There have been some fantastic fund-raising initiatives across football over the past couple of months, generating much-needed income for clubs and also for good causes within local communities.
Many different approaches have been tried, from direct appeals for donations to virtual matchdays and all points in between and with potentially many more months of inactivity to come then goodwill and creativity will be needed in abundance if the worst-case scenario of clubs folding is to be avoided.
And that sums up nicely an idea from Workington AFC to show, on YouTube Live at 3pm on Saturday 30 May, the biggest ever game in the club’s history when the Busby Babes of Manchester United came to Borough Park for an FA Cup 3rd Round tie in January 1958 and a crowd of 21,500 watched a win for the Reds just over a month before the Munich Air Disaster.
That attendance figure is what Workington are looking to beat in terms of ticket sales for the broadcast and a minimum donation of just £2 will secure your virtual spot on the terraces with 25% of the net profits raised also going to NHS charities.
The club's twitter page has all the build-up to the game.
1 comment:
Thanks Alex for featuring us as your 'Game of the Week' - although not many games around at present - we are very grateful.
Click this link for our dedicated ticket line - just £2 secures your ticket: https://eventbrite.co.uk/e/workington-v-manchester-utd-recreating-the-famous-1958-fa-cup-game-tickets-102896173224………
Q
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