US EditionIpswich Town Supporters' Club Passes on Farage Visit 'Concerns'
Ipswich Town fans and staff criticize the club for allowing Reform UK leader Nigel Farage's visit, with multiple staff complaints and supporters fearing division within the fanbase.
- On Monday, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage visited Ipswich Town Football Club's Portman Road stadium, posing for photos in the dressing room and pitchside while wearing a personalized "Farage 10" shirt.
- Ipswich Town insisted the club remains "apolitical" and denied formally inviting the politician, but reports suggest an associate of CEO Mark Ashton sent an invitation, leading to meetings with senior staff.
- Staff members and supporters groups, including Rainbow Tractors, expressed outrage at the stunt, with the East Anglian Daily Times demanding an apology for associating the club with a divisive figure.
- The Ipswich Town FC Supporters' Club collated fan feedback and "shared this with the club as a matter of urgency," while internal staff members reportedly made formal complaints regarding the visit.
- Farage has also expressed interest in visiting Sunderland AFC to discuss the proposed football regulator, though the club has denied any formal arrangement for such a visit.
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Ipswich Town staff and fans complain at 'apolitical' club's Farage stunt
Staff and fans of Ipswich Town football club have complained bitterly at an unannounced stunt to promote racist far-right Trump fan Nigel Farage. Farage published a promotional video for his politics filmed as he stood on the Portman Road pitch. The club then had insisted it is “apolitical” and denied “formally” inviting Farage to visit the club, but details that have emerged since refute the denial, showing that: An associate of CEO Mark Ashton…
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