The way to improve football in the UK, now the World Cup is over, is to follow the approach of leading Spanish clubs and hand them over to their fans, according to a new report being launched today (15 July) by Co-operatives UK and Supporters Direct.
The way to improve football in the UK, now the World Cup is over, is to follow the approach of leading Spanish clubs and hand them over to their fans. This report - written by Dave Boyle and launched by Co-operatives UK and Supporters Direct - details how.
Located in Manchester,FC United is a co-operative created by Manchester United fans in order to provide affordable football for all.
Submitted by Sundeep Grewal on 26 October, 2010 - 15:01
Dave Boyle from Supporters Direct has sent through news of another potential co-operatively-owned football club. Furthermore, responding to a question posed by the local MP during Prime Minister's Questions, David Cameron backed the fans of Ilkeston Town who plan to relaunch the club after it was wound up.
Uniting supporters and their clubs.
This pamphlet looks at what might be done to increase the involvement of football supporters in their clubs. While there are a range of different initiatives that could be taken to improve on the current state of affairs, the most dramatic would perhaps be to 'mutualise' clubs, so that the customers - the supporters - become the owners.
written by Johnathan Michie, and produced by the Co-operative Party.
