It has been another extended break away from the Falkirk Stadium, and we are glad to be
home this afternoon. Today we welcome Raith Rovers as we seek a little bit of revenge on
the team who ended the longest league undefeated streak in our history.
November marked three years of the Falkirk Supporters Society, and it is important to look
back on how far we have come. Three years ago we sat outside the League 1 promotion
play off positions, attracting an average attendance of around 3000. Following a lot of hard
work on and off the park today we sit at the top of the Championship with an average
attendance of over 6000. None of this would have been possible without the contributions of
our over 1000 FSS members. Our members’ subscriptions mean we are contributing
approximately £130,000 per year to the club and have allowed us to secure over a 25%
shareholding. The importance of our members and their contributions simply cannot be
overstated. Thank you to every single person who has contributed to the society in the past
three years!
Our shareholding has been lifted to 25.17% thanks to recent donations. We would like to
thank all of those shareholders who have donated shares to the Society. A long term aim of
the Committee is for the FSS to be the home for small shareholders. If you are interested in
making a share donation, please contact us at admin@falkirksupporters.org
The FSS Committee have been hard at work looking at options on how to protect our
shareholding in the event of a future share issue. The favoured option is a Part Paid/Nil Paid
option which was presented to members in our last newsletter. An FSS member with a
background in company law has generously volunteered to review this proposal to help
ensure it will meet the needs of FSS before this is formally agreed. For any member looking
for more details on the proposal, please check out our latest newsletter.
The FSS Committee are always looking for more feedback from our members, particularly
on what focus the FSS should have and ideas for improving how the Society is run. If you
have anything you wish to suggest, please get in touch at admin@falkirksupporters.org
We now have only 94 members who subscribe through PayPal. The FSS has moved away
from this platform and if members do not switch to Standing Order (or Total Tickets if
overseas) you will drop from our membership. Over the last year, we have lost over 100
members whose PayPal subscriptions have ended and they have not moved to a new
platform. Don’t let this happen to you! You can set up a minimum £10 monthly Standing Order with the bank details contained
below.
If you are not already a member of FSS, it would be great to have you on board! Signing up
is straightforward. The preferred method of payment is by Standing Order.
Please ensure that your name is shown when setting up the Standing Order and at the same
time email us at subscriptions@falkirksupporters.org with your full name, preferred email
address, first payment date and donation amount. If you are a current member, and can
afford it, then we would be very grateful if you would consider increasing your contributions.
Bank details:-
Falkirk Supporters Society Limited
Bank of Scotland
Account No. 21724460
Sort Code 80 – 22 – 60
Committee: Stuart Graudus (Chair), Alan Macfarlane (Vice Chair), John Fleming (Secretary),
Douglas Peters (Treasurer), Kevin Beattie, Ryan Didcock, Charlene Honey, Jim Millar, Anna
O’Donnell, Ian Park, Scott Steel, Jeff Logan, Eimear O’Connell
Fans Directors: Tom Angus, Nigel Serafini
Contact: admin@falkirksupporters.org
