Hard not to be cynical about the article, the timing would seem to be opportune........ hmmmm :thinking about:
That said it is the sort of thing that is welcomed by the FA and should be encouraged by the fans.
We are lucky then that SBITC was established as a Charity in 2008 and has been working hard to provide just those sort of opportunities ever since, with an annual spend of over £430K in the last accounts
http://www.charity-commission.gov.u...teredCharityNumber=1127014&SubsidiaryNumber=0
Strangely no mention of any funds being donated to the charity by ccfc in the 2011 accounts although match day tickets were donated ....... apparently the year before the charity got them at a discount......
"During the year the charity received match day tickets as a donation from Coventry City Football Club.The charity also receives financial support from the football club to the extent that premises are provided,and webspace on the club website and editorial space in the match day programmes are granted, free of any charges.These donated tickets, services and facilities are not included in the Statement of financial activities as the charity is unable to reasonably quantify or measure the value of these donations
"The charity delivers its community initiatives on behalf of Coventry City Football Club Limited ("the football club"). The football club is therefore considered to be a related party of the charity.In the prior year, the charity received subsidised match day tickets from the football club which wererecharged to the charity at a reduced cost of £20,000 for the year. This year, as stated in note 18, the
football club has donated the match day tickets to the charity free of charge."
extracts from charity accounts. SBITC is to be encouraged, but it is not a Waggott invention and has been doing good work for years.