Football & Stadium Management (FSM) is a print magazine and digital news resource for those involved with sports stadia, facilities, pitch and turf care.


Working Wonders At Wigan Athletic FC

Wigan Athletic FC’s grounds team had a short window for renovation this summer – due to playing host to Belgium women’s national team at its Christopher Place training ground during the UEFA Women’s European Championships, alongside Wigan Warrior’s usual early start to its playing season at the dual-use DW Stadium.

Ian Forshaw at the Christopher Place training ground during the UEFA Women’s European Championship Ian Forshaw at the Christopher Place training ground during the UEFA Women’s European Championship


Learn How To Create The Best Surfaces At SALTEX Learning Live

Register for SALTEX 2022 to ensure you don't miss out on this year's Learning LIVE programme Register for SALTEX 2022 to ensure you don't miss out on this year's Learning LIVE programme.

The Grounds Management Association (GMA) has revealed a spectacular seminar lineup as part of the SALTEX 2022 Learning LIVE Programme designed to help grounds people to create the best playing surfaces across a range of sports and settings.


Sports Going Green

A football pitch in a stadium BCIA President Graeme Rees discusses how some of the UK’s best sporting venues are promoting the cause for sustainability.

If you are a sports fan like me you might have spent many a World Cup or Olympic Games watching in awe at some of the international stadia playing host to these events – Milan’s San Siro, Barcelona’s Camp Nou and of course the Aztec Stadium in Mexico City certainly spring to mind. I always thought these places made some of the stadia on these shores look a bit archaic – compared to Southampton’s ‘The Dell’ to which I was regularly a visitor. Now, however, with the likes of Wembley and the London 2012 Olympic venues, we can be very proud of the sports facilities in this country.


Headland Greens Programme Praised For The Transformation Afoot At Gillingham Golf Club

Gillingham Golf Club

After previously suffering with the side effects of excessive thatch content, the Course Manager at Gillingham Golf Club has praised a programme from Headland Amenity for its role in transforming the health and presentation of the greens. Together with a comprehensive cultural regime, the improvement in course condition has seen a reduction in disease activity and reduced reliance on fungicides, and saw Gillingham proudly play host to a Kent Golf Captains event for the very first time.

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