Following early consultation with the Voice of the Fans group, it was agreed to issue a charter of their responsibilities to define to the wider fanbase, as follows:

1. Introduction

The Voice of the Fans is established to provide a structured and independent channel through which supporters of Scunthorpe United can contribute to the development, governance, and culture of our football club. This Charter sets out our purpose, principles, and commitments to ensure that the views of the fanbase are heard, respected, and acted upon by the club leadership wherever possible.

2. Purpose

The primary purpose of the Voice of the Fans is to:

• Represent the collective interests of supporters in dialogue with the club by providing scope for particular areas of supporter influence: Stadium improvements; community initiatives; Club Policies; (club crest being an example).
• Strengthen the relationship between the club and its fanbase.
• Ensure that decisions affecting supporters are informed by meaningful consultation.

3. Core Principles

The Voice of the Fans will operate in accordance with the following principles:

• Representation – Ensuring that the views of supporters across all demographics are fairly and accurately presented in a timely manner.
• Transparency – Communicating clearly and openly with both the club and supporters on matters discussed and actions agreed.
• Respect – Upholding the values of fairness, inclusivity, and constructive dialogue at all times.
• Accountability – Remaining answerable to the supporter base and maintaining high standards of integrity.
• Unity – Promoting a culture of “one team” togetherness, recognising supporters as an essential part of the club’s identity and future.

4. Objectives

The Voice of the Fans representatives are committed to:

1. Establishing a consistent and accessible forum for consultation with supporters.
2. Raising matters of importance on behalf of the fanbase directly with the club’s Board of Directors and club management. All to enable valued discussion and opportunity for  incorporation into decision making processes which will benefit the ongoing development of the club.
3. Supporting initiatives designed to enhance the matchday experience, community engagement, and supporter well-being.
4. Encouraging cooperation between supporter groups to foster solidarity and shared purpose by providing a centralised and shared discussion/communication route with the club.
5. Promoting diversity and inclusion to ensure that all fans feel welcome and valued.

5. Structure and Operation

• Meetings: Regular meetings will be held between the Voice of the Fans representatives and the Directors of the club. A minimum of 6 formal meetings per year. 
• Engagement: Fans will be invited to submit, via the Voice of the fans email address and/or verbal contact with Voice of the Fans representatives, questions and issues for discussion in advance of meetings.
• Reporting: Outcomes and actions from meetings will be communicated publicly in a timely and transparent manner via meeting notes on the club website.
• Representation: The body will seek to reflect the full diversity of the supporter base.

6. Commitment

The Voice of the Fans representatives commit to:

• Listening to and representing supporters with impartiality and fairness and bringing prompt attention to the Board of Directors all significant feedback items.
• Working proactively and constructively with the club to identify solutions and improvements to the feedback received from the fanbase.
• Providing clear explanation when a fan feedback request or proposal cannot be implemented.

7. Review and Amendment

This Charter will be reviewed on an annual basis to ensure it remains relevant, effective, and aligned with the interests of supporters and the club. Amendments may be made following consultation with both the fanbase and the club. The representatives involved in the Voice of the Fans will also be reviewed on a regular basis within the same manner.

Open applications are always available via slo@scunthorpe-united.co.uk and will be held until such a time in which recruitment is necessary.

Scunthorpe United travel to face Rochdale for a place at Wembley in the Promotion Semi-Final on Sunday, May 3rd, with tickets on sale to season tickets holders from 6pm.

The encounter at the Crown Oil Arena will be the third meeting between the two sides this season following a pair of stalemates in the regular season.

Tickets will be available directly from FanBase via Rochdale's platform for the encounter at the Crown Oil Arena, and will commence with a season ticket priority window from 6pm on Wednesday, April 29th.

The Iron have been handed an allocation in the Willbutts Lane Stand of 2,375, which includes ambulant disabled and carer pairs, which are available via a separate link.

Priority sales will continue until 12noon on Thursday, April 30th when the allocation will go on general sale.

How to purchase...

Season ticket holders who have registered their account on FanBase will receive communication of a link and password to access the allocation to purchase tickets. Rochdale have set it to a maximum of six tickets per account holder.

Regrettably, any supporters who have not registered their account will be uncontactable at the time the link is reached. If this applies to you, please email sufctickets@scunthorpe-united.co.uk and communication will be sent over as soon as possible.

It is important to note, there will be no sales from the Attis Arena ticket office, all sales are through Rochdale’s platform.

From 12noon on Thursday, April 30th, the allocation link will be released for the remainder of our supporters to use.

Entry to the Crown Oil Arena

Entry to the Crown Oil Arena is by match ticket only and through the designated turnstiles denoted on your match ticket. Please ensure you check this before approaching the Stadium. Turnstiles open 90 minutes prior to kick-off.

Accessible Ticketing

Wheelchair/Ambulant Disabled are charged the appropriate price class per their age for their ticket, however, should they need a full-time carer to accompany them, the carer is admitted free of charge (Tickets must be obtained from the Ticket Office).

The club has 16 positions for wheelchair supporters with adjoining seats for their Personal Assistants (carers), if required. These are situated in Willbutts Lane Stand for away supporters. 

Please contact sufctickets@scunthorpe-united.co.ukif you fall into this category and wish to obtain these tickets. For further information please click here!

Steve Hope presents images from last night's play-off eliminator win over Southend United.

