STILL ROOM DESPITE MUSHROOM AT BUNGAY

The Nations League is almost capturing our imagination, especially after watching Ryan Giggs' Wales beat Ireland last night, in what can only be described as a sumptuous display, winning 4-1. Granted much of the show business was in the first half but the Welsh played brilliantly and the first half is worth a view if you can get the opportunity. I would pay to watch it!

I probably would not have paid the entrance fee to see Scotland force a draw with the Faroe Islands on the 7th of September 2002, in a Euro Qualifier. Mind you they were 0-2 down and made the game fairly exciting I suppose.

The Non-League Day held on 6th September 2014 was worth the effort, making the lower tiers available to the public. Some clubs made the most of other special dates, February 14th for example, when Petersfield Town in Hampshire, pushed the boat out with tickets for two selling for the price of one, assuming you were in a relationship. This included a glass of bubbly. Not sure how that was enforced?
 In 2013 on the 6th September, in the Anglian Combination League, Bungay Town, in Suffolk, increased their attendance by 70% when they paid spectators 5p to watch their match.

In 2014 on the equivalent weekend they gave each spectator a punnet of mushrooms as they entered the ground, please note that they are in the heart of market gardening country in East Anglia and the attendance was up. Actually, whilst Bungay is in Suffolk, they play in Norfolk!