One of the most positive things to have come out of the suspension of football has been both the speed at which clubs have been able to come up with fundraising ideas and the strength of the response they have received from supporters.
Taking that a step further has been the Donate a Ticket platform, to enable clubs in Scotland to raise much-needed revenue, which has now made its way into the National Leagues in England.
I asked Ruaridh Kilgour, the founder of Donate a Ticket, how it came into being.
'The idea initially came about when thinking of a way to help my club, Raith Rovers.
'I wanted a fundraising page that allowed supporters to rationalise a donation and also give clubs a narrative to ask supporters to donate their hard-earned money.
'By using Donate a TIcket, it brings back a little bit of excitement and competition between clubs and supporters that we're all sorely missing.
'The Scottish Cup virtual fundraising tournament, in particular, has been a great success and some clubs have even raised more from their virtual ties than they would from an average home gate.'
With no word as yet as to when football will resume the platform has widened its scope from the original idea of replacing matchday revenue from those games which were lost to the suspension.
Well over £100,000 has been raised to date and it is no exaggeration to say that the money will have been the difference between some clubs going out of business and living to fight another day.
The idea has now crossed the border with Woking and Eastbourne Borough amongst the clubs to have signed up, Woking supporters raising £500 already at the time of writing.
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