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Next Game: Pre-Season

Wednesday, March 07, 2018

News Round Up


Worcester City's plight continues with football secretary Kevin Preece quitting the board days after the club posted a £290,000 loss for the year ending May 2017. Joint manager Lee Hughes has left the club to play for Halesowen Town, leaving ex-Bull John Snape in sole charge. According to the Worcester News, The club will only have £150,000 left in the bank following their first season in the Midland Football League, and could go 'fully amateur' in order to help fund their new ground back in the city.

The price increase for King's Lynn's game against Kettering Town on Easter Monday is 'sad', according to the Poppies chairman David Mahoney. Kettering fans have threatened to boycott the fixture with both sides looking set to secure play-off places.

Tiverton Town's game against Dunstable Town this Saturday will be 'pay what you like'. The club say it's an ideal opportunity for the local community to support the team, and help the club continue to move forward and remain competitive.

'Critical' financial difficulties have hit the Isthmian League club Lowestoft Town, caused by lower attendances and postponements due to the weather. Players are yet to receive their wages for January, andclub statement says the current deficit means they're forecasting a significant shortfall for the rest of the season.

The Wessex Fantasy League, run by newly-installed Weymouth chairman Ian White, will help the club sign another player. More than £2,000 has been raised in a week as the Terras head into their final 10 games of the season. Top goalscorer Brandon Goodship was brought in last summer as a result of the Fantasy League's fundraising efforts, which has raised £60k in five years.