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(taken from http://content.met.police.uk/Campaign/counterterrorismfeb2012)
One phone call to police could save lives – that’s the message of our new Counter Terrorism campaign launched today (13th February 2012).
Everyone who works, lives and visits London has a role to play in helping… Read the rest

The scenes in Egypt brought back memories of the tragedies at the Heysel Stadium in Belgium and our own tragedies in Bradford and Hillsborough.   Our thoughts and sympathies go to the Egyptian nation in general and in particular to the… Read the rest

Visit our Job Shop for details of some exciting new vacancies at both Arsenal and Fulham.
The jobs are:
Safety Officer at Fulham
Steward Recruitment and Training Manager at Arsenal
Deputy Event Safety Manager at Arsenal
 … Read the rest

At a general meeting of the SPL on December 19th 2011, clubs approved changes to SPL rules on safe standing and Unacceptable Conduct.
This gives the SPL Board the ability to approve requests from clubs to pilot safe standing areas for use in… Read the rest

2010/11 Football Season
The number of reported spectator injuries for 2010/11 season was 1,326, a 4% decrease from the 1,386 reported in 2009/10.
The reported overall injury rate per spectator was one injury per 26,222 spectators.
The total number of injured spectators reported taken… Read the rest

The Home Office has released arrest and banning order statistics for the 2010-11 season.
The figures show that arrests involving English and Welsh domestic and international teams fell by 302 to 3,089, a 9% decrease compared to the 2009-10 season. … Read the rest

We are delighted to welcome you to our all new FSOA website.
Over the last few weeks we have been developing a new site in conjunction with Smoking Gun PR and are now pleased to unveil the results.
Whilst the… Read the rest

Delegates attending the FSOA’s Autumn Conference were greeted with a brand new corporate identity.
Following close consultation with Blackburn Rovers’ marketing team, Chairman John Newsham was delighted to unveil the bold, new company emblem.
‘I believe the logo symbolises both… Read the rest

John Newsham of Blackburn Rovers made an impassioned address to delegates at the FSOA’s Autumn Conference at Daventry.
John highlighted significant achievements that had been made since he was elected Chairman six months earlier.
He also looked forward to developing… Read the rest

Shortly before the start of the season the Chair of a Safety Advisory Group sent this message to Clubs and colleagues:
This is a quick email as a reminder to everyone as to why the role as the Safety Advisory… Read the rest