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A thought provoking article about the Football Creditors Rule has been posted on TwoHundredPercent. Should football be rid of this Rule? Can supporters force the FA and Clubs to change, or will we have to rely on the Government or courts to resolve this? Join our facebook page and have your say, or discuss onRead more

To have experience as a Director of a legal company and to mix it with football sounds ideal?! We are searching for Volunteers (Unpaid): A number of Trust Directors and non-elected support roles are required to be filled. If you have spare time and/or need to add a new dimension to your CV to makeRead more

The below minutes are of meeting held with Paul Faulkner, AVFC CEO. The minutes have been approved to be released to members and on this website by Paul Faulkner, and are subject to an EMBARGO that they are not to be circulated or to appear on any other Villa websites. We apologise for the delayRead more

The Aston Villa Supporters Trust would like to place on record their appreciation of Martin O’Neill’s tenure at Aston Villa Football Club over the past four years. Martin has managed to achieve a level of consistency not seen in recent years in that we, as a Club, have now qualified for European competition for threeRead more

Villa fans have been critical of the new home kit (e.g. checks) and the extraordinary delay in getting the replica kits out for sale missing vital commercial revenue at the start of the season. However, this is yet another kit change when the Villa originally had in its fans’ charter a 2 yr cycle; however,Read more

Supporter Liaison Officers at clubs already exist in a limited number of European countries and primarily help improve the dialogue between the fans and the clubs they support. Most importantly, SLOs must be credible with fans, and therefore should have experience with and contacts to the networks in the fanbase at the club. The introductionRead more

Dave Boyle, CEO of Supporters Direct, will be on the Politics Show in London talking about the Government’s commitment to support co-operative ownership structures. The programme starts at 12:00, and Dave Boyle will be on after 12:30. The show will available on iPlayer afterwards. Dave Boyle will also be on Panorama on Tuesday 8th JuneRead more

Congratulations to Emile Heskey, James Milner and Stephen Warnock for making the final World Cup squad. As Villa supporters, we wish you all the best on the pitch – now bring that World Cup, lads!Read more

A national conference is to be held (12-13 June 2010) to allow football fans from across the country to offer their views on the Government’s commitment to giving supporters a greater say in the running of their clubs. The conference is being organised on the back of a growing political consensus about the potential forRead more

Following the recent Red Knights moves at Man Utd, Liverpool fans wanting to buy the Club, as well as the Portsmouth administration issues, football fan ownership has been in the spotlight. This has been further added to by the announcement by Labour to transfer 25% ownership to supporters via Supporters’ Trusts. This has been welcomedRead more