FC United v Gainsborough Trinity Tuesday 20th March 7.45 ko

[Desmond Gallagher]

On Tuesday 20th March FC United welcome Gainsborough Trinity to Broadhurst Park in the National League North kick off 7.45 pm.

This is the rearranged match postponed from Saturday 3rd March.

Admission for all supporters is pay on the gate:

£10 Adults,
£6 Concessions
£3 u18s

Turnstiles will open at 6.00 pm

Turnstile 4 at the St. Mary’s Road End is a designated DF donation turnstile which allows supporters to donate money to the Development Fund, in addition to the normal admission price. The DF Turnstile accepts Adults, Concessions and Juniors entering with a Season Ticket, match ticket or cash.

MATCH PROGRAMME

The Match programme is priced at £2.00 and is available to buy from sellers outside and inside the ground.

RESERVED SEATING IN THE MAIN STAND

Supporters will be able to reserve seats in one block of the Main Stand on a first come first served basis, by calling the FC United office on Monday 19th March on 0161 769 2005. A maximum of 4 seats can be reserved per person. Those who have reserved seating need to collect a voucher from the FC United office accessible through the main reception on the day of the match. These vouchers will only be available until the kick off time of the match.

MATCH DAY DINING

Our Match Day Dining is situated at the far ⅓ of the Main Stand function room and is available to home supporters.

FC Match Day Dining includes:

- Match admission, seating or terracing
- Complimentary match day programme and team sheets
- Complimentary parking pass (1 for every 4 guests)
- Welcome drink and 3 course meal
- Cash bar

The meal will be served at 6.30 pm

Prices:
£39 Adults
£19.50 U/18s

Please book in advance by calling the FC office on 0161 769 2005 or email ruth.slater@fc-utd.net

BARS AND FOOD

There are a total of 5 bars at Broadhurst Park. All supporters will have access to all bars and food provision.

The club has been granted a licence to serve alcohol throughout the match and fans will now be allowed to drink alcohol on the terraces in view of the pitch. As a result all drinks will now be served in plastic glasses.

The Main Stand Function Room Bar will serve hot food together with alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks before, during and after the match. We ask that fans purchasing alcohol in the Main Stand Bar during the game do not congregate at the back of the Main Stand, but instead find a position in the seats or terraces.

Before the turnstiles open, access to the Main Stand Function Room Bar is via the main reception on production of a season ticket or match ticket or by payment of the match admission price. After the turnstiles open, entry to the function room will be via turnstiles 1-6 or 9-12 and then through the seated area of the Main Stand.

The SMRE bar situated under the large St. Mary’s Road End terrace will serve draught beer and bottles before and during the match.

Our Cask Ale Bar situated under the Main Stand, behind the Main Stand Paddock, will sell a selection of real ales before and during the match. Opposite the Cask Bar, the Food Bar will serve hot food prepared by our chef, pies from HM Pasties and non-alcoholic drinks.

In view of the pitch we have a Bar between the Main Stand and SMRE which serves draught lager and bitter before and during the match. The Bar situated in the North Stand (opposite the Main Stand) will not be open for this match but the Burger Van situated there will be.

Please note the Main Stand and SMRE bars are No Smoking Areas. Supporters wishing to smoke at half-time can do so in the designated areas in the corners of the ground.

POUND FOR THE GROUND TICKETS

We are still raising money for the club’s Development Fund as there are parts of the ground we need to complete. Pound for the Ground tickets at £1 each on a match day offer another opportunity to do this with cash prizes on offer. See any of our dedicated band of ticket sellers around the ground.

You can also donate by dropping your loose change and foreign currency into the DF barrels that are strategically placed around the ground.

CLUB SHOP

The Club Shop is accessible at the front of the ground to the right of the Main Entrance.

The ‘End of line merchandise sale’ continues with a wide range of items on sale. Some new items are always being added to the merchandise range so why not pop in and see what is in stock.

The shop will be open before the game and for 15 minutes after the final whistle.

Alternatively you can order merchandise from the FC United Online shop at
WWW.FCUMSHOP.CO.UK

2014/15 CHAMPIONSHIP WINNING SHIRTS/DEVELOPMENT FUND RAFFLE

To raise additional cash for our Development Fund, you can own the ultimate memento from the 2014/15 Evo Stik NPL championship winning team, with the shirts worn that season going to a raffle at £2 per ticket. Raffle tickets can be bought from the membership stall before the match, and from the office daily during normal office hours and up until kick off.

The draw will be made after the match and the winners will be published through the usual media channels within a few days.

The shirts to be raffled are:

Green home keeper shirt number 13

Yellow away keeper shirt numbers 1, 13

Red home shirt numbers: 12,14,15,16,17,18

White away shirt numbers: 5,6,11, 12,14,15,16,17,18,19

Blue 3rd kit shirt numbers: 5,6,7,8,10,12,15,16,17,18,19

We have a few extra raffle prizes including:

2008/09 Green Goalkeepers signed by Sam Ashton shirt (no number)

Signed Rob Nugent shirt

Rory Patterson signed shirt donated by Andy Murtough

Lancashire County Cricket Club signed and framed full squad photo

2 places for ‘Match Day Dining’ at a future home match

2 tickets to MPF2018 April 19th-21st (donated by Manchester Punk Festival).
For more details click here

https://manchesterpunkfestival.co.uk/event/mpf2018/

FREE WIFI

We have free WiFi at Broadhurst Park for all supporters to use. Supplied by local company Pennine Telecom, to access the service just search for FCUM-FreeWiFi, select it and set up a user account.

