Supporters Direct and the Football Supporters’ Federation will host the joint Annual Supporters Summit in London at Wembley Stadium, on 26th July 2014.
The event brings fans together from across the U.K and Europe from all clubs and supporter organisations to debate the issues at the heart of the game.
Last year’s Supporters Summit, held at St. George’s Park, included debates on Governance, Ownership, Transparency, Ticket Pricing, Discrimination and Safe Standing.
The full programme for the Supporters Summit 2014 is currently being finalised and will again include high profile figures from football, sport, media and politics.
The AGM’s of both organisations will be held the evening of Friday 25th July, Wembley Stadium.
Opening Session: Fixing Football
The opening session has has now been finalised. The full details are below;
Fixing Football
Football is full of campaigns. Whether it’s national ones like No to League Three, Save Grassroots Football, Twenty’s Plenty; or locally with No Hull To Tigers, Cardiff City’s Back to Blue, Coventry’s Back to the Ricoh, fans and activists are trying to find ways not just to stop the drift, but to answer some of the big questions in the game.
This session will bring together speakers on a number of campaigns, and will involve delegates in deciding what the really important issues are for our future campaigns as supporters.
The session will be introduced by Robin Osterley (CEO of Supporters Direct), with a facilitator (TBC) to guide the discussion.
The timings for the sessions have changed slightly so please visit the agenda page for the updated timetable.
New Speakers Announced!
Various speakers have confirmed their attendance in the last few weeks. A list of the confirmed speakers and their sessions are below;
Protecting Club Identity (11:45 to 12:45)
Chair: Jacqui Forster (Supporters Direct)
Panellists: Brian Mertens (Cardiff City Supporters’ Trust), Chris Cooper (City Till We Die Group), Clive Efford MP (Labour MP for Eltham & Plumstead and Shodow Minioster for Sport) and Mark Harris (Witton Albion FC and The Evo-Stik Northern Premier League)
Financial Fair Play — at Home & Abroad (14:45 to 15:45)
Chair: Rory Smith (The Times)
Panellists: Ben Shave (Supporters Direct), Pat Lyons (FORAS and Cork City FC) and Valerio Casagrande (Lega Serie B)
The Blizzard Q&A (16:15 to 17:30)
Chair: Dave Farrar
Panellists: James Horncastle, James Montague and Rory Smith (The Times)
More information about the event and the costs of attending ( £20 members & £25 non members incl lunch & refreshments) can be found at the website