Post by Macmoish on Jun 29, 2011 22:44:28 GMT
Bump a year: In 2013, TODAY is non league Day 
[Note: In 2012, Non League Day is October 13,
Bump a year
From 2011
REMINDER: September 3rd (2011) is "Non League Day" (Read 1,255 times)
The article I saw is re Merseyside, but it's nationwide...Great idea.
Merseyside prepares for Non League Day
“On September 3rd, there will be over 100,000 fans on Merseyside without a game to watch. Non-League Day will be the ideal opportunity for these fans to explore their local non-league teams, and provide a much needed financial boost to grass roots football.”
Mike Bayly, one of the men behind Non League Day, has seen a simple idea snowball into one of, if not the, biggest non league football event of the year within just 12 months.
It is such a simple, universally lauded idea it is amazing somebody has not thought of it before now. But as Non League Day enters its second season, the bandwagon is rolling and awareness is growing of one of the real feel-good stories to hit football in Merseyside – and England – in a long time.
The premise is simple; last year QPR fan James Doe decided to create a new day in the football calendar. The plan was to ask fans of Premiership and Championship clubs to instead visit their local non league side for one weekend a season.
Choosing an international weekend so as not to clash with fixtures in the top two divisions, the day was a runaway success, with coverage from the BBC, the Guardian and the Football Supporters Trust bolstering crowds at non league club across the country.
Now, the day is making a return, bigger and better than ever and for the first time, FootballEditorial.com will be championing the day across Merseyside.
Over half a million football fans across the country will have a free weekend on 3rd September this year, and with clubs reducing admission prices and planning events up and down the country, Non League Day 2011 will be even bigger than the previous event.
But why choose to take part in Non League Day?
On Merseyside alone teams walk a financial tightrope between surviving and falling into liquidation. There is always money needed, but never enough. For example Marine, hit by a devastating burglary earlier this year, is attempting to raise funds for ground improvements.
Further North, Lancashire side Burscough face extinction because financial troubles left them susceptible to unscrupulous owners set on developing the ground at any cost to the club and its loyal fans.
This is a chance to support these teams for one weekend a year, to see what the hard working people at the clubs are doing to keep the fabric of Merseyside football alive.
And Bayly is adamant fans themselves will enjoy the day because of the quality of football on display on Merseyside.
“There are a number of clubs in the area, including Marine, Prescot Cables, Bootle and AFC Liverpool, who all offer a good pedigree of football at very reasonable prices,” he explained.
“Non-League Day is as much about supporting the local community as it is about watching football, so we would urge anyone without a game that weekend to check out their local club and see what it has to offer; we think you will be pleasantly surprised!”
But what is in it for James and Mike, the driving force behind the idea? Very little. They have partnered with Cancer charity MacMillan this year to raise money inside ground to raise a good cause and James has even admitted the publicity behind the scheme means he has lost money doing it.
The onus is now on the clubs – and publications such as FootballEditorial.com – to advertise and entice those fans into the ground in any way possible and show the country Merseyside is fully behind the idea.
For more information on Non League Day, visit the Non League Day website.
If you’re a local club on Merseyside who wants to learn more about Non League Day, feel free to email us at stephenhurrell@footballeditorial.com and we’ll be happy to pass on your details or contact the people behind the day directly via the website.
www.footballeditorial.com/2011/06/merseyside-prepares-for-non-league-day/
[Note: In 2012, Non League Day is October 13,
Bump a year
From 2011
REMINDER: September 3rd (2011) is "Non League Day" (Read 1,255 times)
The article I saw is re Merseyside, but it's nationwide...Great idea.
Merseyside prepares for Non League Day
“On September 3rd, there will be over 100,000 fans on Merseyside without a game to watch. Non-League Day will be the ideal opportunity for these fans to explore their local non-league teams, and provide a much needed financial boost to grass roots football.”
Mike Bayly, one of the men behind Non League Day, has seen a simple idea snowball into one of, if not the, biggest non league football event of the year within just 12 months.
It is such a simple, universally lauded idea it is amazing somebody has not thought of it before now. But as Non League Day enters its second season, the bandwagon is rolling and awareness is growing of one of the real feel-good stories to hit football in Merseyside – and England – in a long time.
The premise is simple; last year QPR fan James Doe decided to create a new day in the football calendar. The plan was to ask fans of Premiership and Championship clubs to instead visit their local non league side for one weekend a season.
Choosing an international weekend so as not to clash with fixtures in the top two divisions, the day was a runaway success, with coverage from the BBC, the Guardian and the Football Supporters Trust bolstering crowds at non league club across the country.
Now, the day is making a return, bigger and better than ever and for the first time, FootballEditorial.com will be championing the day across Merseyside.
Over half a million football fans across the country will have a free weekend on 3rd September this year, and with clubs reducing admission prices and planning events up and down the country, Non League Day 2011 will be even bigger than the previous event.
But why choose to take part in Non League Day?
On Merseyside alone teams walk a financial tightrope between surviving and falling into liquidation. There is always money needed, but never enough. For example Marine, hit by a devastating burglary earlier this year, is attempting to raise funds for ground improvements.
Further North, Lancashire side Burscough face extinction because financial troubles left them susceptible to unscrupulous owners set on developing the ground at any cost to the club and its loyal fans.
This is a chance to support these teams for one weekend a year, to see what the hard working people at the clubs are doing to keep the fabric of Merseyside football alive.
And Bayly is adamant fans themselves will enjoy the day because of the quality of football on display on Merseyside.
“There are a number of clubs in the area, including Marine, Prescot Cables, Bootle and AFC Liverpool, who all offer a good pedigree of football at very reasonable prices,” he explained.
“Non-League Day is as much about supporting the local community as it is about watching football, so we would urge anyone without a game that weekend to check out their local club and see what it has to offer; we think you will be pleasantly surprised!”
But what is in it for James and Mike, the driving force behind the idea? Very little. They have partnered with Cancer charity MacMillan this year to raise money inside ground to raise a good cause and James has even admitted the publicity behind the scheme means he has lost money doing it.
The onus is now on the clubs – and publications such as FootballEditorial.com – to advertise and entice those fans into the ground in any way possible and show the country Merseyside is fully behind the idea.
For more information on Non League Day, visit the Non League Day website.
If you’re a local club on Merseyside who wants to learn more about Non League Day, feel free to email us at stephenhurrell@footballeditorial.com and we’ll be happy to pass on your details or contact the people behind the day directly via the website.
www.footballeditorial.com/2011/06/merseyside-prepares-for-non-league-day/
