Posted on 24th September 2021
The Government’s fan-led review of football is underway and, yesterday, its chair Tracey Crouch MP and panelists met with supporter representatives from the FSA’s Championship Network.
Posted on 24th September 2021
Nadine Dorries, the new secretary of state for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, held an online meeting with a delegation from the Football Supporters’ Association on Wednesday (22nd September) to discuss the on-going Fan-Led Review (FLR) of Football Governance. She was joined by sports minister Nigel Huddleston.
The meeting was introductory in nature but all supporters present had the opportunity to outline their thoughts on the FLR and praised its interim recommendations. Both ministers outlined their ongoing commitment to the FLR with the report’s recommendations due in October.
Lots of challenges facing football at the moment & I want fans to know that I am listening. That’s why today in my first week at @DCMS I met with football & fan representatives to see how we can bring about lasting reform. Crucial clubs continue to sit at the heart of communities pic.twitter.com/pNMB9EnIJp
— Nadine Dorries (@NadineDorries) September 22, 2021
The supporters on the call did a great job speaking about the nature of owners being temporary custodians and how intimately linked even the biggest clubs can be to their local communities.
A number of fans on the call were from clubs which had recently been in crisis and they told of how motivated their fanbases were to save their clubs and invest in supporter ownership.
Both ministers were also reminded of the importance of the FLR to the women’s game and how diversity issues mustn’t be sidelined either – no sport brings together people from different backgrounds like football.
The Government’s fan-led review of football is underway and, yesterday, its chair Tracey Crouch MP and panelists met with supporter representatives from the FSA’s Championship Network.
MPs yesterday called for the Government to fire up its “fan-led review” of football governance in a Parliamentary debate attended by sports minister Nigel Huddleston.
The Football Supporters’ Association today facilitated a meeting with Sports Minister Nigel Huddleston which included representatives from Chelsea Supporters’ Trust, Chelsea Women Supporters Group and Chelsea Pride.
Fan representatives from the Football Supporters’ Association women’s network – covering clubs playing in the FAWSL, FAWCL and FAWNL – took part in a fan forum with the FA on Monday 6th July.