Bulletin
Read about the work of your Supporters Board and our planned activity
This is the first Bulletin the Supporters Board have pulled together to increase visbility of the work we have been involved in (and plan to be) on behalf of our fellow Bradford City fans. It was clear from the recent survey that we need to improve in relation to our communications, so this bulletin is one of a few ways we are doing this.
You will notice a link at the bottom of this page to join our Mailing List and also we intend to increase the use of our existing Social Media channels quite significantly.
We are always keen to hear feedback, so if you have any comments/suggestions related to this bulletin and other ways of interacting with fans please do let us know by clicking on this link below.
Thanks.
Tony Bates
Chair, Bradford City Supporters Board
Who are we?
The Supporters Board is made up of a varied body of independent Bradford City supporters, who voluntarily give our time to represent supporters views in discussions with the club. We share our personal and professional experience for the benefit of the club and fellow supporters.
What do we do?
The Supporters Board was formed to create a formal & independent channel of communication between supporters and the club. We meet with club officials on a regular basis to ask questions, as well as providing the opinions of supporters on operational matters
Working Group Initiative
Midland Road Concourse
Members of the Supporters Board working group gave up their time during the summer to help transform the Midland Road stand concourse.
Highlights of our work over the last 12 months
List of services
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Worked with the club to address membership loyalty points issueList Item 1
Following fan concerns regarding the Club's Membership Scheme coming with Loyalty Points, we worked with the club to address this issue and they responded by changing approach and planning to seek feedback from fan base before the next seasons Membership Scheme launches
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Working Group ground improvements such as painting Midland Road concourse and the goal stanchionsList Item 2
Supporting the club with ground improvements to benefit our fan base and matchday experience is something we are keen to do. The volunteers gave up their own time to help and the end result has been widely praised. If you want to volunteer, click on the mailing list link at the bottom of the page
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Consulted and fedback to club regarding proposed refresh of the club crest. Voicing the range of views both for and against the proposalsList Item 3
Whilst the change in crest was ultimately rejected by the fan base, the Supporters Board engaged with the club throughout this process and are supportive of the approach the Club took in engaging with the fan base as a whole
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Junior Football Initiative
We are working with the Club and the Football in the Community scheme to create and establish a scheme that allows local Junior Football teams to become 'affiliates' with the club. The aim of this work is to strengthen links between the club and local Junior Football teams. Watch this space for further updates as the work progresses.
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EFL Workshop regarding Pyrotechnics
Following numerous incidents of pyrotechnics being lit at City games, we attended an EFL workshop related to this issue and are working with the club on what measures can be taken to change this behaviour
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Fan Safety outside the Ground
We have raised with the club various incidents that have occurred around the ground on matchdays, with particular focus on events as fans exit the ground at full time. This has led to changes in some stewarding practices and also the club liaising with the council regarding temporary road closures.
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Fan Survey regarding Supporters Board
In the last year we have undertaken a survey to obtain feedback from our fellow fans on what is working well and may need to improve in the work of the Supporters Board. This feedback is shaping our way of working going forwards. We will repeat this exercise in late 2023 to understand the impact and look for areas of further improvement
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Refreshed the structure and membership of the Supporters BoardList Item 4
We have actively worked as a Board for a couple of years now to refresh and expand membership to further represent the diverse fan base. This has resulted in multiple new members and we have also recently elected a new chair and vice chair to serve for a 12 month term.
Looking Ahead...
You Said, We Did
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Continue to develop an enhanced, value adding, action orientated approach to our workList Item 1
The influx of new members and refreshed aims and objectives following the recent fan survey will drive this change forwards
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Increase the breadth and depth of our engagement with supporters and give them a co-ordinated voice during meetings with club officialsList Item 2
We are aiming to raise the profile with both the wider fan base and the Club by refreshing and expanding our ways of working
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Issue clear and timely communication of issues raised with club and the responses to our questions and feedbackList Item 3
Historically communication from the Supporters Board has been an area where we needed to improve. This update along with the other measures we are working towards will improve this. We are already finding increased engagement and reaction from Supporters with the changes we have already implemented.
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Identify further initiatives to help the club and improve the supporter experience
As part of our outward engagement we will liaise with fans and also learn from other Clubs regarding areas where we can support the Club in improving the matchday experience for us all. Early projects may include looking to raise funds to add further equipment and activities for the younger fans who use Billy's Coop and also working closely with the club on the future introduction of WiFi at the ground for fans on matchdays
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Make further progress with the junior football initiativeList Item 4
We will continue to work with the Club to add this additional link between local Junior Football teams and Bradford City. This work will be in conjunction with the Football in the Community work the Club already run. We hope to be in a position to begin a pilot of this scheme later in 2023.
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Issue a 6 monthly bulletin, highlighting the initiatives we are undertaking and encouraging involvement & participation from the wider supporter base
This bulletin is the first of what we plan to be regular updates out to our fellow supporters. As a minimum these will be 6 monthly, but there will be lots of updates throughout the year too
The Bradford City Supporters Board
Interested in hearing more about your Bradford City Supporters Board?
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