Football Supporters Federation Australia

[General Ashnak]

If you are interested in this head over and let them know.

notorganic wrote:
http://f.fsfaus.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=21

At the moment we are keeping the Board and National Council to invite only to ensure maximum progress, but if you want to get involved please send me a message and let me know.


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The FFA missed a wonderful opportunity yesterday to stand up and send a clear message for all Australian football fans for the good of the future of the game. Instead, the Status Quo will remain with CEO Ben Buckley offered a new contract which it appears likely will be accepted.

It's time for we, the fans, to stand up and demand our voices be an integral part of moving the code forwards - not backwards. This includes pushing long term for a seat at the FFA table. We believe in a successful A-League, we believe in the FFA being accountable for their decisions, we believe in a unified Football Family at all levels of the game and we believe in the fans being at the forefront of any decision making.

Initially when the concept for FSFA was created, we aimed too large and got bogged under the details until we all gave up. We will be starting again, this time smaller and more manageable with a future vision. The aim is for the initial compact structure to gain traction, and as that momentum grows so will the association.

For the first stage of its life, the FSFA will act as an advocacy group for the fans of all levels of the game. The Association will assert its influence through the media and offer real, proactive solutions to issues either real or perceived.

fsfaus.org will become an information hub, with The Association board building a central database of information for football fans. This will include Stadium/Ground, Ticketing, City, Local policing and security information to help both travelling and home fans as informed as possible.

The long term strategy is to have a fully democratic association with yearly AGM's giving all financial members voting and nomination rights. At this stage, all memberships are free of charge although there will be a monetised structure in the future.

To ensure the first period of viability, Forbze and myself will be appointing the inaugural FSFA board.

The FSFA will be structured in a way that mirrors our counterparts from the UK (A board providing National strategy & direction and National Council comprised of representatives from around the country). If you wish to get involved, please let us know via PM and nominate yourself. Be sure to include which area you are from so that we can have a broad coverage of the nation.

The time is now. Let's get this ball rolling.