If the greedy Premier League would make that Parachute money they're not having to pay next season available to non-league football, about 800 Clubs could have £100,000 Each. Imagine what a difference that would make. It would transform the futures of Clubs everywhere. Such funding could spark a massive revival in local amateur football. But no. They'd rather just give it to the Prem Clubs, to waste on a handful of multi-million pound iffy foreign players. Thus contributing nothing whatsoever to English football.
Premier League clubs get at least? 120 million a season. Examples Brighton give the Sussex FA 1 million Norwich give the respective FA 1 million Etc etc etc, then they spread the dough to respective clubs. This money is loose change.
Buckhurst Hill 4 - 0 Shenfield Saturday 1st May 2021 - Olympian League ... Admission free ... no programme ... attendance 40 Elfs I might have missed a fixture If you can remind me of a match you've been to before this one (a late April fixture) I'll look back and see if I have the pictures for it
Once again many to our IT King for plonking these pics on here. Buckhurst Hill is on private land, but again ANOTHER club keen to let fans enjoy their football. Buckhurst Hill is very pleasant as well.
Here's something to cheer everyone up on a rainy Monday... we're going to step back in time a few weeks, to April 24th... The Mid Sussex League - Polegate 1 - 2 Peacehaven & Telscombe XI Attendance: 15 Admission: Free Programme: None Looks like it was a nice day to be out there watching some honest, real grass-roots football
Once again, many thanks to Mr Lardiman for doing his magic loading these pics on This game was played on a public recreation ground so there were no issues with spectators attending, particularly pleasing for one of my chums who travelled all the way from Northampton for his football/groundhopping fix.
So, er Gilingham give the kent FA 1m quid, which they then give back when the Gills fold, reform in the Kent league and need a new ground. Some of the local FA's don't have much in the way of football clubs to donate the money. Though I'd have thought the London clubs could help out. Laughing aside, it's a great idea. The cost in real terms would be negligible to the prem clubs, but that money down the league's could save a lot of small clubs teetering on the brink. I'd guess one or two would take the cheque to the bank, take out some oversize loan, zoom up the leagues on the never never and slip into bankruptcy later, but the vast majority would see an enormous benefit.
Sunday 2nd May NPL 2 - 0 Battersea Ironsides 11am kick-off ... the Surrey Elite Covid Cup Thanks for the additional info Elfs Admission: Free Programme: none Attendance: 25
This game finished 2-0 to NPL. A rather uninspiring game was livened up by a rocket of a free kick from the home sides manager. He came on with 20 minutes to go, he was ENORMOUS, he had to be 20 stones!
2 or 3 seasons ago I thought we should have signed Akinfenwa (The Beast, as they called him) - is he around 20 stone? He's a bit too old now, but I thought he was a surprisingly decent player in his prime. Would have loved to have seen him in a massive XXXXL Charlton shirt
Saturday 22nd May 2021 ... The Hampshire Invitational Cup Hartley Wintney FC 4 - 0 Folland Sports Admission: £4 (badge) £3 (concession) Programme: No but there was a team sheet Attendance: Unknown Beer: £15.60 Total outlay: £22.60 Bit of a kit clash? Looks like all tangerine V all red. Nobody had any white shorts?