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FC United of Manchester is asking supporters to donate whatever you can afford in ex...
FC United of Manchester is asking supporters to donate whatever you can afford in ex...
Hit by Covid-19, FC United are raising £15,000 for essential pitch drainage repair work at their Broadhurst Park community stadium
FC United of Manchester is asking supporters to donate whatever you can afford in exchange for rare prizes in our new crowdfunding campaign #NoDrainNoGame.
The club needs to raise £15,000 over the next month to carry out essential drainage work to the pitch this summer or we face having games postponed next season. Every postponed Saturday game costs us around £8,000 in lost matchday revenue when it’s rearranged to midweek.
We had budgeted for the work but due to the Covid-19 pandemic we are set to lose more than £220,000 in revenue. We are extremely grateful to Manchester City Council and HMRC for their extra support, including grants, as well as the fantastic fundraising efforts of our supporters.
However, the money we have been fortunate enough to receive so far isn’t enough to cover the renovation of the pitch drains. Despite this, it’s still essential that we carry out the work this summer or next season we will lose out on matchday income and other revenue streams, such as filming venue hire.
If we lose out on vital revenue, it impacts what we can achieve, both 'on' and 'off' the pitch, in Moston and the wider community. It really is a case of #NoDrainNoGame.
We know that some supporters are struggling financially during these uncertain times and there are many worthy causes needing support, so we are simply asking that if you can afford to make a donation please do so. In return, you can choose one of the rare prizes listed on the right hand side of this page.
If you are able to donate or not, we would really appreciate it if you could tell you family and friends about the campaign by posting a link to this page with #NoDrainNoGame.
Thank you very much for your fantastic support.
We ask project owners to honour their rewards wherever possible but please note that all pledges are donations and there is no guarantee that you will receive any rewards from the project owner. Please see Crowdfunder's Terms of Use for more information regarding rewards for pledges.
This project successfully funded on 23rd May 2020