FSA representatives from the National Game met with the CEO and Chief Operations Officer of the National League last month to discuss a range of issues affecting clubs in Steps 1 and 2 of the non-league game.
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Clear filterFSA representatives from the National Game met with the CEO and Chief Operations Officer of the National League last month to discuss a range of issues affecting clubs in Steps 1 and 2 of the non-league game.
Non-League Day returns this Saturday 22nd March, championing the pyramid and encouraging fans in the higher echelons of the game to check out their local non-league side. The campaign coincides with March’s international break and the FSA have been longterm supporters of its aims.
Redditch MP Chris Bloore has spoken in Parliament about the importance of his local non-league side and the positive wider impact on local communities that clubs make.
Earlier this month, the 72 clubs which make up the National League wrote to the board of the EFL demanding an increase in the number of promotion and relegation places as part its ‘3UP’ campaign – and we are consulting fans for their views on this proposal.
All 72 clubs which make up the National League have written to the board of the EFL demanding an increase in the number of promotion and relegation places between the two leagues from next season as part of a new ‘3UP’ campaign.
Blyth Spartans have announced that the club is to move into community ownership with immediate effect, ending a period of uncertainty under previous owner Irfan Liaquat which led to home games being postponed following the resignation of key club officials and volunteers.
The FA Cup retains its importance to fans of the non-league game, who are overwhelmingly in favour of retaining replays in the competition’s qualifying rounds, according to an FSA survey.
As 224 non-league clubs turn their attention to the first round qualifying of the FA Cup this weekend, we want to know what fans, supporters’ groups and community clubs lower down the pyramid think about having replays in those early rounds.
Torquay United Supporters Trust (TUST) has announced they have secured a minority stake in the Devon club, and taken a step towards significant protections of key club assets.
Salisbury FC were crowned the FSA Away Day Experience of the Year at the Non-League Paper’s National Game Awards ceremony held at Plough Lane last month
Supporter representatives from the FSA’s National Game Network met with the general manager of the National League a month ago to discuss a range of issues affecting clubs in Steps 1 and 2 of the non-league game.
The FSA has once again teamed up with the Non-League Paper to sponsor its Non-league Away Day of the Year Award, and nominations are open now.
Non-League Day– the event which has championed semi-professional and grassroots football since 2010 – returns this weekend (March 23rd 2024).
This week, Torquay United have signalled they may be heading into administration becoming the latest non-league club to face serious problems in recent months.
York City Supporters Trust have issued an open letter expressing concern over the decision to move their away fixture at Boreham Wood for TV broadcast, appealing to the league and broadcaster to ‘mitigate the impact on our fans’.
The FSA has once again teamed up with the Non-League Paper to sponsor its Non-League Away Day of the Year Award, and nominations are open now.
The FSA has long supported the work behind Non-League Day, and this year the BBC joined in and helped shine the spotlight on one of our community-owned clubs, Scarborough Athletic, by bringing Football Focus to the Flamingo Land Stadium on Saturday.
Fans at non-league are already feeling the pinch of the cost of living crisis, with more than half (57.7%) saying it had already impacted on how much money they had available to spend on football, according to the results of a joint survey between the FSA and the Non-League Paper.
Last week we launched a survey with the Non-League Paper looking at what impact fans expected the cost of living crisis this winter to have on their attendance. If you are a fan of a non-league club, you can fill in that survey here.
The cost of living crisis and its impact upon fans at non-league level is at the heart of a new joint survey between the FSA and the Non-League Paper, which launched this weekend.
