Survey Summary
Please
find below a summary of the question types included in the 2004 Questionnaire.
This is not the working copy of the survey and is shown here for
information only.
Questionnaire Sections
Club
Structure | Supporters | Your
League | Recommendations
| Club Finances | Financial Future | Competition | General
1.1 Is your club professional, semi-professional or amateur?
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1.2 Were you promoted or relegated last season?
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1.3 Has your league been restructured this season?
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1.4 How many teams does the club run?
1.5 What is the size of your senior playing staff?
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1.6 What is the size of your non-playing staff?
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2. Supporters and the Community
2.1 Is there an opportunity for fans to have their say in the running of the club?
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2.2 Do you have any plans to increase the involvement of fans in the running of your club?
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If yes, please describe: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2.3 Are supporters directly represented on the board of your club?
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2.4 What provisions does your club make for supporters with disabilities?
2.5 How do your community programmes benefit the club?
2.6 And how do they benefit the community?
2.7 Do you have provisions written into player contracts regarding their work in the community?
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2.8 Does your club have any formal partnerships with local schools?
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2.9 In the light of recent concerns about obesity in children, is your club willing to play a role in promoting healthy living?
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2.10 Does your club operate a smoking policy?
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If yes, do you prohibit smoking:
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If no, do you plan to introduce restrictions on smoking?
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2.11 Does your club make any provision for women’s and girls’ teams?
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If no, would you be willing to make provisions if finances allowed?
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2.12 Is your club involved with anti-racism initiatives?
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If yes, please specify:
If no, would you be willing to develop some?
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2.13 If you are not a mutual, would you consider becoming one?
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2.14 Are you aware of the “Club’s Charter”?
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2.15 Should football clubs be allowed to re-locate a great distance outside their local community and fan base (e.g. Wimbledon FC moving to the area of Milton Keynes)?
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2.16 Are you aware of / ever considered / have been funded by any of the following structures and funding programmes?
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2.17 What are the club’s priorities for the coming season?
3.1 Do you think your league is run for the good of all clubs within it?
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If not, why?
3.2 Do you believe that your league has a responsibility to advise/support those clubs in financial difficulties?
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3.3 How will promotion / relegation or league reorganisation affect the finances of your club?
3.4 If your league has been restructured recently how do you believe this will affect the following?
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3.5 If your club is now part of a newly restructured league, do you think that sufficient consultation took place prior to the restructuring process?
3.6 If you are a Football League club, do you think your league’s distribution of broadcasting revenue is fair?
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If not, what would you prefer to see?
4. Recommendations (APFG Report 2004)
The All Party Parliamentary Football Group Report on English Football and its Finances 2004 made a series of recommendations. The questions in this section refer directly to some of these.
4.1 Do you think that the present mechanisms are satisfactory in helping clubs experiencing financial difficulty?
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4.2 It has been argued that there is a need for further regulation of the football industry. If that is accepted in the future should this regulation include:
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4.3 If changes are made, would you prefer an independent regulator or the Football Association to implement these changes?
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4.4 Do you think that licensing of clubs is a good idea?
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4.5 If it means more help from your league in the event of financial difficulties, do you agree that club budgets should be approved by the league in advance?
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4.6 Do you think that the rule which requires insolvent clubs to pay football debts before other debts should be abolished?
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4.7 Do you agree there should be regulations about who can become a director of a football club, for example a fit and proper person test?
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4.8 Do you think that recent proposals for wage capping are a good idea?
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4.9 What effect has the creation of the transfer window had on your club?
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4.10 Are the changes to the restrictions on loan signings good for the game? (with clubs now permitted eight short-term loans and four season long loans)
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4.11 There is a common perception that agents are taking too much money out of the game. Do you agree?
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4.12 Would you support a levy on agents’ fees?
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4.13 Do you agree that payments to and from agents should be disclosed?
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4.14 Do you think that relationships between club employees and agents should be disclosed?
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4.15 Do you think that enough of the Premiership’s broadcasting revenue is re-distributed to the lower leagues?
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4.16 Do you think there is sufficient direct government funding for grassroots football?
4.17 Would you be in favour of a return to gate sharing?
This section is directly related to your club’s finances. Please try and answer as many questions as possible, giving approximate figures and percentages where appropriate. If your club does not wish to fully complete this section, please complete as many questions as possible and move to section 6.
5.1 What is your club’s annual expenditure on player and staff wages as a proportion of your income?
5.2 What was the income of the club in the last financial year?
5.3 And what was the expenditure?
5.4 Approximately what % of your income do you get from :
5.5 Approximately what percentage of your expenditure goes on:
6.1 Does your club own its ground?
6.2 Are there any activities you are undertaking or planning to undertake to increase your club’s income?
6.3 Are there any activities you are undertaking or planning to undertake to decrease your club’s expenditure?
6.4 Do you think that these components of income will increase, decrease or remain the same in the next few years?
Ticket sales, Broadcasting revenue, Sponsorship and advertising, Match day sales, Merchandising, Investments, Transfer fees, Grants, Other income and Total income
6.5 Do you think that these components of spending will increase, decrease or remain the same in the next few years?
6.6 Have your club’s finances got better or worse over the last ten years?
6.7 Do you think the club will be in financial difficulty in the near future?
6.8 What best describes the corporate structure of your club?
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7.1 Do you think that your league has become more or less competitive over the past 10 years?
7.2 Do you think that a team outside the current top five will win the Premiership in the foreseeable future?
7.3 Do you think that a team outside the Premiership will win the FA Cup in the near future?
8.1 Do you have any further comments about the finances of your club, your league or football as a whole?
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