Lower league and non-league clubs in Yorkshire have been hit hard in the pocket by the recent freezing weather. Many have gone for extended periods without the home games that provide vital cash flow. Christmas holiday games can be particularly lucrative and Bradford City estimate that they lost 15 per cent of their annual matchday income when their Boxing Day fixture against Chesterfield was called off.
Lower league and non-league clubs in Yorkshire have been hit hard in the pocket by the recent freezing weather. Many have gone for extended periods without the home games that provide vital cash flow. Christmas holiday games can be particularly lucrative and Bradford City estimate that they lost 15 per cent of their annual matchday income when their Boxing Day fixture against Chesterfield was called off.
Rotherham are looking forward to leaving their temporary home in an athletics stadium in Sheffield and moving to their new 12,000-seater stadium in 18 months’ time. It will have undersoil heating, but for this season they reckon that £15,000 invested in covers for the pitch was money well spent.