News Round-Up from SD – 08/04/11
News from the football world, as selected by Supporters Direct.
Scotland
Rangers’ debt increases to £29m as profits fall
BBC News
Queen of the South face £100k tax demand
Dumfries and Galloway Standard
Land reform fund mooted for Scottish football community ownership
Ekklesia
England/Wales
Fans launch Northern League Day (Sat 9th April)
Football Supporters’ Federation
Watford Supporters Trust plan not to sell shares to ‘help keep public accountability and transparency’
Watford Observer
Home win: FC United to build 5,000 capacity stadium in Moston
Manchester Evening News
Walsall fans do not see the money we have spent, says chairman Jeff Bonser
The Guardian
Darlington Arena put on sale by football club receivers
BBC News
Supporters Direct
DCMS Select Committee Tuesday April 5th: Dave Richards, Richard Scudamore
Parliament TV Archive
SD Fans’ Weekend (including Annual Conference & SD Cup)
Supporters Direct
SD to participate in AFC Telford Peer Review
Supporters Direct
Comments & Blogs
Football In Parliament: I Fought The Law
Two Hundred Percent
Why do Leeds United not reveal their owners?
The Guardian
Crisis and confusion at Coventry City
John Beech – Football Management
Europe/World
Chelsea and Manchester City in European ban risk
BBC News
Fiorentina: the most profitable club in Serie A
The Swiss Ramble
Auf Wiedersehen, Premier League: Why The Future May Be German
Two Hundred Percent
Electoral success for the AAS
Supporters Direct
Rugby League
Castleford Tigers’ plans for a new stadium are approved
BBC News
Return Visit for Undy Rugby Academy
South Wales Argus