Supporters Direct

On this week's show, Ben speaks with the Media Manager at the Football Supporters Federation Garreth Cummins, on the news that the Premier League from next season will be capping away tickets at £30.

And on the eve of playing their first match at their new temporary home in Sale, Ben speaks with Swinton Lions Supporters Trust Chairman Paul Davidson, on his club's plans to move back to Swinton in the near future.

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On this week's show, Ben speaks with the Supporters Trust at both Worcester City and Bolton Wanderers, as we hear from Rich Widdowson from Worcester and Jonny Eckersley from Bolton. And we hear from Director at Mancunians Rugby League Stef Hopewell on their community program.

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On this week's show, Ben speaks with Supporters Direct's Jacqui Forster on how supporter groups can register their sports grounds under Assets of Community Value. And we hear from Stuart Dykes on SD's Supporter Liaison Officer Project.

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A Rugby League Special:

On this week's special show, we preview the big season kick off for the supporter owned clubs of Kingstone Press League One.

On this week's show, we have interviews with Hemel Stags Media Director Ian Henshaw, Rochdale Hornets Chief Executive Ryan Bradley, and the General Manager at Hunslet Hawks Peter Todd.

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On this week's show, Ben speaks with Supporters Direct Interim Chief Executive Hilary Clifford, on SD's governance review. And we hear from James Mathie on the new report produced by the Government’s expert working group on supporter ownership and engagement.

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On this week's show, Ben speaks with Supporters Direct Europe Development Manager Ben Shave, to hear about the 'Clubs and Supporters for better Governance in Football’ project.

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On the first show of 2016, Ben speaks with Supporters Direct's Nicola Hudson on the efforts to establish a supporters trust at Bolton Wanderers, and we hear from Johnny Ertl from the Portsmouth Supporters Trust, on his club's season thus far.

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On this week's show, Ben speaks with Matthew Breach, Dons Trust Board Chairman, following AFC Wimbledon's proposed new ground receiving planning consent.

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On this week's show, Ben speaks with Paul Manning, the Chairman at City of Liverpool FC, following their ground share announcement for the 2016/17 season.

And after winning a community business award last week, we hear from Wrexham AFC Supporters Trust Chairman Peter Jones.

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On this week's show, Ben speaks with Ceri Jones, the Chairman of welsh football club Ton Pentre AFC, on his club's plans to move to a community ownership model.

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