Structured Dialogue
One of the key areas of discussion at the recent Supporters Summit was communication between club and supporters. EFL Rule 111 requires twice-yearly meetings with supporters
Owners’ & Directors’ Test
I came away from the Supporters Summit at St George’s Park, with a renewed belief in the need for better regulation of football clubs.
Thoughts on the Q&A with Zola
Gianfranco Zola and his backroom staff held a question and answer session at St. Andrew’s last Tuesday evening.
On stage, he was joined with First Team Coaches Pierluigi Casiraghi and Gabriele Cioffi, to chat about Blues, his career and football in general.
BCFC Supporters Group Meeting 24th January 2017-Report
As previously notified on the Trust website, a Supporters Group Forum and Police Meeting was held at St Andrew’s on the evening of Tuesday 24th January
Advance Notice of 2016 Annual General Meeting and Election of Board Members
The 2016 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Blues Supporters Society Limited (known as Blues Trust) and election of Board members will take place at 7 pm on Thursday, November 10th, 2016.
Supporters Summit snapshots
The Supporters Summit at Wembley Stadium last weekend provided some insights into what is happening in the world of football. Ian Lenagan, the new Chairman of the English Football League, spoke at the opening plenary.
Blues Trust Q&A with OP
On Saturday 16th April, immediately before the home match with Burnley, Blues Trust members met up with Daniel Ivery of Often Partisan, to hold an interesting Q&A session about what has happened and what is likely to happen on the takeover of Blues parent company Birmingham International Holdings Ltd by Trillion Trophy Asia Ltd.
Player of the Season Award 2015-16
At the beginning of March, David Boston, the Supporter Liaison Officer for Birmingham City Football Club, advised various Supporter Groups that if they wished to do so, they could attend St. Andrew’s on 6th April to present end-of-season awards to players.
Blues4All – Keep Right On
On 4th December 2015, we published details of a new group of Birmingham City fans called ‘Blues4All’. One of their aims is to provide opportunities for young supporters to attend home matches for the first time and experience the atmosphere at St Andrews.
Not just for the bad times
Bolton Wanderers Supporters Trust was launched this month, on January 6th. It was registered with the Financial Conduct Authority on January 15th and it already has over 4,000 members. As someone who was involved in setting up Blues Trust, I have some idea of the incredible amount of work that the working group must have done in that short time. They were backed by the passion, support and encouragement of Bolton Wanderers fans. When a football club is in crisis, fans will unite to save it.
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