very few years the Football Supporters' Association conducts a national fans survey to assess the state of the game and the views of football supporters – and you can fill in the 2023 FSA National Supporters Survey by clicking here.The last of the fans’ censuses were conducted in 2017, to which more than 8,000 fans from across the football pyramid gave their opinions.
A lot has happened in the six years since we last polled supporters – the introduction of VAR, the COVID-19 pandemic, the spectre of the European Super League raising its head, and the subsequent Fan-led Review of football governance to name but a few major impacts on our game.
As such, the FSA felt it was time to take the temperature of football fans again.
The 2017 football fan – what did we think?
These ‘state of the nation’ surveys not only help the FSA in terms of giving us insight into the things that you find important to help shape FSA campaigns, they are also a useful snapshot in time to look back on and chart fans’ changing opinions.
Returning to the 2017 survey, would you believe a large majority of supporters agreed that video technology should be used to help referees in game-changing decisions (74.6%)? The subsequent VAR survey found support for the technology has vanished since its implementation.
Despite being a comprehensive survey covering a range of topics, it should take the average user only around ten minutes to complete.
The results of the survey will be published at the end of season.
Take part now: complete the 2023 National Fans Survey, here.