TRAVELLING TO BROADHURST PARK

We advise that all supporters read the travel information and make a note of where traffic marshals will ask you to refrain from parking.

For travel information please see our TRAVEL HUB link below

http://www.fc-utd.co.uk/travel_hub.php

PLEASE NOTE NO SHUTTLE BUSES ARE RUNNING FOR THIS MATCH

SERVICE BUSES

Supporters travelling from Manchester city centre can use buses 181 or 182 which depart from Stand F on Lever Street. These buses stop right outside the ground at the top end of St. Mary’s Road.
Click here to download the 181/182 bus timetable

METROLINK

The nearest tram stop is Newton Heath and Moston on the Victoria to Rochdale line. It is a 15 or 20 minute walk up to the ground, or you can catch the FREE shuttle bus which departs from the Railway Pub opposite the Metrolink station.

TRAINS

Trains run between Manchester Victoria and Moston Train Station departing at 26 minutes past the hour arriving at Moston at 33 minutes past the hour. The ground is approximately 15 minutes’ walk from Moston Train Station. Trains return to Manchester every hour at 54 minutes past the hour.

BY CAR

From Central Manchester
From central Manchester head out of town on the A62 Oldham Road until the junction with Monsall Road. Turn left and pass Central Park Metrolink on your left and take the next right at the roundabout and follow the road ahead straight across another roundabout which takes you onto Lightbowne Road. Follow the road for around half a mile and you will see Broadhurst Park on your right hand side.

From the M60 – Clockwise
If travelling via the motorway network from the north and west, head for the M60 Manchester ring road. Leave the M60 at junction 20, then turn onto the A664. At the traffic signals turn left onto the A6104. Travel straight on and then at the Greengate roundabout take the 4th exit onto Lightbowne Road, the B6393. Carry straight on for around a half a mile and Broadhurst Park is on your left.

From the M60 - Anti-clockwise
If travelling via the motorway network from the south and east, head for the M60 Manchester ring road. Leave the M60 at junction 22, then straight on to Hollinwood Avenue, the A6104 . Travel straight on and then at the Greengate roundabout take the 1st exit onto Lightbowne Road, the B6393. Carry straight on for around a half a mile and Broadhurst Park is on your left.

CAR PARKING

We would urge supporters to use the car parks we have available for a charge of £5.00 at the ground and for £3.00 at the nearby St Mathews School, only 3 minutes’ walk from the ground.

We are under a duty to ensure areas such as St Mary’s Road and the north of Nuthurst Road are not used by visitors to Broadhurst Park.

Supporters should be mindful that there is no parking on:

- St Mary’s Road and the streets off St Mary’s Road; including Teddington Road, Merridale Road, Worthington Street and Tymm Street.

- Nuthurst Road;

- the West side of Moston Lane and the streets off it.

We can always use more volunteers to act as traffic marshals and indeed for a number of matchday functions, so if you can help, send an email to John Davies johndavies@fc-utd.co.uk or telephone the office on 0161 769 2005 and leave a phone number for him to contact you to discuss.

Enjoy the game.

[Ben Hughes]

OUT NOW: This week's FC United podcast, with all the reaction to FC's four all draw with Boston United from Saturday afternoon.

http://fcumradio.podbean.com/e/this-clu ... arch-2018/

[Paul Hinson]

The two sides first met in the FA Cup Second Qualifying Round in September 2010 at Gigg Lane, when Glynn Hurst scored twice in a 2-1 win against the Conference North side watched by 1037.
Gainsborough were members of Football League Division Two between 1896 and 1912. They were founder members of Conference North in 2004. In 2011-12 Trinity lost the Conference North play-off Final 0-1 at home to Nuneaton Town.
Gainsborough escaped relegation on the final day of 2016-17 despite losing 1-5 in Moston thanks to AFC Fylde beating Worcester City 4-2. Trinity have lost all of their last 6 away fixtures scoring none and conceding eighteen.
This is a match between the two bottom clubs in the form table, Gainsborough in 21st and FCUM in 22nd.
Trinity manager Lee Sinnott played for Watford against Everton in the 1984 FA Cup Final aged 18, and led Altrincham to National League North play-off success against Guiseley in 2013-14.

[Ben Hughes]

FC Live returns this evening with a biggy, as FC United host Gainsborough Trinity in The National League North, if you cannot make it in person, then tune in from 7.30pm on http://www.fcumradio.co.uk

Here is Statto Paul's audio preview

https://audioboom.com/posts/6735686-fc- ... -trinity-h

[Ben Hughes]

FC Live's goal clip from last night's match between FC United and Gainsborough Trinity

https://audioboom.com/posts/6737350-fc- ... -trinity-h

[Nick Duckett]

Gainsborough's match report
https://www.gainsboroughstandard.co.uk/ ... -1-9074248

[Ben Hughes]

OUT NOW: The post match thoughts of FC United Player Manager Tom Greaves, following last night's win over Gainsborough Trinity in the League

https://audioboom.com/posts/6737384-pos ... -trinity-h

[Guy Mansfield]

League highlights:

http://www.thenationalleague.org.uk/mat ... /1-3162417

[Gil Robinson]

Can anyone explain please?
The League website indicates an attendance of 1557
Our website indicates an attendance of 2397
Which is correct?

[Guy Mansfield]

PFTG winning numbers:

01218

01233