Fan Advisory Board

It’s been asked many times this. The answer is ‘necessity’. One club might rely on that additional revenue, and another might think it’s not worth the effort.

 

Will the Club either be looking to appoint in the near future or working towards appointing a Fan Engagement Director (FED)?
For this not aware it’s seperate function to the FAB, this a description of duties of a FED lifted from another existing L1 Club:


- Steering the Fan-Led Review working group from recommendation through to implementation.

- Liaising with the Red Imps Community Trust to align strategy and plans as holders of the golden share.

- Membership of the Fan Advisory Board (FAB) with a focus on effectiveness.

- Encouraging a culture of fan engagement throughout the club

- Ensuring true representation of our fanbase in engagement

- Annual Fan Engagement Plan (FEP) presented to board*

- Preparation, presentation, and communication of an annual board Fan Engagement Report, outlining the engagement activities undertaken and key issues / concerns raised from fans in that season.

- Summary statement on fan engagement for annual report

- Support a communication approach that is transparent, informative, accurate and timely.

- To learn and to develop our approach to fan engagement.

 

Location not great. Town Centre makes more sense to make it work on a non match day I would have thought.

 

True what you are saying.
To those questioning.
All the blame seems to be against this present board. But dont forget a social club hasn't been in place since the old ponty was knocked down. Who has the owning rights of the stadium etc has now been sorted . The present board (probably alongside the council who grant planning permission) are examining the options available to build a purpose built club. I believe for a permanent building. Not a fanzone as such. Hopefully hear summat in the very near future. It will I assume, be for multipurpose use, cos as fitzy says, it has to be worth the effort and expense. Not just a match day venue. I would like to see bands or other such entertainment be introduced. (Along the lines of Birdwell venue top acts) Although the residents might not be up for such like.

 

Thanks for sharing.
Not aware of any plans for a FED, but of the responsibilities you've listed, many of them are achievable through our FAB.

 

Why are ticket prices for cup games ridiculously extortionate?

 

Also did they at least look in to the possibility of having it 3 pm on Bank Holiday Monday.

 

Sorry but they really aren't are they? My daughter played a friendly at Brighouse Towns ground yesterday. They play in Northern Premier League East. Adverts up for their recent home match v Ossett Albion - £10 adults, £8 kids. So adult and two kids would be £26. Same people a cup tie featuring Championship & L1 teams £33. £7 more across 3 people for a massive leap in standard. I think they have got it about right.

 

What, 48 hours after previous home game. Behave.

 

I think they are.

Games like this we should be dangling carrots to get as many fans in the ground - families too with it being the school holidays.

Why it can't be a tenner I do not know.

 

Non League players do it regularly. They are playing Saturday and Monday. I am sure high standard professional Football players can cope when guys with day jobs do. We aren't having to travel to somewhere like Plymouth, then I could understand. We will be playing plenty of different players too. Few will play both games and it gives us an extra day before the more important match the following weekend. It would be much more convenient for most people and save on things like floodlights having to be on.

 

So Blades will be back from Norwich about midnight Saturday, to then play 3pm Monday. Absolute nonsense. Even with minimal overlap of players its never happening in a million years.

 

Both clubs have to agree. Could be Sheff Utd that wanted a higher price?

 

Fair point.

In which case both of them can whistle.

 

Xmas day and boxing day were on the calendar at one time. I seem to remember the odd Augist bank holiday monday game. But they were fixed into the calender.

 

August Bank Holiday games were a thing back in the 80s, possibly into the 90s. Someone on here pointed out in the Clarke/Hunter thread that we played Grimsby on Good Friday and then Derby the next day back in 81.
Squads were a lot smaller back then too. Not a chance they’d want to play Saturday/Monday nowadays.

 

We once played Southampton at home on Christmas Day and away on Boxing Day.
I believe it was 1947 or 48, Rimmo was in goal.

 

I think I once read it stopped early 50s.
Found this. Everton played 3 games in 2 days.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/foot...-matches-everton-21083224#amp-readmore-target

 

That makes perfect sense. Can't let it get in way with them putting on their ITV 7 and scoop 6.

 

You can't buy a unit in the Glassworks square unless you are selling food alongside alcohol.