Anyone started one from scratch?
helped an amateur team for a few months , went to shit as players lost interestWhat are the biggest problems you'd face to get a club set up and keep it going?.
Finding players? Money? Sponsorship? Admin?
Started an Saturday morning amateur team from scratch and this is our 4th season, but it'll probably be our last. There are me and another boy a who share the responsibilities
We were lucky in the first year that we had a sponsor who got 2 sets of strips but outwith that expense is definitely the biggest problem so if you can do some sort of fund raising Id definitely recommend it
There are league fees, balls, strips and the payment for your pitch every second week (could be more at the beginning as a lot of leagues start with a sectional cup at the beginning of the season). This is before you kick a ball and you could be hundreds of pounds down
You'll need to find a core of players who all want to play an my advice would be if you know anyone who wants to play sign them. It depends on the age of the team you're starting but for us we have boys who work, then get injuries/suspensions or other commitments so if its the same level, you cant ever have too many players. Easier to trim if you have to than attract if youre struggling
The admin side can be a pain as you can be constantly releasing or signing players or playing trialists or whatever.
I know Im sounding negative but honestly give it a go, sometimes I think its the best thing I've ever done. We won a trophy last season and everyone was buzzing. You do get some great laughs in the dressing room and it might sound corny but I have met some cracking lads through it
Plus the banter is always good and just to be involved in football knowing you're all in it together with your mates is a great thing
The good things outweigh the bad
What are the biggest problems you'd face to get a club set up and keep it going?.
Finding players? Money? Sponsorship? Admin?
What are the biggest problems you'd face to get a club set up and keep it going?.
Finding players? Money? Sponsorship? Admin?
I run a vets team. My biggest problem is being able to finish a game with 11 mobile players on the pitch.
And if its youth football, I would add parents to the list!
Parents can be a right pain in the hoop!
I run a Saturday Ammies team. Need to have a good group of players who are willing to put effort in. We run a last Man Standing and it pays for nearly everything.
I run a vets team. My biggest problem is being able to finish a game with 11 mobile players on the pitch.
What are the biggest problems you'd face to get a club set up and keep it going?.
Finding players? Money? Sponsorship? Admin?
I used to run a Sunday amateur team. It maybe sounds a bit dramatic but it takes over your life to an extent. I was knocking back shifts at work, missing Rangers games etc because I felt I HAD to be there for matches. My Mrs wasn’t too happy either at the all day sessions in the pub, the ‘I’m the manager, I have to go to the pub’ excuse was wearing thin.
I was falling out with guys on a weekly basis because everybody thinks they should be in the starting eleven, it all came to a head the day the tims beat us 6-2, we had just been pumped and a couple of boys were doing my box in moaning about not getting a start, I wasn’t in the best of moods because of the score and told them to stick their team up their hoop. Managerial career over.
I run a kids 2009 year team and had a parent of the opposition run across the pitch and shove me in the chest last week.I actually had to break up a near fight in my work because a parent was having a right go at the coach because his kid wasn't playing all the time. This was an under 9s/10s team at the time. Poor coach was a really nice guy to deal with and always had a chat with you - sadly chucked it not long after the incident.
Even worse is that I can think of another 3 times things have got "heated" between a parent and coach. Quite sad really.
I run a kids 2009 year team and had a parent of the opposition run across the pitch and shove me in the chest last week.
These people really need to think about the example they are setting.
I run a kids 2009 year team and had a parent of the opposition run across the pitch and shove me in the chest last week.
These people really need to think about the example they are setting.
At the other end of the scale, you have parents that just drop their kids off for games and don’t stay to watch them play. I always found that incredibly sad and felt sorry for those kids.
I honestly don't know how you could be uninterested in watching your own kids play football.
Case and point - last weekend I had 18 available to play at home (can only name 16).
This weekend away I've got a squad of 13 including myself and the sub keeper!
What are the biggest problems you'd face to get a club set up and keep it going?.
Finding players? Money? Sponsorship? Admin?
I run a kids 2009 year team and had a parent of the opposition run across the pitch and shove me in the chest last week.
These people really need to think about the example they are setting.