National North League Farsley Celtic have launched a crowdfunder with the aim of getting them through to the end of the season and, hopefully, beyond.
The club has had little income this season because they've been unable to play 'at home'. There were plans to install a plastic pitch but that hasn't happened.
This from Farsley Celtic:
We are appealing for fans and the wider community to get behind the crowdfunder, which seeks to ensure the club’s sustainability until the end of the season.
All monies raised will go towards ensuring we can maintain our day to day football operations and also lay a new pitch.
In a statement, the board said: “We’ve played the past ten months without any home games due to delays on installing a new pitch. As a result we have had very little revenue, which has led to severe financial challenges.
“This leaves us facing a battle to get through the rest of the season.
“As a board we are working hard to generate income commercially and from other sources, but we need help with our running costs to help get us through the season and ensure a bright future for Farsley Celtic.
“We’re confident we can get there if we all – supporters, the wider community and local businesses – come together to make it happen.”
A donation – even £1, or whatever you can afford – will be a massive help towards securing the club’s immediate future, to ensure it can cover our running costs until the end of the season, to help re-lay a grass pitch at The Citadel and to help our stadium meet its ground grading with the league, which is due next month (March).
Pitch latest
The club can confirm that it is looking to lay a grass pitch at The Citadel.
Planning permission for a 4G pitch
has been obtained and our long-term goal is to implement that plan, but
the board’s aim is to get a playable pitch down as soon as possible to
get football back at The Citadel and ensure the club’s immediate future.