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Away fans Survey 2018-19: tell us about your travels
As the 2018-19 season enters its closing stages, we’re looking for more supporters to take part in our Away Fans Survey.
The Away Fans Survey is now in its sixth year of recording the away fan experience across England and Wales. It provides travelling supporters the opportunity to tell us about their away trips, providing valuable feedback on pricing, access, facilities, stewarding, catering, and...
Fan engagement: survey shows still room for improvement
Supporter groups across the country say that clubs are meeting their obligations around fan engagement but there remains a handful of clubs where significant improvement is needed – according to the results of a national survey.
Last year the Football Supporters’ Federation and Supporters Direct (SD) surveyed affiliated fan groups to find out how Premier League and EFL clubs were implementing thei...
Wembley pub splits: FA Cup semi-finals 2019
This weekend the FA Cup semi-finals will be taking place at Wembley - and once again there will be pub splits in place.
Many of you will be looking for a quick pint along the way and ahead of every major fixture at Wembley local pubs are "split". It's important fans know which are "theirs". The pubs may refuse entry to the "wrong" fans.
Please note the FSF doesn't play any role in allocating pubs ...
National Game Network – Next Meeting, and Elections
The next meeting of the National Game Network will take place on Sunday 28th April at the Mechanics Institute in Manchester, from 12:30 to approximately 15:00. It is open to representatives from any affiliated or associated supporters groups in the Welsh leagues and the English non-league pyramid, as well as individual fans of clubs throughout these leagues.
The meeting will touch on all the press...
Statement: Hull City Supporters’ Committee minutes
In June 2018 the FSF was invited by Hull City to discuss the club’s membership scheme, which replaced the traditional season ticket model.
In addition to this issue the subject of the club’s fractious relationship with our affiliate Hull City Supporters’ Trust (HCST) was also covered, as we attempted to help rebuild relations between the club and its fans.
While we received a friendly welcome from...
Stop the greed: Fulham fans protest sky-high ticket prices
Fulham fans protested outside Craven Cottage at the weekend against the club’s sky-high match-day ticket prices.
Led by the Fulhamish podcast team, the #StopTheGreed protest saw flyers being handed out as well as a banner display ahead of their match against Manchester City on Saturday.
Unhappiness in West London has been growing this season and Fulham have been criticised for their match-day pric...
European Football Fans Congress - Register Now
Registration for the 10th European Football Fans Congress is now open. The event will be held in Lisbon from Thursday 4th to Sunday 7th July. Organised by Football Supporters Europe (FSE), the pan-european body that stands up for fans' rights, the Congress takes place every other year and is the biggest gathering of active football supporters on the continent.
More importantly, it is the only even...
Wembley pub split: Checkatrade Trophy final 2019
This weekend the Checkatrade Trophy final between Sunderland and Portsmouth will be taking place at Wembley - and once again there will be pub splits in place.
Many of you will be looking for a quick pint along the way and ahead of every major fixture at Wembley local pubs are "split". It's important fans know which are "theirs". The pubs may refuse entry to the "wrong" fans.
Please note the FSF d...
Fans meet with Premier League
Supporter representatives from every top-flight club recently met with Premier League executives to discuss a range of issues impacting match-going fans.
You can read the the minutes from that meeting here...
The meeting took place under the auspices of the Unified Football Supporters Organisation, formed as a result of the merger between the FSF and Supporters Direct, on 21st March and was attend...
Grimsby Town fans campaign for new disabled facilities
The Mariners’ Trust has launched a crowdfunding initiative to raise £15,000 to modernise the disabled facilities at Grimsby Town’s Blundell Park.
Improvements to Blundell Park have been deferred in recent seasons as the club look at moving to another site, but now they’re set to remain at Blundell Park for the foreseeable future supporters are keen to improve the facilities.
The Mariners’ Trust sa...