 10:00:00 http://www.supporters-direct.org/news/item.asp?n=2842 <p>These two reports are now out. Read on...</p> 15/08/2008 14:50:00 http://www.supporters-direct.org/news/item.asp?n=2839 <p>Tony Kempster is a name familiar to many supporters of football clubs across the country, who for years has been running the no.1 <a href="http://www.tonykempster.co.uk/" target="_blank">website</a> on the football pyramid in England.</p><br> <p>&nbsp;</p><br> <p></p> 15/08/2008 14:32:00 http://www.supporters-direct.org/news/item.asp?n=2836 <p>Here are some of the stories catching our eyes...</p> 15/08/2008 13:45:00 http://www.supporters-direct.org/news/item.asp?n=2818 <p>The latest edition is out, read on...</p> 12/08/2008 14:47:00