Sent to Department of Media, Culture and Sport
Local elections are due next month we can have
a say by voting out as many Conservatives
as possible sending a clear message to the
Conservative Party "NO" your destruction of
Non League Football is unacceptable
SENT 4th April no response
Your minister Oliver Dowden is a disgrace to non league football fans below step 5 and ladies below step 3.
With all the evidence i am sure , like many thousands of others am aware that your decision to stop fans attending matches
at the mentioned level is not based on medical evidence "my sphere", not based on any logical reasoning but is based on pure,
utter and deliberate spite forcing this level to close.
Your government colleague's on monday will allow people to gather in smaller outside spaces at pubs, and restaurants, will
allow indoor Gyms, shops, hairdressers, manicurists, to practice at close quarters indoors.
You in your total lack of knowledge or what is worse no interest other than deliberate spite refuse to allow from 30 to 300
fans to watch all outside in stadiums between 1200 and 55000.
You may only be interested in Opera, Ballet, Theatre, and Cinema ensuring they open up indoors before non league football
it proves your utter contempt for non league football.
Their will be a backlash and i will positively encourage it.
You need to return fans to step 5 and below, and ladies step 3 and below under the same rules as december closurte, act not
do not sit and do nothing, oh your a minister so of course you will do nothing ????
sENT 10th April
It has been noted from social media that scientists told the department of culture and sport that to allow cricket, football
and rugby spectators to return to lower levels of those sports would lead to almost no risk of covid being spread as long
as the pre new year standards were maintained.
The quote goes on to state that to allow people into pubs and restaurants outside in such limited spaces could lead to a third
wave, and that to allow gyms, manicurists, hairdressers to reopen would certainly lead to a third wave as would opening shops.
The scientists go on to state that they under NO CIRCUMSTANCES back or support the latest stand on no spectators at lower
level sports.
The quote is issued on official script from scientists, and they recommend that with elections shortly that voters remember
the lies told by your department and vote accordingly.
I am suggesting that non league football is far safer than outside pubs, restaurants, indoor gyms, shops, hairdressers, manicurists
all due to open tomorrow and that is with evidence , thus suggesting it is a deliberate by the government to end local step
5 or below and womens step 3 and below.
It appears to be the fashion for some clubs to not produce programmes on paper merely produce them
on line. Some of the excuses have been "not enough people turning up", "cant afford to do programmes" "its less bother
to do on line then on paper" as I have experienced, I am sure you have experienced other reasons.
The other evening I attended Harefield United who have decided to only produce on line, and talked to some of the
fans who were told at the gate "we don't do paper ones anymore", some of the fans said they would not come back again and
those were regular supporters others phoned friends who were on their way advising their friends to go elsewhere such as Hillingdon
Borough, Oxhey Jets or Wembley all close by all producing programmes on paper, quite a few stated they did not have the internet
so would not return.
Last season a few clubs decided to not produce paper programmes and they
discovered fairly quick that fans would stay away and visit other teams.
Fans pressure
forced most of those clubs to start issuing again this season.
Football clubs will eventually
loose out, can they afford to loose the gate money, money spent in the bar, money spent on food and drink at the tea bar as
well as other extra such as sales of souvenirs "badges, scarves etc", ? whilst a number of sponsors formerly advertising
in the programmes have withdrawn sponsorship,
The matchday experience for most football people
is paying an entry fee, picking up a programme(s), a drink or two in the bar, and some wonderful unhealthy footie food.
Take away part of that experience and people will; not turn up.
Clubs you have been warned
the ball is in your ground.
As for the Soccer Club Swap Shop annual programme awards
we will absolutely not accept entries NOT on paper.
Well
done to Northwood who failed to issue on paper 2017-18 but now issue again for 2018-19, and have found attendances are well
up.
FOR A GOOD LIST OF CLUBS NOT ISSUEING GO TO "non
league matters" FORUM "groundhopping and programmes"
Todays
decision to expunge the 2019-20 season shows the total contempt the Football Association has for its non league clubs. Firstly
very few clubs between levels 3 to 7 were consulted, I am told none below step 5 were consulted at all, Secondly the FA ignored
a strongly worded letter from over 100 clubs to resume the season, Thirdly some clubs will go out of business because
of the FA Contempt.
Many clubs have spent monies to gain decent positions in their respective
league, others are battling relegations all part of a season of football this decision has erased all records of the
season.
The FA claim to many matches in a short time well I remember they forced Hendon
to play 4 matches in a week and two on a Saturday to get the FA figures all neat and tidy, the isthmian league never objected
either.
Yes it may of meant three games a week yes it may of lead to a late start for
next season, but so bloody what we are not involved in European competitions and their fixed dates, every early season
their are weeks when no midweek fixtures happen they could of been used.
Can I urge every
supporter, every club, every volunteer to swamp the FA protesting in the way they have again tried to strangle the non league
game
Soccer Club Swap Shop who have often rowed with the FA, have further contacted the FA
with this article.
Stay Safe fellow non league buddies
Last Week the FA was approached the subject to allow step 6 and below the right to finish the season if they wished
to. This was based on the fact that with smaller crowds the recommended distances between folks could be adhered to without
putting people in any danger, this is known as a down to top initiative as of Today April 28th we have received no comment
which with the FA is not of any surprise as they have total contempt of non league football.
Emailed to the supporters association and isthmian league suggesting that clubs be allowed to begin in March the
league could be completed based on all clubs only playing each other once rather than the two fixtures normally. All clubs
would then meet each other and play the same homes and aways.This would allow for a proper promotion and relegation - a problem
would be the league actually having to do something namely re arranging fixtures. Don't forget most clubs in most leagues
have already played between 9 and 12 fixtures.
