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To all members,

We hope this mail finds you and all your families safe and well as we pass through yet another international window that saw us unable to give our support to the team in Belgrade or Dublin.

While hopefully there are better times ahead, both in terms or getting back into grounds and results, our work in relation to the governance reform process within the FAI has continued throughout lockdown.

The latest stage of this saw an EGM held online yesterday during which a number of changes were voted through, the main one being the approval of the new FAI Constitution, giving rise to the disbandment of the FAI Council and AGM groups which have been replaced by a new General Assembly.

Although YBIG Mandate believe there are positive changes involved, such as the tightening up of the constitution itself and the rule detailed in the Memorandum of Understanding that sets a ten-year term-limit (including time served) as the maximum anyone can sit on the new body, and, along with our colleagues in the Irish Football Supporters Partnership (CRISC and Irish Supporters Network), agreed to support the motion, all three groups have serious concerns over the manner in which the process was handled.

To provide some context, following the Governance Review Group report in 2019, supporters were awarded two seats on FAI Council and two committee seats, one on the International and High Performance Committee and the other on the Club & League Development Committee. This representation was conditional on an umbrella organisation being founded to cover ourselves and the other two supporters groups who submitted to the GRG, CRISC and ISN. To meet this condition, the Irish Football Supporters Partnership (IFSP) was formed and we have been working well together since.

After being made aware that changes to governance structures were coming, IFSP contacted the FAI at the end of October requesting a meeting to put forward some proposals we had been considering, Despite an acknowledgement, no further contact regarding a meeting was forthcoming and after sending a second request in a month later, we were informed that a briefing on the changes would be held the following week

In early December, we attended that FAI briefing during which the proposals for the new General Assembly were shared. Within those proposals, supporters were allocated two seats out of the 131 Assembly seats being proposed. The International and High Performance Committee seat was retained and a second committee seat on a new National Football Leagues’ Committee was allocated as the Club & League Development Committee was to be disbanded. At that briefing we were assured that written submissions for changes would be welcomed and that a chance to present those submissions to the FAI would be accommodated.

Given the changes meant we were moving from a situation where supporters had two seats on a Council of 79 to one where we had two in a proposed General Assembly of 131, a significant proportional reduction, we requested that an additional seat be allocated to supporters. This would also have meant that all three groups in the IFSP would have a General Assembly seat.

In making that request, the IFSP prepared a detailed submission in which we also raised queries about our move from the 'Special Interest' constituency which we had been part of, into the new "Professional Chamber", which impacts on the supporters' path to potential board representation, and some additional points regarding term limits and gender balance. When we sent that in on December 12th, we highlighted that we were still looking forward to the opportunity to meet and present our proposal.

Despite a number of reminders, a consultation meeting was never scheduled. On February 13th, we received a letter from the FAI stating that our request for an additional seat had been denied and not only that, the proposal for a supporters seat on the Club & League Development Committee had been withdrawn, halving the number of committee seats assigned to supporters by the GRG process.

We issued a further written response on February 24th, once again requesting to reopen these discussions and give the process due diligence. Once again, following an initial acknowledgement, no further contact was forthcoming until a letter from the FAI on March 23rd denying our request. This is despite 10 additional General Assembly seats being created and allocated elsewhere since the original pressentation, bringing the total to 141.

At the EGM yesterday, the IFSP read the below statement in order for it to be noted on the record.

"On behalf of the three supporters organisations that make up the Irish Football Supporters Partnership, we want to express our strong disappointment at how this consultation process has progressed.

We highlighted the pandemic would likely impact the format of discussions last Autumn but were assured at the time that full consultation would still be possible and was also a priority for the working group.

We’re not doubting the work & effort put in, but consultation is not being invited to a presentation, spending time preparing a detailed written response and, having been assured we would have the opportunity to present said response, then being informed of changes without any further dialogue or a detailed explanation until we pressed for it.

Bringing members on the governance journey, particularly within membership organisations, is not optional. It’s essential to ensure the long-term success of what’s being done.

The vast majority of people involved in Irish football are well aware that significant change is needed but it also needs to be the right kind of change, change that will deliver a meaningful cultural shift within this organisation."

From a Mandate perspective, it is our belief that in efforts to bring about the reform that the association badly needs, taking the correct path is as important as the final destination. It is not our belief that the steps taken on this process did so.

We will continue to work on your behalf on the supporters agenda and for the betterment of the game in Ireland and will advise you on how we will manage the impact of the changes voted in yesterday in due course.

Thank you for your continued support.

YBIG Independent Supporters Mandate Committee

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To all members,

You will have probably heard reported in the news last week that 25,000 supporters are to be allowed back to Lansdowne Road for our World Cup qualifiers against Azerbaijan and Serbia on September 4th and 7th. 

