Tuesday, 24 January 2023
England Back In Town
Saturday, 14 January 2023
The Only Way Is Up
For Gillingham FC after the recent takeover at Priestfield, a number of new signings and Saturday's win in a crucial game against Hartlepool United that closed the gap on their opponents at the foot of League Two.
I've got a pretty bad track record on this blog of offering praise to new owners for their initial burst of communication with supporters, often involving reduced prices or special offers admission-wise.
That reflects, perhaps, certainly at League Two level, how the success or otherwise of a new regime is so often a shot in the dark, for every club, but the general feeling at Gillingham seems positive about the arrival of US-based businessman Bradley Galinson - Haydn Parry reflecting that in a piece for the new issue of When Saturday Comes.
A good atmosphere at last weekend's FA Cup tie against Leicester City certainly came across on the television and the offer of 'pay what you want' tickets for the crucial clash with Crawley Town (talking of the above) in early February were very quickly snapped up this week.
Wednesday, 11 January 2023
Football And Food Banks
Type these two into your search engine or on twitter and you'll get an idea of the incredible amount of work currently being done, both by supporters' groups and clubs themselves, to support their local food banks.
From the club's point of view, I think it ties into them becoming even more active and vital parts of their local community, from collections for food banks and other charities to simply being a warm, welcoming space this winter.
They may also act as a link, getting the word about a local food bank out to more people who may otherwise not be aware of it.
Abingdon United FC are partnering with the Abingdon Food Bank for all of their Men's, Women's and Under 18 fixtures this month, starting this coming weekend when Newent Town are the visitors.
It's football for a fiver at the Northcourt Stadium with concessions and Oxford United season ticket holders in for £3, under 16s's £1 and under 12's free.
