Re: the travel forms, this is an item from the Fans Advisory Board:
Why does the club require travel forms for away fans in UEFA ties, when other PL clubs do not request them?
The travel forms are not a UEFA or legislative requirement, but they assist the Club, and the opposition, in planning how supporters attend the game and how to assist supporters in getting to the stadium. Having an understanding of when supporters will arrive and where they will be based helps local authorities planning in advance of the games, as well as supporting with transport planning on the ground.
As a real-life example of how the Club uses the information captured, in conversations with Go Ahead Eagles the information provide on the travel forms has ensured that we've agreed with GAE that transport will be provided from Amsterdam - information that we only knew from having received the travel forms.
However, if the FAB believes that the supporters would prefer not to complete the forms, then the Club would be prepared to remove the need to complete them, provided that the FAB agrees that the Club communicates it is doing so under recommendation of the FAB, and that the FAB accepts some on-the-ground services will likely be less effective as a result.
