American_Mary
Well-known member
Massive game for local football tomorrow at Mount Pleasant, the fact it sold out within a couple of hours despite clashing with a huge game for the Boro shows how far football at that level has come; the progress both clubs have made over the last decade is quite staggering and it's great that the area will have one club playing at Step 3 level in 22/23 and within 3 promotions of the football league.
I know a lot of fans started attending games when the Professional game went behind closed doors and I think that has had an impact on non league attendances as many have stuck at it, or alternate between the professional and semi-professional clubs, Marske for example will average 660 for all their home games this season which for a village of 8,000 is pretty good going.
Hope we have a good game and that everything goes off without incident, I know the opposition players and management teams have the utmost respect for each other and that non-league is traditionally a bastion of sporting, well behaved crowds but high stakes, too much alcohol can bring high emotions and over reactions. May the best team win and Teesside football showcases the best of itself.
I know a lot of fans started attending games when the Professional game went behind closed doors and I think that has had an impact on non league attendances as many have stuck at it, or alternate between the professional and semi-professional clubs, Marske for example will average 660 for all their home games this season which for a village of 8,000 is pretty good going.
Hope we have a good game and that everything goes off without incident, I know the opposition players and management teams have the utmost respect for each other and that non-league is traditionally a bastion of sporting, well behaved crowds but high stakes, too much alcohol can bring high emotions and over reactions. May the best team win and Teesside football showcases the best of itself.