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Here’s a few reasons why smaller clubs like us may struggle to get going again after the lockdown.
In the summer of 2019, in preparation for the start of season 2019/20, due to our U10s making the transition to U11s 9v9 football, we purchased £1000 goals.
In the summer of 2019, in preparation for the start of season 2019/20, due to our U10s making the transition to U11s 9v9 football, we purchased £1000 goals.
Due to the weather, a lot of games in 2019/20 were cancelled and then the season was cut short due to covid. The 2020/21 season hasn’t and won’t actually be a season.
Our then U10s are now U12s and will soon make the transition to U13s 11v11 football.
Our then U10s are now U12s and will soon make the transition to U13s 11v11 football.
We’re now in a position where we must find £1200 to pay for new 11v11 goals, adjust the pitch to suit, buy new kits and more. All that while also hoping that the squad have stayed interested in the sport.
Tough gig.
We have just two teams our other team, current U8s, will also make the transition from 5v5 football to 7v7 football. They’ve played just a handful of games in the 5v5 format.
We have just two teams our other team, current U8s, will also make the transition from 5v5 football to 7v7 football. They’ve played just a handful of games in the 5v5 format.
We are by no stretch of the imagination saying that football should have continued. We’re merely saying that all of the above must be considered when a roadmap is put together for football to return.
There’s no doubt a team of teams out there in a similar or worse position.
There’s no doubt a team of teams out there in a similar or worse position.
We will obviously survive, but others may not be so lucky, and that isn’t right.
