‘Caring for the club’: reflecting on the future of SLOs in England & Wales

This event is funded by the British Academy as part of a research project on the role of SLOs in England and Wales. In 2024, a sample of 20 SLOs were interviewed for the project to understand the meanings ascribed to the role and the networked working practices across the SLO field. Based on the themes generated from those interviews, Dr Mark Turner (Manchester Metropolitan University) and Dr Daniel Fitzpatrick (Aston University, Birmingham) invite SLOs drawn from the four professional leagues to attend this one-day SLO network event designed to extend understanding of the evolution of the SLO in England and Wales, capturing first hand experiences of SLOs, in order to recohgnise, reflect, and enhance their pivotal role. The event will form two parts. More details on the event schedule will be released in April. Lunch and refreshments will be provided by the organisers.

The National Football Museum is located in Manchester’s iconic Urbis Building in the heart of the Medieval Quarter and close to the Central Retail District, Norther Quarter and NOMA.

As a low carbon venue, we encourage our visitors to use the greenest transport option possible when travelling to the museum, and to reduce congestion and air pollution in the city centre.

Manchester City Centre is very well connected by train, tram and bus and also has cycle and walking routes. The Transport for Greater Manchester website has detailed information on the best way to get around the city: https://tfgm.com/

National Football Museum
Urbis Building
Cathedral Gardens
Manchester, M4 3BG

Tel: 0161 605 8200
Email: info@nationalfootballmuseum.com

We encourage our visitors to use the greenest transport option possible when travelling to the museum to contribute to the fight against climate change and reduce congestion and air pollution in the city centre.

The National Football Museum has excellent public transport links, and for those travelling by car the nearest car parks are:

AO Arena CitiPark: https://citipark.co.uk/car-parks/manchester/arena

Car Park Manchester Printworks | APCOA: https://citycentre.apcoa.co.uk/carpark/location/manchester-printworks/3878

Q-Park Deansgate North: https://www.q-park.co.uk/en-gb/cities/manchester/deansgate-north/