Liverpool Football Club (LFC) has announced the introduction of a new 'supporter consultation group.'
According to a statement on Liverpool's official website, the club hopes the new initiative 'will allow fans to help shape the club's future through regular and constructive dialogue with senior LFC officials.'
The move by club owners New England Sports Ventures (NESV) is in stark contrast to the secretive way in which the Premier League club was run under Tom Hicks and George Gillett.
The group, known officially as the Liverpool FC Supporters' Committee (LFCSC), will consist of 17 democratically appointed fans to be elected by a seven-person panel, and will meet four times a season with senior club staff. In at least two of those meetings NESV representatives will be present.
The club goes on to say that 'each of the 17 members will have a public profile set up on The Kop, Liverpool's social media platform on the official website, where they will be clearly identified as an elected Member of the Liverpool FC Supporters' Committee. Each individual will be contactable via private messaging and be able to solicit feedback and questions from fans they represent and also post updates after each meeting.'
Each LFCSC member is expected to serve until 30th May, 2013.
The inaugural meeting of the LFCSC will take place 15th May at Anfield.
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