The Football Governance Bill was in the Commons yesterday and passed by 415 votes to 98. A big win.

We're very proud of the role our supporter groups played in this - it's a long road.

🧵 A mega-thread analysis on what it means 🧵

What does the legislation mean?

👤 A new Independent Football Regulator (IFR)
🚫 Blocks on European Super League entry
🏟️ "Heritage" protections (colours, crests)
📝 Better financial/ownership safeguards
⚽️ Improved fan engagement

Full FSA analysis: thefsa.org.uk/news/whats-in-…

The Football Governance Bill is being debated in the Lords and some Conservatives are tying themselves in knots trying to find reasons why an idea their party supported during the election campaign is now a threat to the game.

🧵Top 10 highlights 🧵

thefsa.org.uk/news/10-lords-… #1 . Lord Moynihan’s proposal to exempt diplomats, and heads of state from any football club ownership test. Who wouldn’t want Vladimir Putin or Kim Jong Un running their club? They’d be ruthlessly efficient at disposing of managers, we’re sure.

https://x.com/WeAreTheFSA/status/1867521362329563535

#StopExploitingLoyalty - a long read 🧵

Fantastic work from PL fan groups campaigning against high ticket prices in 2024. Highlights, key campaign messages and 2025 plans below.

This campaign will only grow - PL/clubs must listen.

Like what you see? Get involved! Before we get into campaign detail, massive credit and love for all the supporters' groups for making this happen.

It isn't easy to get media attention but they have smashed it out the park this year in terms of back pages, radio, TV and social media.

thefsa.org.uk/news/stopexplo…

More turmoil for #ReadingFC supporters as the club is docked points again "thanks" to owner Dai Yongge.

We need an indepedent regulator NOW not "imminently" as the Government keep promising.

🧵A progess update🧵

#FootballRegulatorNow #FanLedReview

thefsa.org.uk/news/how-soon-… A commitment to legislation featured in November’s King’s Speech and, since April 2021 and the European Super League fiasco, MPs from all parties have furiously agreed with each other that action must be taken. We heard legislation was to be tabled very soon. No sign yet.

Media: "Rising football arrests"

FSA: "Falling football arrests"

Why the difference? Because @ukhomeoffice has moved the goalposts to include people arrested while watching football on TV!

We don't think that is valid.

🧵A thread on the arrest stats🧵 2022-23 arrests are marginally higher than 2021-22 as they include arrests which took place in England / Wales “relating to the 2022 World Cup”.

That's 101 arrests (4.5% of the total).

Without that, arrest rates had actually fallen from the previous season...

🇶🇦 A thread on the Qatar World Cup 🇶🇦

The FSA’s @WeAreFreeLions & @WeAreFSACymru Fans’ Embassy teams were out in Qatar recently.

Subjects covered:

Accommodation
Alcohol
Broadcast
Covid
Crime & customs
Drugs
Food
Fan zones
LGBT+
Stadiums
Temperatures
Transport
Travel insurance ACCOMMODATION

Splitting bookings (i.e. moving from hotel to hotel) may reduce costs, rather than staying in 1 place. More hotels in Oct as FIFA releases bookings. Things STILL being built more rooms to come. Post-group stage 16 teams go home = more rooms

qatar2022.qa/book

Our poll on the least popular kick-off times among supporters is done with more than 4,500 votes cast - and the clear winner/loser is Monday night with a whopping 49% of the vote.

#MNF #gegenmontagsspiele

https://twitter.com/WeAreTheFSA/status/1523606004860030976

The early Saturday kick-off came second with 25% of the vote but Monday nights are uniquely unpopular for obvious reasons:

Unsociable time for families, time off work required, huge distances to cover often with no public transport. Flat atmosphere. List goes on.