SheepdipBlade
Active Member
Anyone fancy a few beers to help support an old club through tough times?
The Northwich Victoria Supporters Trust have invited us Blades to their Beer Festival to be held at the end of the season (Sat 12th June). The invitation isn't being made to other clubs/forums and has come about as I've followed the Vics as my "second club" since college days in Cheshire - and am part of the "Voice of the Vics" Forum (but still as SheepdipBlade
) - so we're quite privileged! Some of them seem to have developed a bit of a soft spot for us too - and I got some really nice posts in the lead up to Wembley last year.
The situation at the Vics is a bit rough -
Their last chairman, Mike Connett, took them away from their traditional ground at the Drill Field (which was the the oldest football ground in the world till they moved) to VS3 - ran the club into masses of debt - then closed the ground and sold off all the safety kit so the new owners couldn't use it. Vics then had to play at Altrincham - which would be like us having to play our home games at the Sty (Just take a minute to think how that would feel!)
The fans then got together to raise the £2000 needed to get the ground useable again - organised merchandise sales, sponsored walks (the last one was to the Wrexham game - they lost!) and the beer festival - a really good effort by some committed fans of a small club. Last year's beer festival was the first, and a real success and we've been invited to this year's follow up. It's a ticket only event due to safety limits at VS3 - and we've been given first refusal -£5,00 a ticket.
I'm planning on going to show our red and white stripes - and I'd love for us Blades to show our support for a proud old club that's struggling a bit.
So - if anyone would like to down a few pints to show a bit of support to the Vics - and a great set of fans - - then drop me a PM and we'll get something sorted out.
(Pez - the organiser at NVST is open to suggestions for beers, but you'll have a better chance if they have "green" in the name [as the Vics play in green and white hoops])
One for Darren - what was the score the last time we met the Vics in a competitive match?
This year has been a bit better - mid table in the Conf North but with 10 points deducted for going into administration due to last years goings on - and also a transfer embargo - but monies from the Cup run and the TV. Beating Charlton must have been one hell of a day for them!!
The Northwich Victoria Supporters Trust have invited us Blades to their Beer Festival to be held at the end of the season (Sat 12th June). The invitation isn't being made to other clubs/forums and has come about as I've followed the Vics as my "second club" since college days in Cheshire - and am part of the "Voice of the Vics" Forum (but still as SheepdipBlade
) - so we're quite privileged! Some of them seem to have developed a bit of a soft spot for us too - and I got some really nice posts in the lead up to Wembley last year.The situation at the Vics is a bit rough -
Their last chairman, Mike Connett, took them away from their traditional ground at the Drill Field (which was the the oldest football ground in the world till they moved) to VS3 - ran the club into masses of debt - then closed the ground and sold off all the safety kit so the new owners couldn't use it. Vics then had to play at Altrincham - which would be like us having to play our home games at the Sty (Just take a minute to think how that would feel!)
The fans then got together to raise the £2000 needed to get the ground useable again - organised merchandise sales, sponsored walks (the last one was to the Wrexham game - they lost!) and the beer festival - a really good effort by some committed fans of a small club. Last year's beer festival was the first, and a real success and we've been invited to this year's follow up. It's a ticket only event due to safety limits at VS3 - and we've been given first refusal -£5,00 a ticket.
I'm planning on going to show our red and white stripes - and I'd love for us Blades to show our support for a proud old club that's struggling a bit.
So - if anyone would like to down a few pints to show a bit of support to the Vics - and a great set of fans - - then drop me a PM and we'll get something sorted out.
(Pez - the organiser at NVST is open to suggestions for beers, but you'll have a better chance if they have "green" in the name [as the Vics play in green and white hoops])
One for Darren - what was the score the last time we met the Vics in a competitive match?
This year has been a bit better - mid table in the Conf North but with 10 points deducted for going into administration due to last years goings on - and also a transfer embargo - but monies from the Cup run and the TV. Beating Charlton must have been one hell of a day for them!!
