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30th November 2009, 17:01
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FC United have been invited to play a friendly at Cliftonville FC on Saturday 17 July 2010 with kick-off at 3pm.
Cliftonville are a fans-owned club based in Belfast, Northern Ireland and play in the IFA Premiership League, where they are currently mid table. Cliftonville is the oldest football club in Ireland, having been formed in 1879, which means they are celebrating their 130th anniversary this year. The game will be played at their Solitude ground, which has been Cliftonville’s home since 1890. It is anticipated that Cliftonville will be organising social events around the game, probably on both the Friday and Saturday evenings. Cliftonville have managed to secure sponsorship from Ladbrokes for this friendly between our two fans clubs. This enables them to fund the arrangements for the game, including the FC United team’s travel and accommodation. The winners of the match will be awarded the inaugural Ladbrokes Supporters’ Cup. Cliftonville Chairman Gerard Lawlor was delighted to finalise arrangements for the fixture and looks forward to welcoming FC United to Belfast. He said: "We know all too well about the importance of a strong bond between the club committee, players and supporters. It’s the foundation upon which Cliftonville is built and we’re proud to be a fans-owned club, with people working voluntarily on a daily basis for the betterment of us all. "The story of FC United is one which all football fans have followed and one which we at Cliftonville watched closely because of how similarly we operate. It’s wonderful that both of our clubs have come together to compete for the Ladbrokes Supporters’ Cup and I, like everyone at Solitude, am looking forward to not only the match but the entire occasion and the development of a relationship between our two clubs." FC United General Manager, Andy Walsh said: "We’re delighted to accept Cliftonville’s invitation. We always enjoy the adventure of playing a Euro away and it’s an honour to play a friendly against a fellow fans-owned club. We’re looking forward to challenging ourselves against an Irish Premier League team." Further details will be announced later. FC United of Manchester - Official FCUM Web Site |
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2nd December 2009, 22:35
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Both fan owned clubs, United have a big support in the area. |
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3rd December 2009, 00:07
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3rd December 2009, 14:48
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Normally when FC turn up somewhere new you get a handful of United fans who live nearby turning up to see what the craic is.... in NI I'd expect more than a handful, we'll see...
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3rd December 2009, 15:52
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Have FC been over to NI for a match before btw? If not, I'd imagine there'll be quite a lot interested to see, especially as the club is now quite well-established.  Are you going over, Ladybarnred? |
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3rd December 2009, 16:42
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I know a few who support FCUM from over here - I'm sure many will turn out for this. |
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3rd December 2009, 16:53
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3rd December 2009, 18:04
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3rd December 2009, 19:51
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Can't you tell her you want to visit her hometown, and make a sly daytrip for the game? 
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3rd December 2009, 20:05
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5th March 2010, 07:11
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5th March 2010, 21:54
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Most of the fans seem to be traveling over Friday morning and coming back Sunday evening me included As for the team that I dont know not really had the reason to ask FC United ContactsOffice Postal Address FC United of Manchester Hope Mills 113 Pollard Street Ancoats Manchester M4 7JA All General Enquiries office@fc-utd.co.uk Office Telephone Number 0161 273 8950 Office fax Number 0161 273 7598 Club Information Line 0844 745 1958 Free Text Message Service 07786 200 353 Press Enquiries press@fc-utd.co.uk Commercial Enquiries commercial@fc-utd.co.uk Membership Enquiries membership@fc-utd.co.uk Shop Enquiries orders@fc-utdshop.co.uk Season Ticket Enquiries office@fc-utd.co.uk Away Match Travel travel@fc-utd.co.uk Sponsorship Enquiries sponsorship@fc-utd.co.uk Web Site Enquiries website@fc-utd.co.uk Community Liaison community@fc-utd.co.uk |
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7th March 2010, 00:15
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Just heard word yesterday that I am away for this date. Hope you enjoy Belfast |
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29th June 2010, 22:30
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Dont forget though Due to the pitch work at Solitude, the game will now be played at Donegal Celtic Park in west Belfast. The full address is Donegal Celtic Park, Suffolk Road, Belfast BT11 9PE. |
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