mickthered
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It wont be easy and would imagine there will be something that will be done but what we will have to wait and seeSo what is your plan going forward?
I mean presumably you intend to try and scale the divisions in the country, so what happens when you reach the conference for example where the TV rights are held by a company and you will have no choice but to reschedule fixtures for television? will you use the money to compensate the supporters that have had to make alternative travels plans etc?
This isn't intended to be a hostile question, i'm just wondering.
should imagine some of the money would go towards the ground and some to community projectsI see.
That still didn't fully answer my question though. what will you do with the TV money? Do you think it will be deemed as hypocritical if you use any of it? will you compensate your supporters that travel? or lay on hotels for away fans that travel?
I admire the way that you run the club, but i'm intrigued as to how you intend to maintain it as the stature grows.
EDIT: Also, congratulations on your win today.
would imagine that would be taken into considerationI dont get it.
What if the opposition wants it moved as its a chance for some rare time in the spotlight?
I fully respect what FCUM are and why they are but other clubs down there love the chance to be televised.
Makes sense.would imagine that would be taken into consideration
however would imagine a game kicking off the other end of the country at a silly o'clock kick off would be boycotted by the fans which I would imagine would not make very good tv
FC United v Chesterfield FA Cup First Round match - club statement
At least the board are making their feelings (the fans feelings) clear to the FA. If the fans want to take the protest one step further they are free too. I've not been following the club as closely in the last year but I imagine there is a debate being had about the issue on the message boards. Might try to get down to this Chesterfield game if there are tickets available.Getting to the first round of the FA Cup is a significant achievement for the club and its players.
FC United has been informed by the FA that our home FA Cup First Round Proper tie against Chesterfield FC has been selected to be broadcast live television and that it will take place on Monday 9 November 2015 with a kick off time of 7.45pm. Under competition rules the minimum adult ticket price for a first round match is £10.
When we were informed of this, the FC United board contacted the FA to inform them of our views, outlining the club’s historical opposition to changing kick off times from their traditional slots as this can be inconvenient to fans and detrimental to the match-day atmosphere. We also referred the FA to resolutions passed by FC United members regarding changing fixture times which instruct our Board to take this inconvenience and the following guiding principles into account when deciding whether to accept an invitation to move a game to be shown on TV:
1. The time of kick off proposed.
2. The travelling times involved for the fans (FC fans for away matches, opposition fans for home matches).
3. The impact of a no decision on the other club.
4. The benefits to our club to be derived from this exposure.
5. The impact of any additional money in helping the club achieve its aims.
Furthermore, our recent survey of members gives further guidance to the board if games have to be moved for whatever reason. If games have to be moved then members expressed a clear preference, with Friday evenings, then Sundays being the favoured days with other days receiving very little support. Out of all the options, Mondays are potentially the most punitive for supporters. Monday is a working day as is the following day and Monday night football is a TV invention.
While recognising that TV is important to football, the club also has a stated pledge to seek to change football for the benefit of supporters, without whom the game would not exist. Having considered the club’s stated views on this issue as expressed democratically by members, the Board of FC United of Manchester has refused to agree with the move our FA Cup 1st round game against Chesterfield to Monday 9 November 2015.
The FA has responded this morning to inform us that they insist on the game being moved according to the FA Cup competition rules and therefore we have no option but to hold the match on the Monday evening at 7.45pm. We are deeply disappointed by the FA’s stance and have made them aware of this.
FC United has a proud history of campaigning for change on issues affecting the game and its supporters. The history of that protest has always been about respect for the integrity of the game and not disrupting the match or players. In that spirit, on this issue we believe that we need to make a stand. Protesting at the moving of this match to a Monday is a continuation of the campaign against kick off times and ticket prices supported by fans of clubs in this country and abroad. Most notably FC Bayern Munich fans spent the first five minutes of their recent Champions League game against Arsenal ‘below stairs’ before taking their place in the stands.
A similar protest at Broadhurst Park is not practicable on health and safety grounds as there is nowhere for fans to congregate safely although there is still much we can do.
FC United recognises that there is an inevitable price to be paid for TV but we believe that the stick has been bent too far and it is right that we take a stand on this issue.
FC United’s usual price is £9. If the minimum adult price of £10 is applied, FC United will be issuing a £1 voucher to all adult ticket holders that they can spend on food and drink or merchandise at the ground. This offer will be extended to away supporters. FC United will pick up this cost and this will not affect the division of gate receipts with Chesterfield FC.
The match against Chesterfield will be an all-ticket game. Full details will be announced later today on our website.
However the money is spent none of it will be lining directors pockets. Some of it will undoubtedly go towards the community projects, a chunk of it might sit in the clubs coffers for a rainy day. Either way there will be little in the way of hypocrisy as the club already made it clear they'd much rather not have the match shifted. If the board were to act in a manner that the fans deem unfit then they can oust them, can't ask for much more than that.Well here's your chance @mickthered Your FA Cup tie with Chesterfield has been moved to the Monday night, you can make an emphatic statement with the money that you are going to make from TV. Local charities, compansating the away fans. etc etc.
I will watch with interest.
Well done, good luck in the game.
Nobody was discussing the game and I didn't want to start a new thread so i just came in here, then it occured to me that every FCUM fan would actually be at the game so i stopped.Well this thread got weird.