As part of its Sustain the Game campaign the Football Supporters Association is publishing a series of articles on the five key principles around which the campaign is built:
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Protect our clubs - football clubs are community assets and an important expression of individual and local identity, they deserve legal protection and urgent support to secure their future;
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Transparency - everyone has a right to know who owns their club, and how clubs and the authorities operate. Owners are custodians of clubs on behalf of all of us;
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Financial controls - fans want rules with real teeth which are independently enforced, clubs and leagues can't be left to regulate themselves;
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Strengthen the pyramid - football as a whole is wealthy, but we need a smarter and fairer use of the money in the game to encourage sustainability;
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Supporter engagement - fans are the lifeblood of the game, they need a voice in their clubs and on all issues that affect them and their communities.
This week the FSA published our own Heather McKinlay's article on the theme of transparency:
https://thefsa.org.uk/news/sustain-the-game-transparency-sorely-lacking-at-the-valley/
Last week the FSA published this article on Supporter Engagement by the chair of Accrington Stanley Supporters Trust:
https://thefsa.org.uk/news/sustain-the-game-fan-engagement-proves-its-value-at-stanley/