A few notes from the first page of the survey, in case it helps folks decide whether to help out here (hopefully lots of us will - we have spent enough time talking about this after all!):
INFORMATION TO POTENTIAL PARTICIPANTS
1. What is the purpose of the project?
To understand whether fan owned football clubs are more successful than those privately owned, regarding success on the pitch but also off it.
2. Why have I been selected to take part?
You have been selected to take part as you are a fan of an English lower league football club.
3. What will I have to do?
Participants will be asked to answer a few questions and provide details of which club they support and their ownership structure.
4. Will there be any negative effects of taking part in the study?
No risks are anticipated in taking part in this study.
5. What benefits will the study have to the participants?
Benefits of taking part in this study include aiding research into the understanding of the 50+1 rule in English football. The main beneficiary of the study is the researcher, who will use the data for an undergraduate dissertation.
6. How will confidentiality be assured?
You will not be asked to give your name or any identification on any of the materials used during this study, so all the information you give will be anonymous and confidential.
7. Who will have access to the information that I provide?
Only the researcher and his supervisor will have access to the data, which will be stored by the researcher in accordance with the University of East London policy on data security.
8. How will my information be stored / used in the future?
The anonymised data will be used for an undergraduate dissertation and may form part of a published article and/or conference/seminar paper. The data generated in the course of the research will be destroyed once the dissertation has been marked, or if the data is likely to be used for a publication and/or conference/seminar paper, it will be transferred to the supervisor and kept for a period of ten years after the completion of the research project.
9. Has this project received appropriate ethical clearance?
This study has been approved by the UCFB/GIS Research Ethics Committee
UCFBREC23W245
10. Will I receive any financial rewards / travel expenses for taking part?
No.
11. How can I withdraw from the project?
Send your participant ID to the below email addresses and you will be excluded.
12. If I require further information who should I contact and how?
28073@ucfb.ac.uk or
t.collings@ucfb.ac.uk
