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Fan Ownership at Lewes. Fanzine Article in ‘Where’s The Bar’ Magazine. How and Why it Failed but is There a Happy Ending?

~ july1966

English Football Clubs run by their supporters operate under a constitution — a brilliant framework that, if followed, can lead to real success. The problem is, there’s no statutory body to enforce it. And that’s where things can get messy. Very messy. This is the story of how complacency, detachment, and poor oversight allowed a … Continue reading Fan Ownership at Lewes. Fanzine Article in ‘Where’s The Bar’ Magazine. How and Why it Failed but is There a Happy Ending?

The Battle of Lewes Part 2 Culture Wars: The Battle for the Heart and Soul of Lewes FC

~ july1966

I’ll remember the 16th of April 2025 as the day the tide began to turn at Lewes FC. Ever since the club became community-owned, the fanzine and I have spoken out against the empty gestures made by a long line of bad actors on the board who paid lip service to fan and community ownership … Continue reading The Battle of Lewes Part 2 Culture Wars: The Battle for the Heart and Soul of Lewes FC

Lewes FC Newsletter. Special Edition: The Tariff Era Begins

~ july1966

📩 THE LEWES FC NEWSLETTEROfficial Newsletter of the World’s Most Innovatively Unprofitable Football ClubSpecial Edition: The Tariff Era Begins Dear Loyal Fan / Financial Hostage, We hope this email finds you well—or at least solvent. At Lewes FC, we pride ourselves on doing things differently. While other clubs pursue boring, outdated models like “financial sustainability” … Continue reading Lewes FC Newsletter. Special Edition: The Tariff Era Begins

Lewes FC ‘The Dripping Pan’ Hospitality Plan

~ july1966

The proper details, figures, and detailed projections are my intellectual property rights. They represent lots of work, and if we ever have people running the club whose vision align with mine, I will happily share them with them. It’s the clearest possible evidence that the current club leadership’s claim, that community ownership no longer works, … Continue reading Lewes FC ‘The Dripping Pan’ Hospitality Plan

Where Are The Co-Opted and Casual Directors We Desperately Need?

~ july1966

It is verging on depressing. A week after we learn the Board and COO embarked on a harebrained scheme months ago to break up fan ownership in exchange for a cash grab, we find out they hadn't even checked with the relevant authorities to ensure they could action the scheme. So now, the scheme is … Continue reading Where Are The Co-Opted and Casual Directors We Desperately Need?

The £2,000,000 Self Sustained Community Driven Plan for Lewes FC The Board Didn’t Want.

~ july1966

It’s good that there’s at least some discussion about alternative plans beyond Lewes FC Holdings Limited. However, despite the conversation, no concrete proposals have emerged. Seven or eight years ago, we dedicated an entire fanzine to this very topic. It was titled Plan B, a long-form document outlining a strategy to grow the club by … Continue reading The £2,000,000 Self Sustained Community Driven Plan for Lewes FC The Board Didn’t Want.

Lewes FC: A Comedy of Errors. Fund the Team not the Bureaucracy or We’ll Go Down. Guest blog by themountfieldtoad

~ july1966

A round of applause for our new guest blogger themountfieldtoad! Welcome to the tragicomic opera that is Lewes FC, a club that has somehow become the footballing embodiment of a Shakespearean tragedy. Except, in this case, it’s less “Romeo and Juliet” and more “The Comedy of Errors,” with fewer laughs and a lot more bureaucratic … Continue reading Lewes FC: A Comedy of Errors. Fund the Team not the Bureaucracy or We’ll Go Down. Guest blog by themountfieldtoad

Why and How Could Oliver Glasner Could Be the Greatest Crystal Palace Manager Ever by Chris Harris, he supports the Palace

~ july1966

Look after him properly, and Oliver Glasner could go down as the greatest manager in Crystal Palace’s history. But, true to form, Palace’s knack for turning gold into trouble almost derailed what should have been an incredible start to his tenure. Glasner took over from Roy Hodgson halfway through the 2023/24 season, with Palace struggling … Continue reading Why and How Could Oliver Glasner Could Be the Greatest Crystal Palace Manager Ever by Chris Harris, he supports the Palace

Can We Please Ban The Evangelism and Buzzwords Lewes FC?

~ july1966

The increasingly desperate and borderline evangelical tone of the emails from Lewes FC is becoming less "football club for the people" and more "multi-level marketing for spiritual enlightenment." Signed off by "Kelly," the emails paint a picture of someone who appears to have swapped non-league football for a corporate leadership seminar, with a side order … Continue reading Can We Please Ban The Evangelism and Buzzwords Lewes FC?

Lewes FC and the Death of our Community Club.

~ july1966

For nearly 15 years Lewes FC have never really fitted into the community club mould. Too many directors from the outset simply followed a non-conformist independent and commercial directive. The rules of community ownership are enshrined in our constitution and have been neglected. Prior to the launch of Equality FC many directors fought to establish … Continue reading Lewes FC and the Death of our Community Club.