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In 2017, at a time when Dundee United’s supporters were getting increasingly concerned about their club’s financial wellbeing, a group of fans met in Frew’s Bar (ironically, run by a Dundee fan!) to discuss setting up a supporters’ group, possibly with a view to stepping into the breach, should it be necessary. They got in touch with other club’s major supporters’ groups, principally the Foundation of Hearts and the Well Society and also Supporters Direct Scotland, all of who

Jahnnie’s Non-Profit Organisation that Doles Out Peace Prizes and Cash? This is possibly the shortest Sting ever in a week where we’ll all be looking forward to the future as 2026 crashes our way. We live increasingly in a worrying world of deep uncertainty as China want to subsume Taiwan as part of their bigger plan, as USA see Greenland as their initial conquest and also know that Venezuela has the largest oil stocks in the world, and Mr Putin wants to start the real rebuil

This week after a truly immediate and worldwide reaction, except maybe from King Donald’s US shores where paying daft money for tickets to sport seems to have become a ‘badge of honour’, Fifa have acted. The overwhelming global negative pushback to both Fifa’s ‘World Cup Pricing Policy’ and their specific plans have triggered a few reactions from some of ‘Jahnnie’s’ overpaid, Swiss-based minions. Some planned, some as an attempt to confuse the ongoing anger and severe bad pub

We’re at the half way point in the season. There’s lots to look back on and much to look forward to, but I’m sure everyone’s favourite moment of the year was Scotland qualifying for the World Cup. It's one of those moments when you look back and say "I remember where I was that night" For me, that night was such a once in a lifetime event, everyone was celebrating with each other, a feelgood moment, something we (sadly) don't get too often. So, let's go to the World Cup and m

The Scottish Football Union shares the growing alarm across Europe regarding recent decisions taken by FIFA ahead of the 2026 World Cup. Supporters, fan groups and national associations have raised serious and legitimate concerns about affordability, transparency and the standards expected of those entrusted with leading the global game. This statement sets out our official position: for a more detailed argument about the issues, please see this article .   Ticket Pricing and

La Nación, Argentina:  Text on the right says “Many complaints about the prices of tickets”    The cost of tickets for the World Cup is, and let’s not beat about the bush, ludicrous.  They are far, far too expensive for the ordinary fan .  The media and others have been going apoplectic, seeking someone to blame but not, in our view, addressing the real challenge, namely can we actually do anything about this, or will fans, albeit through gritted teeth, suck it up and find th

The last week has seen ’Jahnnie’s’ vision for his very own Fifa, now and into the future, defined. And it all played out in full sight. Yes there was a bit of media noise and faux surprise after the reality of the World Cup cash grabs were announced. Hey ho. But in the cold light of reality there have actually been very few surprises. Infantino has engineered and delivered dollars everywhere he can because he knows its dollars that secure his power base. The European Fans Gr

The Scottish Football Union and Walking Football Scotland , with the support of Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland , have today launched a major survey into the costs of Walking Football across Scotland and the benefits, social, mental and physical, that the game provides. As well as interacting with all the Walking Football Clubs across the country, we'll also be investigating the prices charged by the private and public sectors. There are undoubted, quantifiable, benefits f

I’m really pleased to welcome Angelina Nayar to the SFU women’s team.  Angelina, is currently studying the MA Multimedia Journalism Master’s course at Glasgow Caledonian University, with a particular interest in football and sports journalism. She is the sole NCTJ, Sky Sports News, and PA Media student football journalist bursary award winner for 2025/26 as they recognise her keen interest and dedication to reporting on the sport and, in particular, her accomplished writing s

Giving up a career in cyber-security for journalism may not seem like a sensible career move. Cyber-security is, for obvious reasons, a growth area, whereas journalism is, as it always has been, a much more risky profession. Yet for John Shiels, it's a natural, indeed obvious choice. After leaving school in 2007, John trained as a techie, before realising that what he really wanted to do, and what he is good at doing, is writing. Consequently, he studied for the National

Thanks Ron H for the headline I read somewhere on line this morning, I don’t know who you are but you hit the nail on the head. here's the full quote: “This isn't a World Cup for the fans, it's for the FIFA ‘leadership’ to show how important they think they actually are”. We’ve already seen that our cherished World Cup was recently hijacked into Russia because of Gazprom Dollars and then Qatar for their dollars and then by USA by their dollars. Dollars which score points and

Calum Murray started refereeing in 1991. A friend of the SFU, who was a Category 3 official (Premier Linesman level) at that time, ran the line for him early in his career and told us that it was obvious that Calum was going to go to the top. After playing Amateur Football well into his 20's, he took the referee entrance course at Boroughmuir HS in Edinburgh. Calum was greatly encouraged by two former teachers, Bill Barclay and Pete Clark from the Royal High School in Edinb

Do we live in an age where we sack managers too quickly?   There is no magic formula for instant success for our teams. I realise that perhaps managers sometimes aren’t the right fit for the club or they don’t get on with the team or backroom staff, but the current cancel culture isn’t right in my view. Unfortunately, that’s the way the game is going.   The shortest managerial tenure in Scottish football history was Peter Cormack, who lasted just 10 days at Cowdenbeath in 200

Ethan Barlow (left) is a sports journalist, currently studying at the University of the West of Scotland, where he's in his final year. He has been involved in Scottsh football for his entire life, both playing for his local team in the past and also analysing domestic and international games. He tells me he enjoys writing and podcasting about football and says it's a real pleasure to be part of the SFU team! Kyle Sharkie is another student from UWS. Kyle got in touch with

Well done Celtic for a good away win at troubled Feyenoord but no pass marks for Rangers or Aberdeen. Maybe our worst European season ever and the bad news is our coefficient is tumbling the wrong way and damage to our game as a whole is inevitable. One harsh reality is our league may forever struggle to get any team into the Champions League and that will affect our top league. Our ‘mercenaries’ are not working for our game. This week Celtic fielded 4 Scots in their starting

This is a press release from the football authorities. We think this is a good initiative. We do get the impression that there is an increasing realisation of the dangers of pyros. Moreover, it does seem that there is a willingness on the part of the authorities to take more stringent action, as we've seen with clubs having tickets withheld and fines as a result of their fans using flares. A pioneering education project raising awareness amongst football fans of the danger

Gordon Small has been a St Johnstone fan for more decades than he cares to remember. He first went to see the Perth Saints in 1955 and, apart from when he was living and working away from Perth, has always had a season ticket. A few months ago, just after the season started, he had a stroke and was rushed to hospital. Fortunately, he was discharged after five days, but he is still not quite back to 100% and doesn't get out of the house much. So what did St Johnstone do? We

First let me say “Three Cheers for Council Telly “. It’s fair to say that righteous mayhem with big smiles and hoarse voices has broken out across the land since Tuesday night’s match was beamed live to the nation by the ‘Beeb’. 2.9 Million viewers was the figure I saw quoted and many like me watched some of the match through their fingers especially immediately after their dodgy penalty award. It is a Fact There is nothing like football to unite our nation. Both the green an