Archie Willis

Queen's Park recorded a turnover of £5.3m between Dec '23 and Dec '24.

After their main financial backer, Lord Willie Haughey, announced his support would end next summer, the club must now cut that figure by over £4m.

See the full chart below.

03.06.2025 12:38 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The fridge magnate and the football club A multi-millionaire helped Queen's Park professionalise. Has it been worth it?

A story I've followed for a while, and one which I was delighted to finally cover for @glasgowbell.bsky.social.

A multi-millionaire helped Queen’s Park professionalise. Has it been worth it?
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03.06.2025 12:36 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Very happy to write for @wsc.co.uk for the first time.

Read my piece on multi-club ownership in Scottish football in Issue 454: wsc.co.uk/shop/wsc-454/

17.05.2025 10:43 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Calvin Ford, great-great grandson of Henry, completes Livingston takeover | FUTBOLISTA Calvin Ford, great-great grandson of Henry, completes Livingston takeover

The American investor has acquired a majority shareholding in Livingston Football Club.

By @archiewillis02.bsky.social.
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17.05.2025 10:41 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Engels and Igamane among football's most valuable recent signings | FUTBOLISTA Engels and Igamane among football's most valuable recent signings

The Old Firm stars could net their clubs more than €10mn in transfer profit, according to recent estimates.

By @archiewillis02.bsky.social.
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17.05.2025 10:40 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

FUTBOLISTA Mourinho praises 'innovative' SFA coaching course

The former Chelsea, Real Madrid and Internazionale manager gave a lecture to coaching trainees on the SFA's latest Pro-Licence programme.

By @archiewillis02.bsky.social.

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17.05.2025 10:40 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

#QueensPark #Spiders #SPFL @pieandbovril.com @queensparkfc.bsky.social

23.04.2025 15:33 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

#journorequest I'm looking to speak to anyone connected with Queen's Park Football Club (fans, staff, players) about developments at the club over the last few years, as well as recent off-field events.

Please send me a DM or email editor@futbolistamag.com.

23.04.2025 15:33 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

How Brexit made studying abroad the ‘most stressful thing ever’ A decade ago, British students could study abroad “without fretting” about money or visas. That was the experience of Zoe, now a lawyer, who swapped Glasgow for a year’s study in Copenhagen in 2014…

My latest for the Strathclyde Telegraph: How Brexit made studying abroad the ‘most stressful thing ever’

This interactive article looks at the data on student exchanges and why a new EU-UK youth mobility scheme is a no-brainer for Labour.

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25.03.2025 11:32 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Cover photo by Noushad Thekkayil.

Out now: FUTBOLISTA ISSUE 13.

Mohammad Joseph speaks to Palestine's top goalscorer Oday Dabbagh.

Order your copy for £7.99: futbolistamag.com/shop/print-m...

23.03.2025 12:37 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Great to see my work in print for @holyroodmag.bsky.social, Issue 544.

For the full interactive map on MSPs' overseas travel, see this link: datawrapper.dwcdn.net/3T2Nc/12/

26.02.2025 14:25 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

What are tariffs? What is Trump proposing? Will Scotland be affected?

I've tried to answer these questions here, in my last piece for @holyroodmag.bsky.social:

25.02.2025 10:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0