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Football fans reveal top 15 dream changes if they owned a club
According to a poll of 2,000 football fans, supporters would love to be club owners for the day and make their mark by naming a stand after themselves
Many would erect a statue of their favourite player(Image: © SWNS)
Being the boss of their beloved football club is a dream shared by many fans, who would love to have the power to make key decisions, such as naming a stand after themselves or unveiling a statue of their favourite player.
A survey of 2,000 fans has revealed their top priorities if they were in charge, including slashing ticket prices, investing more in youth development, and introducing eco-friendly measures like solar panels on the stadium roof. Other popular choices included handing out free tickets to those struggling to afford them, capping player wages, and arranging more meet-and-greets between players and fans.
Fans suggested that money could be spent on more local initiatives (Image: William Lailey / SWNS)
The research, commissioned by egg, found that fans are bursting with ideas on how to improve their clubs, with CEO Chris Houghton saying: “We’ve loved hearing what fans would do if they were club owners for a day.
“Football plays such a big part in many of our lives, so it’s no wonder there is so much passion and inspiring ideas about what would make the nation’s favourite teams even better.”
Even if being the owner is a far-off dream, the study found 48% would still like to have more of a say in how their club is run. It emerged fan-focused advisory boards would be an avenue for increasing supporter involvement with 78% believing more clubs would benefit from this.
Nearly three in 10 think their club could do better when it comes to spending its money, with player transfers, team kits, and marketing being some of the things they think their club invests too much in.
According to the research, fans are keen to see more investment in local community initiatives, stadium upgrades, and mental health and wellbeing services. A quarter of those surveyed believe a significant portion of the funds should also be directed towards green initiatives.
Eight out of ten reckon sustainability is crucial in football and should be prioritised by clubs, with 74% admitting they’re unaware of any environmental initiatives at their club.
This shift towards valuing eco-friendly policies is mirrored in fan attitudes towards sponsorships, with nearly half saying they’d be unhappy if their clubs partnered with a fossil fuel company. If a clubs insisted on investing in fossil fuels, 61% believe these should be offset by doing more for the environment.
Fans also want their favourite teams to address other top eco issues such as energy consumption (44%), recycling (42%), and managing their carbon footprint (38%).
These sentiments were echoed in the changes fans would like to see by 2030, with 22% dreaming of solar-powered stadiums. While 18% hope for improved recycling facilities, and 16% anticipate players travelling more sustainably in the next five years.
Chris added: “This data shows that it isn’t just the scores and wins – every aspect of the club is important to fans, including sustainability.
“As more and more of us become aware of the issues affecting the environment and take steps to be more eco-conscious, we also want to see this mindset shared by the players and teams we love so much.”
TOP 15 THINGS FOOTBALL FANS WOULD DO IF THEY COULD BE OWNER FOR A DAY:
- Reduce ticket prices
- Put more money behind youth academies
- Offer free tickets to those who can’t afford them
- Put a cap on players’ wages
- Arrange fan and player interactions
- Improve toilet facilities
- Better recycling facilities e.g. dedicated bins for paper, food waste, glass, plastic
- Make the club green with improvements like installing solar panels on the roof of the stadium
- Add live music performances at half time
- Install heated seats in the stadium
- Give more vegetarian and vegan options at the stadium
- Name a stand after myself
- Erect a statue of my favourite player
- Change the kit
- Invest in new players
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