While the idea of the European Super League is dead, at least for now, the work to ensure that it can never return is just starting, and the first step in this process is demonstrating that there is political support for the much-needed reforms to the game.

The Government has launched a fan-led review of football to be chaired by former sports minister, Tracey Crouch MP. It will be “a root-and-branch investigation into the governance of football and into what we can do to promote the role of fans in that governance”. The Football Supporters’ Association (FSA) to which AISA is affiliated is asking all supporters to get involved so it genuinely puts fans front and centre.

The FSA wrote an Early Day Motion (EDM), tabled by Ian Mearns MP. They would like all fans to contact their MPs and ask if they’ll sign the EDM and back supporters’ arguments in Parliament. Their website has listed some basic arguments fans might want to include. It also has links to help find and contact your MP.

Many thanks to all of you for your responses to our email sent earlier this week. We had an unprecedented response to the AISA statement and the short questionnaire. Although events moved so fast that we didn’t need to present the survey findings to the club, we will still analyse what you told us and present it on aisa.org/members and via emails. But suffice to say there was an overwhelming majority of members – around 98% – who opposed Arsenal’s involvement in the ESL.

Here’s our podcast from the Remembering David Rocastle evening.

And there will be a special Rocky-centred matchday programme on Saturday for the Liverpool match that you can buy from the club.

Here’s the video we played. It’s using ‘Spanish Dancer’ from Arc of the Diver album by Stevie Winwood – and entirely without copyright clearance(!) so please keep its use private! Thanks.

2) The FSA recently had a briefing on VAR from MIke Riley and Adam Gale-Watts.  The report is here

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 3) And have you seen the new AISA badge?

You can buy one on our ‘Shop‘ page.