Representatives from our committee have met with the FAI this week regarding how the tickets for these games will be allocated and can confirm the below. 
  • Tickets will be sold on a game by game basis for the time being. we would advise members to ensure the email address on your account is up to date for the issues of the purchase link.
  • Tickets sales will initially be restricted to season ticket holders and Club Ireland members.
  • The number of tickets you can buy will initially be limited to the same number of 2019/20 season tickets you held. 
  • As there was one game left on the last season ticket before stadiums were closed, a credit to one fifth of the value of that season ticket will be allocated to your account. This credit can be redeemed against either of these games or a future game. Further details will be provided in the FAI correspondence when tickets go on sale. 
  • With the limit on capacity and social distancing measures, the FAI cannot guarantee that tickets will be allocated in your normal section but will endeavour to do so as far as possible. If they cannot do that then they will try to ensure that you are seated in a section within the same price range as your existing seats. 
  • Pricing and on sale dates for these games have yet to be confirmed but emails with those details should be issued to season ticket holders and Club Ireland members over the next two weeks. 
  • In terms of the away fixture in Portugal on September 1st, there is still no confirmation from the Portuguese Football Federation on whether any allocation will be given to away supporters. The FAI are expecting confirmation one way or the other shortly but it is obviously a fluid situation due to ongoing restrictions. They expect to be in a position to communicate that decision at some stage next week. Should fans be allowed, tickets will be allocated using the same process that was in place for Slovakia.
Finally, Mark McGivney was the lucky name out of the hat for the signed Seamus Coleman canvas and Callum Fearon won the YBIG Zippie.

Thanks to all your contributions €1170 was raised and an order for eight new flags has been placed. We will share photos with you when the new flags arrive.

As we have said before, there is always scope for members to get involved informally on any initiatives and we would encourage anyone with any interest to contact us at ybigmandate@gmail.com.  
 
Thank you for your continued support.

YBIG Independent Supporters Mandate Committee


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Great work by all involved as usual
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Originally posted by wanderer wanderer wrote:

Great work by all involved as usual

Yes, cheers for all the hard work. 
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Thanks for the update, good to know what's happening.
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Thanks Drums for the update Thumbs Up
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Jes thats great to know. Thanks for the info RE season tickets. 4 of us have our tickets since the 12/13 season. Cant wait to get back now
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To all members,

Unfortunately, we have received official confirmation from the FAI this morning that there will be no away ticket allocation for the away fixture against Portugal on September 1st 2021.

A press release with further details on the decision will follow from the association.

Details on how tickets for the home qualifiers with Azerbaijan and Serbia will be sold to season tickets holders will also follow in due course.

Thank you for your continued support.

YBIG Independent Supporters Mandate Committee


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will go anyways but UEFA/fifa total hypocrites allowed 18,000 English fans to cl final and full stadiums at euros . You can’t get into Portugal without covid passports.
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Spot on Gufct!!!
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Originally posted by gufct gufct wrote:

will go anyways but UEFA/fifa total hypocrites allowed 18,000 English fans to cl final and full stadiums at euros . You can’t get into Portugal without covid passports.

Unfortunately champions leagues and tournaments are where UEFA make  money from sponsors, corporate etc these will be pushed rather than a small fry qualifier (in there eyes)

Could very well be Portugal trying to keep as much tickets for home fans to
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Originally posted by foggy.nelson foggy.nelson wrote:

Originally posted by gufct gufct wrote:

will go anyways but UEFA/fifa total hypocrites allowed 18,000 English fans to cl final and full stadiums at euros . You can’t get into Portugal without covid passports.

Unfortunately champions leagues and tournaments are where UEFA make  money from sponsors, corporate etc these will be pushed rather than a small fry qualifier (in there eyes)

Could very well be Portugal trying to keep as much tickets for home fans to
It's not, it's all games in the September window 
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it’s all UEFA/ fifa fixtures in September. The algarve is on its knees with little or no tourists especially British . Mass closures of pubs and restaurants so I doubt the Portuguese are happy with this.
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Ah right didn't realise this. Super cup in belfast tonight has fans from 2 away teams but all qualifiers have no away fans. Priorities
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I know plenty travelling from down south .
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To all members,

Following on from the 2021 FAI AGM, at which a draft strategic plan for the years 2022-2025 was presented, the FAI are now engaging in a process of consultation with stakeholders. YBIG Mandate, along with our colleagues in the Irish Football Supporters Partnership (IFSP), are seeking the views of Irish football fans on the direction of football in the country.

These views will form the basis of the IFSP’s written submission to the FAI on the strategic plan, which is due to be finalised by the end of the year.

We have prepared some questions to help supporters send their feedback to the IFSP, and they can be accessed at the below link. The survey should only tale a couple of minutes of your time and the more responses we have the more feedback we can provide.


For any questions or queries, please do not hesitate to contact us at ybigmandate@gmail.com.

Finally, many thanks to all who donated to the flags collection recently undertaken. We're looking forward to displaying the new flags and tifos that you paid for at the Portugal game on Thursday week.


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To all members,

As per the constitution that you voted to adopt last January, an Annual General Meeting for members must be held before the end of this year.

At a committee meeting on November 24th, a date of December 29th at 7pm was proposed and agreed. An official notice with full details has been sent to all members. If you are a signed up menber and have not received that notice then please mail us at ybigmandate@gmail.com.

Following the adoption of our constitution, three new committee members were elected to give us the eight-person committee currently serving.

That existing committee of eight were all nominated and seconded for re-election at the November 24th meeting.

However, any other members of over six months' standing are entitled to stand for a committee position and a nomination form is included with the attached AGM notice. Should we receive further nominations an election will be held at the AGM.    

As such, if you wish to stand for election, please ensure that your completed nomination, including details of your nominator and seconder, are received by the Secretary at this email address by 7pm on 15 December 2021.

A full agenda and Zoom details will be forwarded to members after that date.
   
Many thanks for your continued support,


YBIG Independent Supporters Mandate Committee

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Tony Considine

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