Brentford hold latest fan advisory board meeting | OneFootball

Brentford held its most recent fan advisory board (FAB) meeting in June.

FAB meetings are a part of the club’s ongoing commitment to consulting and involving fans in key decisions and are a key element of the Premier League’s fan engagement standard.

The meeting was attended by club executives together with FAB members drawn from Bees United and Brentford Independent Association of Supporters (BIAS). The current FAB members are: Stuart Hatcher (co-chair), Don Tanswell, Chris Tate, Sharon Wright (all Bees United), Angelo Basu (co-chair), Dave Minckley, Matthew White and Allyson Woyak (all BIAS).

The FAB focuses on off-pitch matters and provides a sounding board for the club to discuss strategic issues with fan representatives.

A number of working groups focusing on specific topics and projects such as ticketing, food and drink, fan atmosphere and sustainability also report into the FAB, providing more detailed feedback to help steer the club’s decisions and policies.

In the most recent meeting, the FAB discussed the club’s plans to move to digital ticketing, including detailed implementation plans and how Brentford will help fans transition to the new technology.

The group also spoke about plans for fan consultation and involvement for the season ahead, including the suggested outline plan for the FAB meetings and ongoing working group meetings. Ahead of the meeting, an overview of the working group meetings was shared, totalling some 60 meetings over the last season.

Fan atmosphere was also on the agenda. The group discussed how fans and fan groups could help the team by improving the atmosphere during home games at Gtech Community Stadium. Plans are in place for the fan atmosphere working group to meet ahead of the new season.

Brentford staff also provided an update on the work that’s required to confirm that the club has met the requirements set out in the Premier League’s Fan Engagement Standard for the 2024/25 season.

The club is required to publish a fan engagement plan and other key documents such as a revised Supporter Charter ahead of the start of the upcoming campaign.

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FAB member Sharon Wright recently spoke to the club's sustainability manager James Beale about why sustainability is so important to her and how she’s engaged with Brentford to support our efforts in this area.

If you’d like to find out more about the work that the FAB does or have any points that you’d like to raise with them, you can send an email to admin@BIAS.org.uk or admin@beesunited.org.uk, or contact the club via email at supporterservices@brentfordfc.com and your email will be passed onto the FAB members.