Supporter groups call for Fan Led Review to put community ownership of clubs within reach

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More than 20 supporters groups from the Football League and beyond have signed a joint letter to Tracey Crouch MP, calling for action to bring community ownership of clubs, ahead of the publication of the Fan Led Review of Football Governance. The letter states: "We write to you today – as representatives of Supporters Trusts and community organisations – to both make the case for greater fan ownership of our football clubs, and to demonstrate the widespread support for community ownership across the game. The Fan Led Review should help tear them down.’" Publishing the letter, the CEO of Power to Change, Vidhya Alakeson said: “Football may be our national sport but it is the clubs and grounds, large and small, that are the beating hearts of our communities. The desire is there – now it’s up to the Fan Led Review to deliver real change.” The Football Supporters' Association Head of Community Ownership, Andy Walsh, meanwhile added: "The Football Supporters' Association believes that 20 years of supporter ownership has shown that clubs can be more financially stable when supporters own a stake in their club.