Man kan sige på et bredere plan, jeg tror, det er en del af fodboldklubbens fortælling, at den anerkender fans og har en fan siddende i bestyrelsen. Jeg vil sige, at alle de andre medlemmer af , Jeg synes, det er meget godt, at vi ser denne type fanengagement i klubberne og også i bestyrelserne på tværs af fodbold. Når du skal træffe beslutninger, der udstikker de strategiske rammer, bør du have ét
You need to be building and combining a strategy alongside the everyday management of a football club which is a challenge. Running a football club has so many dilemmas with it, and therefore being a fan representative on the board is not just about saying one thing and insisting this is the only way it can be because there’s so many other perspectives you need to take into consideration across a club, but I think it’s a key part of developing football clubs
To have a licence to play in the best leagues you need to have a lot of things you need to be compliant on. That could be the size of the pitch, et cetera. But having fan representation on boards is not part of it right now. I believe in looking into a licensing system where for clubs to get their licence to play in leagues, supporters should be involved in the governance structure of clubs. I think that is a way to move forward. For me that should be just a basic framework to have access to play. This is something that I would like to address even more on a European level, but also on a domestic level in Denmark
With Brøndby IF specifically to be a fan representative, I think it’s part of our narrative. It’s part of our story. It’s due to a massive amount of work done by fans of Brøndby over the last 10, 15 or 20 years, where now for the last four or five years we have had a fan representative on the board. I’m extremely humbled that now I am carrying that torch. I will hold this torch for two to three years, and then it will be another supporter’s turn to step forwards
This, I know it’s a really big task. I think that due to my professional career I’m capable of doing this. But it’s extremely important that you are aware of your role, because going into the boardroom you need to be extremely professional and perhaps even more professional being the fan representative than the other members of the board because you know you are there on a special ticket, and you really need to manage that ticket in the correct way. By being the most professional, the most well prepared, the most strategic thinking person in the room is the way to have your influence applied into the decisions and ultimately the influence of the supporters.
