Fans have revealed what they would change about professional football

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Fans have revealed what they would change about professional football – including better scheduling of away games, greater travel support from clubs and banning VAR.  A poll of 2,000 adults who attend football matches found 54 per cent think their awayday experience could be improved as fans bemoan inconvenient kick-off times and not being able to drink at their seats.  The research was commissioned by leading UK shot brand, Fireball, which whisked away four Salford City fans with a thrilling helicopter ride to and from their team’s recent match against Newport County.  Ex-England star and club co-owner, Paul Scholes also surprised the fans as they headed off on the 400-mile round trip to South Wales, he said: “We wanted to show fans that we massively value their support both home and away, and want to make the game day experience as fun and exhilarating for them as possible.  “We’re already known for offering subsidised away travel, something which this research shows football fans clearly care about.”

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00:00Hi, I'm Paul Scholes, a co-owner of SofaCity, and today we're really looking forward to

00:13sending four fans down to Newport on a helicopter for a high-thrill ride and saving themselves

00:18loads of time travelling.

00:21I mean, when I found out, I was selected to be one of the ones in the helicopter and the

00:29VIP service, I just felt, to be honest, I didn't believe it at first, so it felt amazing.

00:36Who would I trust flying me in a helicopter? Probably Ryan, Ryan Giggs, I think he's nice

00:42and calm, relaxed. Who wouldn't I like? Definitely Nicky, but he'd be a daredevil, he'd be spinning

00:48on it upside down.

00:53Right, let's go and surprise the fans.

01:00It feels so good!

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