Knowledge is power and the FSA regularly surveys members on a variety of subjects to even better understand what fans think. This information isn’t meant to set FSA policy – that is the job of our Annual General Meeting and the National Council – but it can be a valuable tool in influencing their decisions.
Campaign surveys
Occasionally unexpected issues come to the fore on which we might not have existing policy, and in that scenario it can be useful to gather fans’ and/or members’ views so that our democratically-elected National Council can make an informed decision.
In the past we have carried out surveys on fans’ attitudes to issues such as VAR, FA Cup replays, three up / three down, women’s game league expansion, and more.
Club-specific surveys
In addition we can use our experience to build surveys for our affiliated or associated supporters’ groups, if it would be useful to their local campaigns or issues.
We can work with your fan group to build the survey, with the onus on you to promote it to your members, although we will also send it to FSA individual members who support your club, and publish the results on our site. We can also promote membership of your fan group while doing so.
National Survey
Every few years we do a “state of the nation” style survey amongst football supporters. This is a useful check on FSA policy (is it still in line with current views?) and gives us an opportunity to push relevant subjects into the media spotlight for debate. Our last National Supporters Survey was run in 2023 and showed that fans backed an independent regulator.
Partner surveys
We work with partner organisations to showcase their work and highlight issues of importance such as GambleAware’s BetRegret campaign shining a light on the issue of problem gambling. Only 13% of respondents agreed that they would be happy for their club to be sponsored by a gambling company.
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