Tottenham Hotspur: an advisory panel comprised of fans whose chair will sit on the club's board

Tottenham Hotspur FC (Premier League) is to set up a "club advisory panel" which will consist of elected fan representatives, with a chairperson who "will be appointed annually as a full non-executive of the club board," announced the club on 11/05/2021.

"The selection criteria, mandate and constitution will be developed by independent advisors in consultation with fan groups to ensure it is truly representative of our supporter base. Further details will be released in due course. Going forward we shall constantly look to review and improve these new lines of consultation," said Tottenham.

"We have all learnt lessons from recent events and have reviewed fan engagement as a priority," explained the London club, whose supporters strongly opposed the plan to create a European Super League by 12 founding clubs, including Tottenham Hotspur, which was announced on 18/04/2021. All six English clubs involved eventually withdrew from the project on 20/04/2021. "We wholeheartedly regret that we involved the club and that the legal process itself meant we were unable to consult our fans…