"Optimistic and uplifting" It's great to get reader reviews like this about 'For the Love: How Football Supporters Can Change the World' which really get what I was trying to achieve with the book! Football is a joyful, beautiful thing and I'm glad that came across!

And second from @martincloake.bsky.social in The Football Fan. Fair and thoughtful critique of where I could have gone further, and I'm glad the thrust of the book still came across: open.substack.com/pub/martincl...

Some thoughts on the book that I'm grateful for, first from Sarah Keig of @fulhamlillies.bsky.social on her Passport and Pitches newsletter: open.substack.com/pub/passport...

No football tonight, so get your fix by ordering my new book, 'For the Love: How Football Supporters Can Change the World' like these fine people! halcyonpublishing.co.uk/products/for... #FIFA #FIFAWorldCup @thefsa.bsky.social @fanseurope.org

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Some kind words about the book from @henry-winter.bsky.social @goldbergradio.bsky.social of @bylinetimes.bsky.social and @thefsa.bsky.social among others! Last chance to pre order with 20% discount here: halcyonpublishing.co.uk/products/for...

Books are being dispatched!! 👀👀👀 Last chance to get your copy with a 20% pre-order discount if you order this weekend!! Get yours here... halcyonpublishing.co.uk/products/for...

Last week of pre-orders today! If you want to read with a 20% discount, get your order in ASAP via the publisher! Thank you as always for the support, whether that's buying the book or sharing the link with others 🩵 halcyonpublishing.co.uk/products/for...

In the future, we hope to do so much more with the #RightToFood campaign. Spearheaded by @sfoodbanks.bsky.social s @davekellyefc.bsky.social @ianbyrnemp.bsky.social it aims to solve food poverty in the UK entirely. All through the power of football supporters and solidarity

Along the way, football supporters have built their communities up and saved lives through food donations, food pantries and more - nationally, and internationally via the @sfoodbanks.bsky.social network. Our reach goes as far as Japan via honorary Geordie Ken Narita!

Something I tried to do with 'For The Love' was tell the Fans Supporting Foodbanks @sfoodbanks.bsky.social story. Supporters have been collecting donations for @trusselluk.bsky.social and others for over a decade now. FSF is the outstanding example of what football supporters can achieve today.

"An impassioned and insightful call to action to save the game we love" More kind words about my book today, this time from @henry-winter.bsky.social - thanks very much, Henry! You can get 20% if you pre-order for a limited time only! halcyonpublishing.co.uk/products/for...

"A timely analysis of what it means to be a football supporter in the 21st century and a fascinating insight into how fans are getting organised in the game and in their communities today" Thank you @thefsa.bsky.social for the kind words about my book!

Title of course inspired by the wonderful 1894 Group banner produced for the 2025 ticket price protests at City. Never seen a better summation of what it means and how it feels to be a football supporter. If you know, you know.

Fans Supporting Foodbanks stall at the @thefsa.bsky.social. Picture courtesy of Irons Supporting Foodbanks and featuring Irons, @itfc-fsf.bsky.social and ourselves

Hi all, Alex here! I am pleased and proud to announce my new book, 'For the Love: How Football Supporters Can Change the World' 🎉! It's about football supporters, community activism and hope at a time when that can feel hard to come by.

We're set up and donations are coming in already!

We are back on Sunday and would love to see as many people as possible to finish another season. Come and talk to us about Pep, we'll all be commiserating together: ⏰14:00-15:30 📍End of Howard Bernstein Way under the white bridge See you there!

Think we forgot to post this by the way - thank you all for the donations at the weekend! A lovely haul that goes straight to the people in our community who need it most! Thanks also to our amazing volunteers who make it all possible 💙 One more left this season....!

5 games left this season, but tomorrow before Brentford is our penultimate foodbank collection of 2025/26! We'll be collecting food donations for Mancunians in need, doing our bit for local communities 🤝🩵 Away fans welcome, details below 👇 #HungerDoesntWearClubColours

Thanks Blues for a brilliant collection to end the foodbank's personal WSL season, topped off with a well earnt win vs LFC 🩵 Our collections at City Women's games continue to have an outsized impact thanks to all your support throughout this season! Particularly the MCWFC OSC 🤝

All set up and two donations in already! Big thank you to our volunteers Karen and Andrew for doing the collection today!!

Tomorrow is the final women's home game of the season and we will be doing a collection beforehand! ⏰10:30-12:00 📍NE Turnstile, Joie Stadium! Look forward to seeing you there! Blues and Liverpool welcome💙💙 @mcwfc-osc.bsky.social @lfcwcentral.bsky.social @mcwfcxtra.bsky.social

On Tuesday our Interim Secretary and Chair were invited to speak at the MCFC Disabled Supporters Association meeting in the City Football Academy. Thanks to DSA members for a great Q&A session & the pleasure of meeting legend Stan Horne! Now on to our first all members meeting at 7pm tonight 🤝

We're back Sunday, supporting families across Manchester, collecting for Manchester Central Foodbank before one of the biggest games of the season! If you're attending the game, why not drop off a donation? 🥫 Non-perishable food & toiletries 🕒 14:30 - 16:00 #HungerDoesntWearClubColours

We're back this Saturday, welcoming our old friends/foes LFC in the FA Cup! 🕐 11 - 12:15 🍉 Collecting food & toiletries for local communities 📌 New badges for £5! It's been a difficult season for us with fixture rearrangements, so let's make the most of this one Blues! 🤝🩵

Based on the recommendations from our friends at 1894, we're encouraging Blues to vote for David Djordjevic and Michael Woolley in the latest City Matters elections. Please vote here if you can, and push for better fan engagement at our club 🤝 www.mancity.com/club/city-ma...

Thanks to top Blue and foodbank volunteer Honor who donated to @lufctrust.com's foodbank collection before Leeds away at the weekend! 🩵 #HungerDoesntWearClubColours

Thanks you to all who donated today! And big thanks as always to our excellent volunteers Karen and Seán - couldn't do it without you!

We are here!! Make sure to say hi to our wonderful volunteers!!