Coming up:
England U20s v Czechia at Mansfield FC, Thu 12th Nov. Tickets £5/£3/£1

Tuesday, 24 January 2023

England Back In Town

 

Footballers warm up before a game with spectators in the stands behind

Some pictures from England Under-17's match against Armenia in March last year.

International football is back at the New York Stadium on Saturday 25th March, kick-off 2pm, when England face Iceland in the UEFA U19 EURO elite round.

Tickets are on sale, priced £5 adults and £2.50 for those over 60 and under 22.

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.

Thursday, 5 January 2023

Something For The weekend

Thanks to Harborough Town FC for following @AffordableFooty and for backing emergency service workers with free admission this coming Saturday (7th January) for the Northern Premier League game at home to Stamford AFC.

Blue Light Card holders (NHS, Police, Ambulance and Fire services) can watch the match at no charge on production of ID while Leicester City season ticket holders can come in for a fiver with the Foxes FA Cup tie at Gillingham being shown live in the bar beforehand.