STAR, together with a multitude of other supporters' organisations, has pledged our full support to the FSF's "NO to GAM£ 39" campaign, launched today.
Further details are at : http://www.fsf.org.uk/news/news0095no-to-game-39.html
The text of this is below - at the bottom of the page you'll see what you can right now to support this campaign.
The Premier League have gone too far with their proposals to invent an extra fixture to be played abroad – and the time for football fans to stand up and be counted has arrived.
Under the banner of the NO TO GAM£ 39 campaign The Football Supporters’ Federation’s will co-ordinate strong, swift and decisive action, at both national and local levels, which will leave those seemingly intent on our destroying our national game in no doubt that we’ve had enough.
The fight back starts here – it’s time for us to reclaim the game from those intent on pimping it out to boost their already burgeoning bank balances.
The Premier League’s proposals to play games abroad has outraged supporters at every level, because the last thing the game in England & Wales needs is an even bigger wealth gap between the Premier League elite and the rest.
And, yet again, they’ve displayed a complete disregard for the interests of those without whom there would be no show – the fans themselves.
The FSF are planning local action at every Premiership club, inviting supporters of all teams to unite under the banner NO TO GAM£ 39. They’ve gone too far this time – and the time to do the right thing is right now.
Here are a couple of things that you, as a football fan, can do right now:
Write to, e-mail or phone your club chairman, and send a copy to the Premier League (30 Gloucester Place, London, W1U 8PL) and the Football Association (25 Soho Square London W1D 4FA) telling them what you think of the proposals.
Let the FSF know what you’d be prepared to do to protest against these plans, what ideas you have for a supporters' protest and what you can do to help. Email: notogame39@fsf.org.uk.
