Chris Harrs 28/5 25 As someone who regularly writes about Lewes FC, I’ve made it something of a personal mission to keep an eye on how other Sussex clubs are doing, and how other fan-owned clubs are run too. Last year, I shared a blog post in the FC United of Manchester Facebook group. It … Continue reading Is There Finally a Fan Owned Pulse at Lewes FC? But Please Cut the Crap
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Bradley Pritchard A Rookie Manager for the Rooks: Inspired Gamble or Risky Timing?
Bradley Pritchard’s appointment as Lewes FC’s new men’s first team manager carries a romantic symmetry. After more than 100 appearances and three seasons on the pitch, the Hall of Famer returns to the Dripping Pan, not to lace up his boots but to lead from the dugout. But beneath the warmth of nostalgia and the … Continue reading Bradley Pritchard A Rookie Manager for the Rooks: Inspired Gamble or Risky Timing?
Election Special: Dig The New Breed and the Abandonment of Equality FC
Since publishing my blogs on national non-league platforms, my readership has grown exponentially. In the past three weeks alone, I’ve been invited to appear on numerous podcasts and contribute to two national magazines. The focus? The general topic, failure of fan ownership at Lewes FC. But now, as I research and write them, after the … Continue reading Election Special: Dig The New Breed and the Abandonment of Equality FC
A Divided Club: Where Do We Go From Here? Is It Time To Sell the Lewes FC Women?
As we await the results of the recent board elections (good luck to all candidates), it has become painfully clear, something I wrote about in my last blog, that Lewes Football Club is now a divided club. While it’s not the time to dig too deeply, the division among our membership is obvious.One side seeks … Continue reading A Divided Club: Where Do We Go From Here? Is It Time To Sell the Lewes FC Women?
Dear Keyboard Warrior Who Said I Am Anti-Woman’s Football. I’m Certainly Not But Maybe You Are?
I'm getting close to producing the fanzine and blogs for almost 20 years, a small hobby that somehow became a lasting passion project. Over those years, I’ve endured more than my fair share of abuse, vitriol, persistent lies from ill-informed keyboard warriors, and at times, downright pernicious harassment. Some of it came from absolute idiots, … Continue reading Dear Keyboard Warrior Who Said I Am Anti-Woman’s Football. I’m Certainly Not But Maybe You Are?
The Battle of Lewes Part 2 Culture Wars: The Battle for the Heart and Soul of Lewes FC
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 EMERGENCY TARIFF UPDATE. The Tariff Era Ends
On Friday, we became the first football club in the world to inroduce tariffs. https://july66.blog/2025/04/11/lewes-fc-newsletter-special-edition-the-tariff-era-begins/ 📢 LEWES FC EMERGENCY UPDATEThe Official Newsletter of The World’s Most Financially Creative Football Club™Special Tariff Reversal Edition: "Mission Creep"━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Dear Economically Exploited Co-Conspirator, Lewes FC is proud to announce a bold and principled U-turn on our recently introduced Tariff Scheme™. … Continue reading 📢 LEWES FC EMERGENCY TARIFF UPDATE. The Tariff Era Ends
Lewes FC Newsletter. Special Edition: The Tariff Era Begins
📩 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
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?
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.
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.
Another Lewes FC U-Turn – Hitting the Panic Button; A Masterclass in Incompetence
We started the fanzine long before fan ownership was introduced at Lewes FC. Over the past 15 years, we have been consistently critical of the board and its decisions. However, we have always acknowledged that the directors volunteer their time and act with the club’s best interests at heart, even if some of their actions … Continue reading Another Lewes FC U-Turn – Hitting the Panic Button; A Masterclass in Incompetence