Matchday
Quite simply the easiest
way of backing the Hornets this season. Whether paying
your money at the gate, or taking advantage of cost
savings through the purchase of a
season ticket, your support for the team is
invaluable. Try and encourage a friend to come along to
home games, and why not consider making use of the
official coach when travelling to away matches? The more
supporters who fill the seats means the lower the
overall expense to the club.
When at the game don't
forget to buy one of our matchday programmes,
recognised by the 2010-11 National Programme Awards as
one of the best in non-league football.
50/50 draw tickets
are a great way of helping the club and, for the lucky
ticket holder, a great cash prize. And remember that the
more tickets we sell, the higher the prize!
The temporary club shop
(situated just inside the entrance to the ground) will
be selling a range of merchandise items throughout the
season from car
stickers and badges to scarves, replica shirts and hoodies.
Please pay us a visit before the game and help the shop
to remain profitable. Wear the club's colours with
pride.
Matchball sponsorship
is a great way of advertising your business, or maybe
just dedicating a fixture to a friend or loved one for a
special occasion. For just £50 (plus vat) you will get recognition
in the programme, on the Hornets Review match preview, entry for 2 adults,
car parking space and half-time tea and refreshments in
the boardroom. Contact John Lines for more details
Mascot
Do you have a
son/daughter/nephew/niece/cousin/friend who would like
to lead the side out next season? The Club is offering
youngsters aged between 5 and 15 the opportunity to
become a mascot
for the day. They will meet and warm-up with the
players, have their photograph taken with Howie the
Hornet and receive a signed programme, a voucher for
Charlie's Burger Van and free admission for one adult -
all for the bargain price of £50 (incl vat). Click
here for more details
200 Club
Our hugely successful
monthly draw has seen the football club profit by more
than £5,000 since 2009, with more than £4,000 paid out
in prize money. It is the aim of the Supporters' Club,
HISC, to achieve maximum membership of the 200 Club this
season and they are urging supporters to purchase as
many numbers as they can for just £2.50 per month. One
lucky member knows the benefit of
having more than one subscription, having won top prize
in each of the last 2 monthly draws and netting himself £250
so get your application in
fast to be allocated one (or more) of the remaining
numbers.
Player sponsorship
Matchday attendance aside,
player sponsorship has always proven to be the most
popular way for supporters to give their financial
backing to the club and we are
following the same format as last season with whole or
part sponsorship available. The cost
of a player's full kit sponsorship for the remainder of
the season is £100 but there are prices to suit all
pockets with boots costing £40, shirts £30, shorts £20 and
socks £10. A list of players
currently available, and details of how to get in touch
can be found here.
Sponsor a Goal
Now in its 3rd season,
supporters are encouraged to make a £1 pledge to sponsor
every goal scored by the Hornets throughout the season in
return for the chance to win 10% of all monies raised in
an end of season prize draw. The player budget was
recently boosted by £2,000 from last season's
contributions, despite the club recording its
lowest goals tally in 17 years, so this is a great way
of helping bring much needed funds in.
On-line shopping
Did you know that Horsham
Football Club earns money from every on-line purchase
made through our direct
shopping link? A simple registration process is all
that is needed before linking up with more than 2000
brand name retailers such as Currys, Tesco, Next, WH
Smith, Argos, B&Q and even eBay. Using this service will
not cost you a penny more than if you visited each
retailer's website directly but Horsham Football Club
will receive a donation of up to 15% on every
transaction.
Remember that every
contribution made, no matter how large or small, will
help towards improving next season's player budget.
Thank you for your support.
No
secret has been made of the financial situation at
Horsham Football Club, ahead of the 2011-12 season, with
the player budget stripped back to expenses only while
all efforts are channelled towards securing a new
ground. This coming season, perhaps more than any over
the past 25 years, the support of our fans is paramount
to our success on and off the pitch. "We're all in this
together" said new boss Justin Luchford and, with that
in mind, we have put together 10 suggestions as to how
you can help give your financial backing to the club.