Non-League Day

[tomcrin]

Do it mate.  Free tournament on superb 3g pitches.  Only condition is that you attend game.  ta. 

If other Villa supporters want to put a team in thats fine, as we can ramp it up to two from each club. 

[supertommykN'iba]

Yeah, sounds great to me. I will ask my lads if they can definitely play, will most likely have an answer by the end of the day so will let you know when I know. I really wanted to come to the game anyway, so getting them along will be spot on, get you an extra 7 or so there!

[tomcrin]

Cheers mate.  thats brill.  Villa, Cov, Leicester and Rugby.  What a tourney!

Also the train is only £4 return from New St for a group of 3. Ground is a 10 min walk.

[supertommykN'iba]

Cheers mate.  thats brill.  Villa, Cov, Leicester and Rugby.  What a tourney!

Also the train is only £4 return from New St for a group of 3. Ground is a 10 min walk.

Certainly looks like we'll have a team. How much to get into game?

[tomcrin]

£8.  Concessions £4.  Free parking, free seating and a fully licenced bar and excellent catering facilities.
Can't do anything with prices as its the FA Cup and other club needs to agree and be ratified by FA. 

[supertommykN'iba]

£8.  Concessions £4.  Free parking, free seating and a fully licenced bar and excellent catering facilities.
Can't do anything with prices as its the FA Cup and other club needs to agree and be ratified by FA. 

Nice one. Got 4 confirmed already so should have 8 or 9 by the end of the day. Looking forward to having a couple of beers watching some proper Football.

[tomcrin]

Top mans.  Can you confirm on the facebook link?  Thanks.

[supertommykN'iba]

Top mans.  Can you confirm on the facebook link?  Thanks.

Done. Feel free to message me on there with any more details. I have invited my team to the event page and hopefully they will confirm soon.

[tomcrin]

Teams confirmed for the Rugby Town FC Non League Day, 7 a side tournament are:

Coventry City x 2
Aston Villa
Rugby Town
Leicester City
Valley Old Boys
Gornal Athletic (if they win FA Cup preliminary round v Shifnall Town).

If The Villa want to put in another side that would bring it up to eight and give us two leagues of four with a final match of the two league winners.  So you would all get at least three games. 

No cost for tournament played on top quality 3g pitches.  All you have to do is come into the game.  Free car parking and free seating in ground.  Fully licenced bar and excellent catering facilities.   Train from New St travelling in a group of 3 is just £4 return and the ground is a 10 minute walk from the station.

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=175528689180469

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I'd imagine we're about to witness the largest audience for a non league game ever this Friday night, Ascot United vs Wembley FC in a clever move by Budweiser:

Budweiser to sponsor Facebook’s first-ever live football match

Budweiser is to broadcast the FA Cup first round match between Ascot United and Wembley FC on its Facebook fan page, marking the first live broadcast of any sport on the social network.

The move will put the non-league sides in front of a potential audience of 700 million this Friday night.

FA Cup sponsor Budweiser brokered the deal with the teams. Facebook said that the live stream is not sponsored by, endorsed by, administered by or associated with the social networking website.

The live stream from Ascot's 1,150-capacity ground will be made available via an application built into the US brewer's UK Facebook page.

Budweiser marketing director Ian Newell said: "Budweiser is committed to bringing the world's most prestigious knockout competition closer to the fans. What better way to demonstrate this than by broadcasting the very first kick to a global audience via Facebook? This is the first time an FA Cup tournament fixture has been broadcast live on the social network, which is great news for football fans and clubs alike."

Budweiser said that the match, which kicks off at 7.45pm on Friday, will only be available to those of legal drinking age.

Viewers must be aged 18 and over and have "liked" Budweiser's Facebook page to gain access to the free live stream.

Ascot, of the Hellenic League, take on Combined Counties side Wembley at their Racecourse Ground in one of 204 extra preliminary-round fixtures.

Wembley player-manager Ian Bates told the FA website: "We don't pay a penny to our players but we've got a good side. If we play our game, we have a great chance. The FA Cup is an extremely difficult competition. You're playing teams in leagues above who have more resources and it's hard to progress further."

Wembley chairman Brian Gumm added: "The revenue isn't that important. It's all about being in the competition and hopefully doing well."

[JJ-AV]

Thought I'd give this a bump as my mates and I are considering going to watch Tamworth in a few weeks.

[dave.woodhall]

Bump time. Stour are at home, and the route to the ground is a well-planned one.

[ChrissyPrice]

So are the mighty Worcester City. 3pm v Corby. Come and see a fine old football ground before it's demolished for housing in a couple of years and the club disappears. Just follow the floodlights to get there (and how often can you say that these days?)

[Dave Cooper please]

So are the mighty Worcester City. 3pm v Corby. Come and see a fine old football ground before it's demolished for housing in a couple of years and the club disappears. Just follow the floodlights to get there (and how often can you say that these days?)

Have Wusster given up on the plan for a new stadium now? They are going to end up groundsharing at Redditch at this rate.

[cdbearsfan]

Hasn't Worcester got a fairly succesful egg-chasing team that they could ground-share with?