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Non League Day - Matlock Town & Beyond

#1 TheMatlockFan

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Posted 12 October 2019 - 11:37 PM

Hello everybody,

I just wanted to thank those Spireites fans who came to watch Matlock Town this weekend or any other non-league side for that matter to celebrate Non-league day. We saw a fantastic boost in our gate giving us an attendance of 729 and I know I saw a lot of friendly faces from Chesterfield had made the trip over which is great that our two clubs and sets of supporters can continue to share such a fantastic friendship.

It's a shame that a postponement didn't allow you to have your own game on NLD and I know you naturally want to get back into the football league sooner rather than later but I hope you are at least enjoying some new grounds and a few advantages that come with non-league football.

It's great to see your recent upswing in form and I wish you all the best for your upcoming matches. I would love for us to meet in a cup, hopefully the FA Trophy or Derbyshire Senior Cup draws allow this.

Cheers,

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Posted 13 October 2019 - 07:45 AM

Nice post james,and good sentiments,lovely place to watch football at matlock. Are two clubs will always be linked together,many connections over the years player wise of course,heres hoping for better fortunes.Best of luck for the rest of the season to all at MTFC.

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Posted 13 October 2019 - 08:55 AM

Are Matlock Town evicting Matlock Cricket Club from Causeway Lane?

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Posted 13 October 2019 - 09:00 AM

Westbars Spireite, on 13 October 2019 - 08:55 AM, said:

Are Matlock Town evicting Matlock Cricket Club from Causeway Lane?

Can they?

A pleasant place to play, but from a personal point of view not a happy hunting ground

This post has been edited by clarevoyant.: 13 October 2019 - 09:02 AM

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Posted 13 October 2019 - 09:11 AM

From what I’ve been told Matlock CC are merging with Cromford and playing there as they are losing the ground at Causeway Lane.

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Posted 13 October 2019 - 09:53 AM

Isn’t there plans to demolish the old Matlock Ford garage behind the main stand and build a carehome behind? Seem to remember the planning stated that the carehome had to build Matlock a new stand at the opposite end (Cricket Pitch side) to replace the loss in a space with the carehome development.

Might be wrong?

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Posted 13 October 2019 - 09:58 AM

JonB, on 13 October 2019 - 09:11 AM, said:

From what I've been told Matlock CC are merging with Cromford and playing there as they are losing the ground at Causeway Lane.

I always thought the cricket club owned the land and had precedence on fixtures

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Posted 13 October 2019 - 11:00 AM

Wouldn't fancy facing anyone quick on Cromford's wicket (not that I would anywhere on reflection!).

No more Matlock CC and no more Chesterfield Barbarians and Ashover CC in their present guises. Sad what's happening in local cricket but inevitable I guess.

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Posted 13 October 2019 - 11:01 AM

Benno Spire, on 13 October 2019 - 09:58 AM, said:

I always thought the cricket club owned the land and had precedence on fixtures

Both the football and cricket club has a ninety-nine-year lease on the land from the church across the road.

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Posted 13 October 2019 - 11:28 AM

TheMatlockFan, on 13 October 2019 - 11:01 AM, said:

Both the football and cricket club has a ninety-nine-year lease on the land from the church across the road.

How is Dan Bramhall doing?

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Posted 13 October 2019 - 11:51 AM

Why the new fence James

God I hate this league.

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Posted 13 October 2019 - 11:57 AM

Always found non league day a little patronising, look at the great league club fans going to watch a non league game when their club isn’t playing, aren’t they wonderful!

Just smacks a lot of the right on trendy ‘real’ fan bible that states you must feign pith for any league club in financial trouble, you must love AFC Wimbledon and hate MK Dons, basically any of the fans United type bull! Usually started by some hypocritical Brighton fans and a load of nonsense!

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Posted 13 October 2019 - 12:34 PM

dim view, on 13 October 2019 - 11:28 AM, said:

How is Dan Bramhall doing?

Superb, he can be a little naive at times and a little bit petulant but it comes with his age and I don't think it will be long before a league club comes knocking for him.

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Posted 13 October 2019 - 12:37 PM

DIFH, on 13 October 2019 - 11:51 AM, said:

Why the new fence James

It's not a new fence to my knowledge, it's had some adjustments to make it easier and quicker to put up.

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Posted 13 October 2019 - 12:55 PM

TheMatlockFan, on 13 October 2019 - 12:37 PM, said:

It's not a new fence to my knowledge, it's had some adjustments to make it easier and quicker to put up.

I think Dave was hoping it was to enhance his personal seating arrangements.

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#16 TheMatlockFan

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Posted 13 October 2019 - 12:58 PM

Cartman, on 13 October 2019 - 11:57 AM, said:

I think it totally depends on how you look at for Matlock Town it's a chance to get the kinds of publicity that we wouldn't normally be that on radio or via the local press as the "big boys" aren't playing, a chance to shine a bit of a spotlight on the club and a chance to engage with fans who perhaps have become disillusioned with the full-time game for whatever reason. It will honestly amaze you how many people in Matlock who I speak to and when they ask me what I do and I tell them "oh I spout nonsense on twitter and try to avoid a telling off for Matlock Town FC" then their eyes widen and go "What, Matlock Town have a football team?". We had four junior sides yesterday attend and take part in a half time penalty shootout with Matlock Town goalkeeping coach Steve Shuttleworth in goal (Told him every pen he let in then his wages get docked a tenner to which he replied "can you dock from zero?"), now if just a handful of those young lads and lasses come back for future games then it's an investment in the clubs future.

Nationally, NLD raises money for Prostate Cancer UK and opens doors for some fans who think they can't afford to go watch a game in person due to the costs. It's become so popular that now France & Germany this year are having their own non-league-day and that opens scope for the future for maybe a three countries groundhop weekend. We are at a time where we are seeing more and more non-league teams go under or be backed by big money backers, most non-league sides survive on the goodwill of volunteers, in an age where less and less people want to get their hands dirty and are happy to sit in front of their television then anything that gets the word out can only be positive and it's proven that it gives a spike to attendance so I'm all for it.