Independent Supporters’ Committee is launched

Several West Ham Supporter groups,  the Football Supporters Association (FSA) with the club have been working together to create a new supporter-led forum which will be called the Independent West Ham United Supporters’ Committee (ISC) which replaces the Official Supporters Board (OSB) which was disbanded last year which had replaced the Supporters Advisory Board (SAB) which had been existence since 2011.

The Independent Supporters’ Committee (ISC) has been created following regular dialogue and meetings with the club and the FSA, and it’s structure and format has been created independently by several West Ham United supporters’ groups.

The ISC brings together supporter representatives from across the club’s fanbase: BAME (Lee Vehit), bondholders (Steve Applebee), Disabled Supporters (Cathy Bayford), Hammers United (Andy McConnell), Over 65s (Don Adams), Pride of Irons (Jim Dolan), West Ham United Independent Supporters’ Association (Sue Watson) and West Ham United Supporters’ Club (Paul Christmas).

West Ham United vice-chairman Karren Brady said: “I am delighted that we have been able to make this important step in our approach to supporter consultation, which has been developed and created independently by supporter groups working together with the club. On behalf of everyone at the Club, I would like to put on record my thanks to the Football Supporters’ Association, particularly Ashley Brown and all of the supporter groups and their representatives involved for their hard work, and the huge amount of commitment they have dedicated to enable us to reach this point.”