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When your Head Coach says that "wholesale changes" are needed, it's about as low as it gets.
We agree. It's time for change.
What changes do you want to see in British basketball?
What are your thoughts on this?
🏀EXCLUSIVE
🏀SLB looking to launch new franchise in Liverpool
🏀American investor on board, team could start as early as next month, trying to finalise venue
🏀BBF chair writes to Home Office asking for pause on issuing of player visas
Latest⬇️
yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/ot…
Fans are no further along from knowing anything about GBBL's plans than we were in January.
£15.5m is a lot of money on paper, but that's currently all it is: promises on a piece of paper. No clubs, no fans, no communication from them directly.
Exclusive: British Basketball Federation says it was “entirely appropriate” to give GBBL two extra months to prove it had the guaranteed capital required to run the league next year. GBBL met the conditions last week.
Full story:
cityam.com/exclusive-british…
Some really welcome transparency here from SLB.
✍️ To our clubs, players, fans and the wider community… we want to take a moment to speak directly to you. Read more below.
#BritishBasketball
For the full, transparent results from the Fan Pulse, head to our website: thebbfa.substack.com/p/bbfa-…
Trust in the BBF is non-existent. 90% of respondents scored no or low trust.
How much do you trust the following organisations to act in the best interests of the game? (# of responses)
The BBF
🔹No trust - 86
🔹Low trust - 31
🔹Neutral - 7
🔹High trust - 0
🔹Complete trust - 0
SLB
🔹No trust - 1
🔹Low trust - 7
🔹Neutral - 30
🔹High trust - 73
🔹Complete trust - 13
GBBL
🔹No trust - 75
🔹Low trust - 30
🔹Neutral - 17
🔹High trust - 2
🔹Complete trust - 0
The BBF blocking Manchester Basketball from playing in EuroCup went down horribly with fans of all teams.
Should the BBF have endorsed Manchester's BCL application?
Yes - 87%
No - 4.9%
I don't know enough about it - 4.1%
Not sure - 4.1%
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So what did the BBFA Fan Pulse tell us?
Over 120 respondents took time to have their say on the state of British basketball.
Let's take a dive into the Fan Profle stats. 📊
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The BBFA reflects the voice of fans that have seen it all, the highs and the lows. We've been here for the long haul.
How long have your followed British basketball?
10+ years - 50.8%
4-9 years - 24.2%
1-3 years - 22.6%
Less than 1 year - 2.4%
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"Stop fighting over control and start fighting for the fans and players. We're the ones who suffer when egos get in the way."
The fans have had their say on a month dominated by legal threats, governance breakdowns and dashed European dreams.
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/thebbf…
