At last and at least, top of a "League" for City!

First European Fans Congress date announced –July 6 2008, Emirates Stadium, London

What comes to mind when you think of “modern football”?

The millionaires, TV companies and sponsors that rule the game? The gulf between star players and their supporters? Extortionate ticket prices? Repressive policing and stadium bans? Racism and all the other forms of discrimination? The squeezing out of various forms of supporter’s culture from football stadia?
But there must also be another side to the coin. Why else would we still call ourselves football supporters?

The All Party Parliamentary Football Group is to launch a new Inquiry into the governance of English Football.

Four years ago, the All Party Parliamentary Football Group published a comprehensive report into football and its finances which received widespread coverage. The Report, the conclusion of a detailed nine month investigation by the APFG, recommended a radical re-distribution of football's largesse coupled with tougher corporate governance standards throughout the game.

Norwich City Supporters Trust congratulates the Football Club and the Commercial Department in particular for finding a world-wide known shirt sponsor in Aviva.

Roger Durrant, Trust Chairman, stood down from his post at the recent AGM but will continue to serve as a Board member for the time being.

Supporters Trusts from Premier League clubs have already commented on the plans to take matches overseas.

Quote of the week «le football est un jeu avant d'être un produit, un sport avant d'être un marché, un spectacle avant d'être un business»

Fans campaign against globetrotting matches.

The Trust is supportive of any well thought out scheme that provides funds for the Club but there is an alternative to the simple donation.

The Annual Report for the period July 2006 to July 2007 is published.

If the money ever goes the new owners will leave while the fans will stay.