Fans Want To Return To Watching Games

This from the FSA:

 

Non-league clubs will be buoyed by the findings of a survey which indicates more than three quarters of regular matchgoers intend on returning to the game straight away if it is able to kick-off this autumn, but there is still work to do ensuring fans feel safe within stadiums.

The majority of fans (77.2%) say they would return from the first game back in a hypothetical October start date. A further 18% expect to be back within three months, while one in 20 (4.8%) say it will take more than six months for them to return, or that they potentially won’t return at all.

The survey, conducted in partnership between the Non-League Paper and Football Supporters’ Association, is the biggest canvassing of fan opinion on the return to football at the non-league level. It surveyed almost 7,000 fans across various levels of non-league, and identified key safety measures fans thought were necessary for a return to stadiums.

The results have been shared with the FA and various leagues as part of a consultation process on the start of the 2020-21 season.