It was that time again at the Attis Arena this evening, as play-off fever rolled back around for the third consecutive season, with 5^th placed finishers, the Iron, taking on their old EFL foes, Southend United, with hopes of replicating last season’s heroics that saw Scunthorpe promoted from the National League North.

In terms of Andy Butler’s team selection for the evening, United would return to fielding a full-strength team for the high-stakes encounter. After resting their star duo of Pat Jones and Cal Roberts for their previous fixture against Eastleigh, the wide men would return to the Starting XI to replace Declan Howe and Connor Smith. Elsewhere, versatile Defender Jean Belehouan was recalled to the side at right-back as Ross Barrows dropped to the alternates.

As the Iron got proceedings underway on home soil, those in attendance wouldn’t have to wait long for something to celebrate as United made the best start imaginable, with the game’s opening goal.

As Danny Whitehall stole possession inside the Southend half, he would lay possession off to fellow forward Cal Roberts, who had space to exploit. Touching the ball down and running at his opponent, Roberts would glide inside and work the ball onto his stronger left foot before arrowing a low driven shot towards the bottom corner that had the beating of goalkeeper Collin Andeng Ndi, nestling in the bottom corner to make it 1-0.

The Iron were evidently the livelier of the two sides in the opening exchanges and would look to build on their advantage when Pat Jones received possession in the final third. Driving inside with pace and power, Jones would escape from his marker before sending the ball towards the target, masking his shot through a sea of Southend bodies and forcing Andeng Ndi into an important save.

In the minutes that followed, Scunthorpe would have yet another golden chance to extend their lead when Oli Ewing’s winding run into the area allowed him to place the ball into the path of Whitehall on the edge of the area, stroking the ball towards the bottom corner in what was a goal-bound effort if not for the intervention of defender Harry Taylor, stopping the ball on the line and doing a sensational job to deflect the ball off Ewing who was lurking for the rebound.

As the 40-minute mark approached with United relatively unscathed, the Shrimpers would have their best chance of the game to date when a cross from a wide area managed to find target man forward Harry Cardwell at the far post. As Cardwell nodded the ball back across the face of goal, former West Ham midfielder Keenan Appiah-Forson would come steaming onto the ball, directing an effort towards goal from a matter of yards that Louis Jones remarkably kept out with a reaction save.

This would be the final notable action of the opening period under the lights, and when the sides returned from the tunnel for the second period, it was made abundantly clear that the message coming from the visitors’ dressing room was that they needed major improvement.

Mere minutes after the restart, Southend would have the chance they desired to draw level when their top scorer, Andrew Dallas, wriggled free to receive the ball on the edge of the area, driving the ball towards the target with a thunderous strike, which was sublimely caught by Louis Jones to diffuse the situation.

As play continued in the second half, Scunthorpe would start to build a foothold in the encounter once again and very nearly could’ve found a way to double their lead when Oli Ewing stole the ball from his team mate Whitehall, who was down in the area, driving towards the by-line before being hooked back by a stray arm from Harry Taylor, yanking Ewing to the floor by his collar, somehow not resulting in a penalty as the referee waved the claims away.

For the next 20 minutes of action, an all-out battle would ensue as the two teams were dragged into a scrappy affair, resulting in the ball spending more time in the air than on the deck, but with how Will Evans was performing at the heart of the Scunthorpe defence, that would suit him down to the ground.

With 71 minutes on the clock, the Iron would advance forward in search of that all-important second goal through when Belehouan carried possession over the halfway line. Using his electric pace to drive past his man, the wing-back would opt to take his own route to goal, ignoring the run of Roberts to his right and driving the ball towards the target, forcing Andeng Ndi to make an unconventional save as it dropped down between his legs.

In half of the very few true opportunities, Southend would come close to levelling the scores at the perfect time when Harry Boyes received a bouncing ball on the edge of the hosts’ penalty area, instinctively sending a volleyed strike towards the top corner that narrowly evaded the target.

With the game now in its closing stages, the Shrimpers’ frustrations would start to show as just moments after Gus Scott-Morris was shown a yellow card for an off-the-ball incident, Taylor would react to a tackle from Kian Scales with a push to the face, seeing himself dismissed for a second yellow card at the very death.

This would prove to be the final action of the encounter, as referee James Oldham would bring the time to an end, cementing Scunthorpe’s place in Sunday’s play-off semi-final against Rochdale after a fantastic team performance under the lights of the Attis Arena.

IRON: Jones, Horton, Belehouan, Evans, Whitehall (Howe, 90), Roberts (Scales, 90), Rowley, Jones (Beestin, 78), Ewing (Barrows 90+7), Westbrooke, Denton

IRON SUBS: Mahady, Brogan, Smith,

REFREE: James Oldham

Attendance: 6248 (996 Away)

Scunthorpe United will battle it out with Rochdale at the Crown Oil Arena on Sunday, May 3rd (3pm kick-off) for a place in the Promotion Final at Wembley Stadium on May 10th.

United progressed to the final after beating Southend United at the Attis Arena on Tuesday night, courtesy of an early goal from Callum Roberts, with dogged defending throughout the encounter to ensure a clean sheet.

We can confirm that we have been provisionally told we will have an allocation of 2,375 for the game, which includes a small number of accessible tickets with carers.

Dialogue will continue with club officials on Wednesday along with our Rochdale counterparts, and also FanBase who work with both clubs, with information released to supporters as soon as it is confirmed.