Scaffold Brigade (Clapton FC) in an article from a US magazine.

«A piece about the anti-Fascist Clapton Ultras of North-East London side Clapton F.C. (estd. 1877) published on the website of American leftist magazine The Nation.

Excerpt:

“I come to Clapton because of the songs, atmosphere and camaraderie,” Nisha Damji from South London adds. “Being brown and a woman, knowing that Clapton is antifascist makes me feel welcome and included.”

There are also those who love to watch football and have been priced out of corporate arenas. “What struck me about [Clapton] is that its identity is set not by the management but by the fans,” says Nathan Bolton, one of the many new supporters of Clapton FC. “Nowadays, most grounds are identical, over-priced and with no atmosphere. What's happening at Clapton is an attempt by fans to model a club along their own lines.»



http://www.thenation.com/article/179156/can-soccer-save-left#

«Clubes de Futebol geridos democraticamente pelos seus sócios. Outro Futebol é possível.»

«Clubes de fútbol gestionados democráticamente por sus socios: otro fútbol es posible.

Los clubes de fútbol gestionados por sus socios son mayoría en España y parecen vivir un momento próspero, dentro de sus dificultades. Desterrados de la élite profesional por la Ley del Deporte, estos clubes basan su éxito en valores como la democracia, la transparencia y la cercanía a la gente.»

LER O RESTANTE ARTIGO AQUI: http://www.que.es/deportes/futbol/201311130800-clubes-futbol-gestionados-democraticamente-socios.html?anker_3

"Essex United".

Bom artigo:
http://theballisround.co.uk/2011/07/28/essex-united/

"A new fans group – Brigada 1874" Artigo sobre o novo grupo surgido no seio das bancadas do Villa.

«Brigada 1874 were formed when a group of like minded Villa lads got together in pre-season with a shared desire to bring more colour, vibrancy and noise to Villa games with the long term goal of making Villa Park the cauldron that it once was and on occasions can be. (...)»

Visualizar restante artigo aqui: http://astonvilla-views.com/2010/11/02/a-new-fans-group-brigada-1874-avfc/

« The good old bad old days.»

«This was a time football was sometimes blighted by violence, back page headlines were more often than not bad news, it's been well documented how this eventually ran out of control and came to a pretty abrupt halt. Fun and games ending in tragedy? there's no fun in that. I'm more interested in how people followed their clubs not what they carried in their arse pockets, how it was then, to how it is now, I don't mind a bit of an edge, bit of atmosphere, bit of tension, cheap trains, travelling en masse, good natured banter, and a bit of rivalry, that's what got me hooked as a youngster. I'd be bored to tears growing up with modern day football.»
http://one-up-manship.blogspot.com/2010/09/good-old-bad-old-days.html