Hinckley AFC The Latest To Rise From The Ashes

A short while ago I looked at season tickets for the reformed and resurgent AFC Rushden & Diamonds whose £99 offer for a whole campaign of football at the Dog & Duck ground is still valid for the duration of the World Cup .

During pre-season the Diamonds will also take part in the Supporters Direct Shield for a second successive year with the trophy, for clubs where fans are the owners, being contested for a fourth time.

Their opponents are Hinckley AFC, a club that has been brought back to life by supporters in the Leicestershire town after the demise of Hinckley United last year and which aims to be a community-owned club run for the benefit of the local community.

Although across the border in Leicestershire, Hinckley is home to a number of Coventry City fans and my club was actually linked with a move there as the rent dispute over the Ricoh Arena began to escalate. Given events this week in the courts it may be that Sky Blues fans need the advice of Supporters Direct on forming a new club sooner rather than later…

Anyway, back to the present and prices for the SD Shield match on Wednesday 30 July are £4 adults, £2 concessions and free for under-8’s.

Hinckley themselves are hosting Conference North side Tamworth on Tuesday 15 July with prices £4/£2 and free for under-16’s. Season tickets for the new club are available for £76 for adults.

Full details on the AFC Rushden & Diamonds and Hinckley AFC websites and also more about the work of Supporters Direct at http://www.supporters-direct.org/

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