Liverpool has always been a city of footballing giants. If you have blue or red running through your veins, you will find the city is always a great place to be a football fan. This is enhanced when you consider how close its great rivals are in the neighbouring boroughs of Greater Manchester. However, it is not just the top-flight clubs you should visit.
They Need the Money
Lower-league clubs need your money. Football is extremely expensive, even at the lower levels. Wages, the general maintenance of a club and paying backroom staff soon add up. The truth is that these clubs just don’t have the income that Premier League clubs do.
Part of this may be that they simply don’t generate the additional revenue and provide income for third-party companies that the Premier League teams do. For example, when people choose to bet on Premier League games, there are many bookmakers online who benefit. But they also have affiliate partners, software providers and others who earn a living from this. In every industry, from clothing to catering, this is the same.
With the bigger clubs, this economy and the ability to generate money swells. This does not happen with smaller clubs unless you suddenly have a celebrity backer like Wrexham has acquired.
Yet these clubs are extremely important. They act as feeder clubs, creating stars of the future, scouting for talent and taking players on loan as they improve their game. Even watching a few games a season and buying a shirt can help them out greatly and boost their small economy.
Sense of Community
When you visit a lower-league club, you will soon get a sense of the community that surrounds them. Very often, it can be hard to find this in the larger Premier League Clubs that have attracted a global fanbase. Fans come to games and then may go back home and vanish for a time. Therefore, the crowd is very transient.
With lower league clubs, you will find the same people turn up every week. With a small crowd, you will get to know people. This can help you make friends, and acquaintances and can be extremely fun. Before long, you may find yourself visiting away games and socialising a lot more.
It is also worth noting that you can have both. Visiting lower-league clubs and following your favourite top-flight team is easier than ever with online betting and digital streaming. Make sure you have a Premier League betting guide to hand and connectivity, and you can track multiple games at once.
You Are Valued
The bigger clubs will tell you the fans are everything. In truth, some fans are worth more than others. Business sponsors in the corporate boxes are always going to be valued much more than a once-a-season visitor who takes the cheap seats. Yet in lower-league football, all fans are valued. You get excellent value for money, and all proceeds help keep the club afloat, so people want you there.
There are plenty of clubs in Merseyside, from Tranmere to Southport. Search out your local team and make sure you visit a game this season or the next.
