Posted on 6th October 2020
The Government’s decision to “pause” the return of fans to football was not news that any club wanted to hear and it is a threat to the very survival of many clubs – they need your help.
Posted on 6th October 2020
Fixture clashes, inaccessible stadiums, signing up to multiple clubs’ websites to buy tickets… these are just some of the issues being faced by supporters in the women’s game and starting to be tackled by our fledgling women’s game network.
A key aim for our women’s game network is to try to increase fan engagement and promoting the involvement of supporters in decision making at their clubs.
Everyone wants to increase attendance in the women’s game but currently there aren’t many structures in place for supporters and this has a real impact on the matchday experience, as well as the appetite to attend women’s games.
The FSA women’s game network is here to help.
Currently 75% of the Women’s Super League clubs have a supporters group in our network and we continue to push for more groups to set up and join across the FA Women’s Championship and FA Women’s National League.
If your club has a supporters group already we’d urge you to join them, if you do not have one think about getting together with some more supporters to join one. Supporters matter.
The Government’s decision to “pause” the return of fans to football was not news that any club wanted to hear and it is a threat to the very survival of many clubs – they need your help.
Following the news of a multi-year deal signed by Barclays as title sponsors of the Womens Super League, and high street retailer Boots’ sponsorship of the national teams of the home nations and Republic of Ireland, the financial backing behind women’s football in the UK has rarely been as strong as it is now.
The international break is in full swing – England’s women drew 3-3 with Belgium last week, and are now preparing in Norway for tonight’s friendly in Bergen. We caught up with Lionesses fan Louise Smith to find out more about what it’s like following the national team, her experiences of the World Cup and how the Lionesses are inspiring a new generation to get involved in the game.
Writer Asif Burhan reports from Suffolk on his travels with The Tractor Girls on Tour a fledgling fan group supporting the club’s women’s team…