[thomasjury]

Hello fellow football fans. My name is Thomas Jury. I am currently reading for a degree at Bournemouth University and am in the process of conducting a dissertation about foreign owners in the Premier League.

I would be extremely grateful if you would spend a few minutes answering the following few questions. You’re answers will treated with full confidentiality. If you would like any more details please contact me using tomjury2@hotmail.com

Please state using a scale of one to six how you feel about each of the following statements.


6 - Strongly Agree. 5 - Mostly Agree. 4 - Agree. 3 - Disagree. 2 - Mostly Disagree. 1- Strongly Disagree

1. There are too many foreign owners in the Premier League - [ ]
2. Foreign owners are only interested in making money - [ ]
3. Having a foreign owner of my club would stop me attending their live matches - [ ]
4. Recent foreign investment is for the good of the Premier League - [ ]
5. Football will lose its ‘soul’ if foreign owners control the majority of clubs - [ ]
6. Is your club foreign owned? If ‘Yes’ go to section A, if ‘No’ go to section B

Section A - For supporters of clubs under foreign ownership:
A1. I am happy with my clubs current owner - [ ]
A2. The owner has the clubs best interests at heart - [ ]
A3. I would prefer an English owner - [ ]
A4. The club has made good progress since being taken over - [ ]
A5. I was apprehensive when I heard my club was being taken over by a foreign investor - [ ]

Section B - For supporters of clubs under English ownership:
B1. I am happy with my clubs current owner - [ ]
B2. The owner has the clubs best interests at heart - [ ]
B3. I would prefer an foreign owner with more money - [ ]
B4. The club has made good progress since being taken over - [ ]
B5. I would be apprehensive if I heard my club was going to be taken over by a foreign investor - [ ]


Age: 16-25 26-35 36-45 46-59 60+
Premier League club supported:
Male Female
Are you a UK resident?

Thank you very much for your time and opinions