NO TO GAM£ 39
Following an unprecedented response from the football fans of
England and Wales to Premier League plans for an extra match
to be played abroad, the Football Supporters’ Federation today
announced the NO TO GAM£ 39 campaign.
In the 24 hours since the Premier League announced its plan for a
money-spinning extra round of fixtures to be played abroad, fans from
all over England and Wales have flocked to the FSF website
www.fsf.org.uk to express their fury at these outrageous proposals by
signing our on-line petition.
FSF Head of Policy, Steven Powell, an Arsenal fan, said: “Yet again,
those running our national game have displayed a complete disregard
for the interests of those without whom there would be no show – the
fans themselves. They’ve simply gone too far, and the time has arrived
for football supporters to stand up and be counted.”
The Football Supporters’ Federation’s NO TO GAM£ 39 campaign will
co-ordinate strong, swift and decisive action at both national and local
levels, designed to leave Premier League Chairmen in no doubt that
the vast majority of fans have finally had enough.
The FSF’s Mark Longden, a Manchester United supporter, added “More
than 4,000 fans have already voted in our online poll – and a massive
94% of them are completely opposed to the Premiers League’s
proposals.
The fight back starts here – it’s time for us to reclaim our game from
those intent on pimping it out just to boost their already burgeoning
bank balances.”
The campaign will include local action at every Premiership club,
inviting supporters of all teams to unite under the banner NO TO
www.fsf.org.uk
GAM£ 39. The FSF is urging all supporters to voice their opposition to
this proposal in the following ways:
Sign the FSF’s on-line petition at: http://www.fsf.org.uk
Email the FSF at notogame39@fsf.org.uk to register your support for
the campaign, letting us know who you support, what ideas you have
for a supporters' protest and what you can do to help.
ENDS
FSF contacts for follow-up:
�� Malcolm Clarke (FSF Chair) – 07939594730
�� Steven Powell (FSF Head of Policy) – 07881950613
�� Mark Longden (FSF Executive Committee) - 07887575933
About the FSF:
�� The FSF represents over 142,000 individual and affiliated
members supporting clubs and national teams at all levels
throughout England and Wales.
�� The FSF is a voluntary organisation which campaigns on behalf
of football fans at all levels of the game. |
