£15 on TV 😳| Why not come and watch Bermondseytown FC for FREE
— Bermondsey Town FC (@Bermondseytown) October 27, 2020
⚽️ : @BASLFL Prem
🏆 : Leauge
👕 : White & Navy
🆚 : OLD ROAN
🏟 : STPaul’s, Salter Road ,SE16|6NT
🎫: Admission :FREE
😷: We are on the track &trace app
📲: Live Updates
📄: Digital Programme #Wearebermondsey pic.twitter.com/mjCPsjaXfx
Up and running as a blog and on Twitter since July 2013. I hope to highlight affordable football at all levels of the game.
Wednesday 28 October 2020
A Tweet for the Weekend
A Hunger for the Game
Over the weekend I followed on social media as both Hallam FC and North Ferriby of the Northern Counties East League sold out of tickets in just 15 minutes for their respective home matches this midweek.
Both clubs are currently permitted 300 spectators inside their grounds and the demand to see live football, in a secure, friendly environment, is being replicated it seems across England at non-league levels.
Since then, however, Hallam have been forced to postpone the game due to a Covid-related issue, indicative of the new challenges being faced by clubs (in addition to Hallam now being in a Tier 3 area) but the reaction to it also reflects the generosity being shown by fans of clubs both big and small as many of those who had bought tickets then donated their refund to the Sheffield Children's Hospital.
That support for good causes is also being reflected up and down the country, from the campaigns that have made headlines, such as Marcus Rashford's or the pay-per-view boycott, to countless smaller examples like the money raised this week by Bradford City fans for their FA Cup opponents Tonbridge Angels as spectators have not been permitted to attend the match.
Thursday 22 October 2020
A Tweet for the Weekend
Next up this Saturday we welcome @MiltonUnited to Arbour park in a @HellenicLeague match
— Chalvey Sports FC (@ChalveySportsFC) October 22, 2020
3 pm kick off, £5 entry, £3 cons & kids free
Printed programs and badges available@AffordableFooty @NonLeagueCrowd @NonLgeProgs @NL_Matters @NonLeaguePaper @SloughTownST @sloughobserver
Sunday 18 October 2020
Fans Enjoy Their Non-League Fix...But Restrictions Start to Bite
Wednesday 14 October 2020
A Tweet for the Weekend
Thank you to Wirksworth Ivanhoe for the follow on twitter. There's a nice history of the club on the Central Midlands Football League website and, with supporters perhaps looking at all levels of the pyramid for their football fix, they have a big day planned for this Saturday...
Our clubs been running since 1921.. under one name & on the very same pitch..!
— Wirksworth Ivanhoe (@WirksIvanhoeFC) October 14, 2020
On Saturday we’ll be producing our first ever match day programme!@WirksIvanhoeFC vs @fc_woodhouse
⏰ 15:00
🗓 17/10
🏟 DE4 4AS
🎟 FREE
Unbeaten clash in @CentralMidFL @ontheroadblog @rlntfc pic.twitter.com/AqgPk3CXDH
Saturday 10 October 2020
The £14.95 Question
Sometimes you have to read something twice to check that it really does say what you thought it did and I think that will have been true for many people when learned about plans to charge nearly £15 to watch Premier League games that have not already been chosen for live broadcast.
At a time when the top-flight clubs have just finished spending a collective £1bn in the transfer window it has been criticised by people involved in the game as well as supporters' groups and it was a social media gift for many non-league clubs as they highlighted what you could get at your local ground at 3pm on a Saturday afternoon for the same money.
It may be preaching to the converted in many ways but, with major doubts as to how the rest of the season will pan out and whether it will finish at all, even ten extra people through the turnstiles can make a huge difference and, anecdotally, the absence of crowds higher up the leagues seems to have resulted in a numbers boost further down.
Coming up this week it is the next stage of the FA Cup in England for both men (in midweek with another live BBC option if you can't get to a game as Christchurch against Dulwich Hamlet is being screened on Tuesday evening) and women (next Sunday).
Thursday 8 October 2020
A Tweet for the Weekend (and a Thank You)
NEXT FIXTURE: We're back at HOME on Saturday afternoon (10th October) as Carlisle City visit the Welfare Park!
— Easington Colliery AFC (@Official_ECAFC) October 8, 2020
Kick off will be at 15:00.
This game will be pay at the gate with tickets priced at £5 for adults, £2 for concessions and free for under-16s. pic.twitter.com/jGXVxFHnsE
Saturday 3 October 2020
No Non-League Day But...
Non-League Day 2020 would have taken place this coming weekend, coinciding with the international break and no Premier League or Championship matches.
Given the uncertainty over whether or when the season would begin, however, there won't be an organised event taking place this year.
But clubs across England are still working hard to get games on and provide a safe environment for spectators to enjoy an afternoon in the fresh air, amidst plenty of uncertainty and bumps in the road.
Fixtures being called off for positive tests will continue to cause some disruption but the bigger picture is the effect of local restrictions and how they will effect clubs.
Bootle FC, for instance, have taken the tough decision to close all club activities for two weeks, concerned about rising numbers of cases locally and doubtless grappling with a huge administrative effort being placed on volunteers.
There won't be a season for Merthyr Town, their Southern League place mothballed for a year due to the current rules in Wales and the requirements for quarantine have delayed FC Isle of Man's debut campaign in the North West Counties Football League.
Hundreds of matches are still scheduled, however, and there is some great value on offer, Redcar Athletic, for instance, are celebrating their first ever home match in the FA Vase with a £10 deal that includes admission, programme and a pie.
The London Football Guide, by the man behind Non-League Day, will be a great source of games for the weekend in and around the capital.
I'll look to tweet as many details as possible about what's coming up over on @affordablefooty
Thursday 1 October 2020
A Tweet for the Weekend
Thanks to 'The Rail' for the follow on twitter. There looks to be loads going on at the club, at all levels, and it is football for a fiver this weekend...
@THERAILFC V @WorsbroughBFC
— Harrogate Railway Athletic FC (@THERAILFC) September 29, 2020
Entry Details Can Be Taken Via The New NHS COVID-19 app Or Old School Pen & Paper.
Pay On The Gate. pic.twitter.com/mBN23CnzeG