Support of proposal

• Over three-quarters of respondents are supportive while only 10% of respondents are unsupportive of the proposal
• 86% of respondents who play football within Cosham/Portsmouth are ‘very supportive’
• Support is more divided amongst respondents who do not play football within the Cosham / Portsmouth area ; over half of respondents are ‘very supportive’ (58%), with a further 17% being ‘somewhat supportive’, indicating that the proposal is still supported by the majority of respondents within this category
• The majority of those who do not play football locally support the proposal however the level of support is not as strong; 58% are ‘very supportive’ and 17% are ‘somewhat supportive
• Overall support for the proposal is higher in the North of Portsmouth (88%) compared to in the South of Portsmouth (81%)
• The two most common themes identified within supportive comments are that the proposal will be beneficial to children / young people (31%) and that respondents want access to better facilities when using the King George V Playing Fields (31%)
• 23% of comments are in relation to a need for more or better football pitches within Portsmouth, 16% of respondents feel that the proposal will be positive for promoting physical health, 14% of respondents thought that the proposal would improve support for grassroots football, and 13% believe that the proposal will be beneficial to the Cosham area

An asterisk (*) indicates a very small base size, caution should be taken when interpreting the results

Base: Total sample (204)

Left: This chart shows that of the total sample
71% of respondents are very supportive of the proposal
11% are somewhat supportive
7% are neither supportive or unsupportive
5% are somewhat unsupportive
5% are very unsupportive

Base: Total sample (204) | Plays football within Cosham / Portsmouth (93) | Does not play football within Cosham / Portsmouth (109)

Right: This chart shows that of the total sample
71% of respondents are very supportive of the proposal
11% are somewhat supportive
7% are neither supportive or unsupportive
5% are somewhat unsupportive
5% are very unsupportive
This chart shows that of those who play football within Cosham/Portsmouth
86% of respondents are very supportive of the proposal
5% are somewhat supportive
3% are neither supportive or unsupportive
3% are somewhat unsupportive
2% are very unsupportive
This chart also shows that of those who do not play football within Cosham/Portsmouth
58% of respondents are very supportive of the proposal
17% are somewhat supportive
11% are neither supportive or unsupportive
6% are somewhat unsupportive
8% are very unsupportive

Base: Total sample (204) | Immediate area (59) | North of Portsmouth (37) | South of Portsmouth (56) | Outside Portsmouth (18*) | *caution small base

This chart shows that of the total sample
71% of respondents are very supportive of the proposal
11% are somewhat supportive
7% are neither supportive or unsupportive
5% are somewhat unsupportive
5% are very unsupportive
Of those who are from the immediate area
75% of respondents are very supportive of the proposal
2% are somewhat supportive
7% are neither supportive or unsupportive
5% are somewhat unsupportive
12% are very unsupportive
Of those from the North of Portsmouth
65% of respondents are very supportive of the proposal
23% are somewhat supportive
7% are neither supportive or unsupportive
2% are somewhat unsupportive
2% are very unsupportive
Of those from the South of Portsmouth
68% of respondents are very supportive of the proposal
13% are somewhat supportive
9% are neither supportive or unsupportive
5% are somewhat unsupportive
5% are very unsupportive
Of those from the outside of Portsmouth
89% of respondents are very supportive of the proposal
6% are somewhat supportive
6% are somewhat unsupportive

Base: Respondents who are ‘supportive’ or ‘very supportive’ of proposal (153)

This table shows that in terms of key themes within supportive comments
31% of respondents commented that the proposal would be beneficial to children/young people
31% of respondents comment that they want better facilities
23% comment about the need for more/better pitches
16% comment about how the proposal will be positive for physical health
14% comment that there needs to be better support for grassroots football
13% comment that the proposal would contribute towards improving Cosham

Excellent opportunity for kids all ages to gain the skills at all sized pitches . Will breathe life into Cosham . Fantastic proposal!

Grass roots football is in dire need of investment since I was a child. Providing these much needed facilities will mean football in the local community will be far more accessible, providing social, physical and mental health benefits.

I am involved in grassroots football as a coach, facilities are somewhat lacking in the city so improvement is needed.