QPR 1sts recent fans survey produced some interesting
results, which will help guide the Committee as it develops Trust policy over the coming weeks and months.
In total, 136 people responded to the survey, 99 of whom are Trust members.
Some of the findings of the survey are:
How QPR 1st rates
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Trust members appear to have a much more positive view of how the Trust represents their interests than non-members. 76% of members thought that the Trust represented them well or very well. Only 13% of non-members shared this view, with a further 66% of them rating the Trust only adequate.
So, whilst the Trust appears to have the broad support
of its members, it clearly has some work to do in
convincing the wider QPR support that it serves a
worthwhile role.
David Davies and the QPR board
There was much more of a consensus between Trust members and non-members when asked for their views on David Davies and the QPR board.
Only a quarter of all respondents felt that the board is doing a good or very good job. About half rated the board as adequate and the remaining quarter judged the board to be doing a poor or very poor job.
David Davies fared somewhat better than the QPR board as a whole. Nearly half of respondents felt he is doing a good or very good job many more than were prepared to rate the rest of the board so highly. Around 35% felt that Davies is doing an adequate job, with 15% rating him either poor or very poor.
Fundraising
The survey asked whether supporters would take part in a fundraising scheme run by QPR 1st and what type of scheme would be most popular?.
Once again, the response was more positive from Trust members, with around two thirds of members saying they would either definitely or probably support such a scheme.
Only 30% of non-members shared this view and a similar number said that they would not take part.
Understandably, significant numbers of respondents felt unable to say one way or the other if they would support such a scheme with more than a third of people expressing this view.
The survey then asked what type of scheme supporters might support a small monthly payment arrangement, a larger single donation or a bucket collection.
Around half of all respondents felt that they would or might support a small monthly payment scheme, against only 20% who felt they were likely to support a larger, single donation scheme.
Most popular of all was a bucket collection with around two thirds of respondents describing themselves as either definitely or probably supporting such a scheme.
Many thanks to everyone who took the time to submit their views which provide a very useful barometer of the mood of supporters.
A detailed survey on our groundshare arrangement with Fulham is being put together now ( see link in news item further down this page). The results of this survey will be presented to QPRs board as part of our campaign urging them to consult with supporters over any future arrangements so once again please make sure you get your tuppence worth in!