Sometimes you’d almost think that football fans must be the most evil creatures in the world. Security measures and long lists of prohibited of items around a matchday: banning orders, random drug checks, the prohibition of standing areas in the Premier League and the international competitions, iron fenced cages for away fans’ sections abroad, the multimedia hooligan hysteria before every major international tournament...

...sometimes it’s hard to believe that the vast majority of us are actually nothing more than passionate supporters who want nothing more than to be valued by their clubs and follow their team.

We don’t deny that there is infrequent violence and discriminatory behaviour by football fans – but it's a tiny minority of offenders, whereas the measures now in place punish every football fan in this country. Therefore it's very easy for a football fan to get into trouble, finding yourself prosecuted and/or banned for unfair reasons.

The FSF has been giving advice to football fans for years and can offer you assistance and support in case you need it. Resources:

• Section 27 advice.
• FSF Fact Sheet containing information and advice on policing and stewarding. Kindly put together courtesy of BPP Law School.
• Wrongly ejected and worried that the club may pass on your details to others? Find out what you can do to make sure they don't.

If you are unjustly arrested, served with a banning order, or get into any scrapes which are unfair, we have a list of solicitors who support the FSF's stance:

• Lees Lloyd Whitley Solicitors (Liverpool). Graham Smith, managing partner, can be emailed here or called on 0151 7375627.
• Burley & Geach Solicitors (Hampshire). Richard Bayliss, partner, can be emailed here or called on 01730 262401.
• CJH Solicitors (London based Midlander). Steve Cobley, partner, can be emailed here or called on 01332 362509.
• Alistair Mitchell (Hereford & The Midlands), Alistair can be emailed here or called on 01746 761545.
• Ian Huggan of Roger Pickles & Co (Blackburn) can be called on 01254 451000 or 07768 096116.
• Beswicks Solicitors (Stoke -on-Trent). Mike Stephenson, can be emailed here or, in an emergency, contacted on 07788426426.

Should you contact one of the above solicitors, we would also like to hear your story.

If you want to anonymously report an incident at a match, please contact the FSF and we'll do our best to help.