This Saturday is Non-League Day
If, like me, you grew up playing Sunday League and getting a hell of a lot out of it, non league, grassroots football is the reason you were able to do it. Take an afternoon off your usual regime of self abuse and Dinosaur Jr albums and go down to a local ground to support your local team. With all the idiotic chants, poor merchandise and dreadful hot dogs that entails.
http://www.nonleagueday.co.uk/find-a-match
Non-League Day is the brainchild of James Doe, a lifelong football fan, supporter of QPR and follower of Harrow Borough FC. In James' own words: "With England playing on Friday 12th October and the Premier League and Championship taking a week off, I urge all fans of the big clubs to get out and watch their local non-league teams instead on Saturday 13th October!
Given the current financial climate, clubs outside the football league need all the support they can get, so your presence at a game will be genuinely appreciated. With tickets and refreshments at a fraction of the cost, what's stopping you!"
Non-League Day is a celebration of the semi-professional and amateur game and a chance for fans of bigger clubs to experience football at a level they may be otherwise unfamiliar with. Moreover, it helps promote hundreds of clubs across the country who are almost exclusively volunteer run and do so much good for the local community.