FC United

[Messiah]

FC United have submitted plans for a new 5,000 capacity stadium.

"The importance of building their own ground was laid bare at FC's annual meeting at the weekend, when it was revealed that the club lost £40,000 in the last financial year."

"Attendances have dropped since the club's inaugural season, despite two successive promotions and the fact that the Rebels are now riding high in the UniBond League's first division north."

"But the club now has a hard-core support of around 2,200, and believe they can only start to fulfil their dream of becoming a community club once they get their own ground after three seasons of sharing with Bury."

"The ground-share has been a big drain on resources, to the point that some home cup games - like tomorrow night's President's Cup clash with Bamber Bridge - have been switched to Radcliffe Borough's cheaper stadium."

As to the £40,000 loss, Walsh explained: "In our first year we had a surplus and decided we would employ a club development officer as we needed to show community funders that we were serious.

"We also wanted to set up reserve and youth teams and all of those things cost us £75,000 which, with grant funding, came down to about £60,000.

"A significant part of our outgoings are match day operating costs which are far in excess of those faced by other clubs at our level because we play at such a large ground and need to employ 40 staff. But we still expect to hit something like break even for the current year."

Good on them I say.

[SpaceCruiser]

ROFLebeLOLs

[Messiah]

It's slightly less camp than Royals. I trust you understand the reasoning behind the nickname? Or are you always this informative?

To be built in Newton Heath, where Manchester United (The Green & Gold United of old) originally played.

[soggy biscuit]

Lost 1-5 at home to Bradford Park Avenue last night in front of 1800 fans

[Humanistic]

I'm guessing that's a re-formed Bradford Park Avenue, not the old League club?

[Jackson Corner]

Lost 1-5 at home to Bradford Park Avenue last night in front of 1800 fans

That's more than Darlington get in a 25,000 all seater stadium.