Minutes of the Fan Advisory Board meeting which took place in November 2025.
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League One club benchmarking, fans' survey, fan behaviour and heritage were among the key items discussed at the final scheduled FAB meeting of 2025 held prior to the home win against Doncaster Rovers.
Full details can be found within our minutes shown below. As detailed within these minutes the benchmarking once again highlights the huge financial challenges of competing in League One which have not become any easier for the Imps during what is now our seventh consecutive season at this level.
This financial disparity has been highlighted this season by the size of transfer fees spent by some League One clubs in the recent transfer window even for players who were already playing for other clubs in our division.
Together with official statements coming out of two of our fellow League One clubs within the last month both relating to their need for additional major investment, this goes to show how well our club consistently over performs on the pitch without the financial resources of many of our fellow League One competitors.
Following the club's recent statement regarding discriminatory chanting at home games against Wrexham and Chelsea earlier this year and the financial penalty imposed by the FA following the Wrexham incident, FAB encourages all of us Imps fans to do what we are best at and renowned for within the football world which is by directing all of our energy and passion into giving Michael and his team our fullest positive backing which their performances &andleague position deserve & therefore continuing to play a major role in the club's success on the pitch which as we all know is fully appreciated by everyone at the club & often referred to by our players and football management during their post-match interviews.
Three FAB members recently attended a very interesting meeting with Martyn Henderson from the Independent Regulator for Football & we thank the Red Imps Community for their kind invitation to join them & be actively involved in the discussion.
Many thanks also to Richard Pearce & Colin Jackson for getting in touch with us with their questions relating to the club's social media content and PA system respectively which we put to the club's hierarchy during the meeting.
Please do not hesitate to get in touch with us by emailing fabchair@theredimps.com with any questions which you would like us to ask club representatives at our next FAB meeting in January. We look forward to hearing from you.
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Tony Smith
Chair of the Lincoln City F.C Fan Advisory Board