Today: a righteous Fiver, sardines and hell
There are many more eloquent, authoritative and amusing voices in the game than the Fiver, and the Football Supporters Federation chief executive Kevin Miles has long been one of them. Miles retains an inexplicably cheery demeanour for a man who devotes his every waking hour to what must seem like the utterly futile task of looking after the welfare of football fans. His occasional rewards? Victory in the battle of an unwinnable war against the venality of various clubs, sponsors and governing bodies who seem to work equally tirelessly to dream up new ways of bleeding their patrons dry. Whether it is looking after the best interests of England fans on tour, supporters who wish to stand safely at football matches, or thirsty freeloading hacks who wish to drink unsafely at his organisation’s annual jolly-up in London, Miles invariably leads from the front with a goofy grin on his chops and today he had cause for a mini-celebration as the Football Supporters’ Federation ongoing Twenty’s Plenty campaign bore something resembling fruit.
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