I would like for my pictures in this book to speak for themselves and depict the passion from the fans that attend matches evoke. I also however require text to be included with this project so I would like to highlight attendances with this copy text with come mention of Gloucester City FC and their struggle to draw large crowds, but maintain a small core of die hard fanatics.
'A football match is an
event celebrated across the land on a weekly basis by over 13 million
in the Premier League alone last season. A wide range of emotions are
displayed by these fanatical individuals as they laugh, cry &
celebrate along with their heroes on the pitch. Away from the money,
fame and television cameras of the Premier League stands non-league
football where true lovers of the beautiful game congregate together
in simple and often run down grounds to support of their local side
no matter what the weather, form or personal matters in the knowledge
the pyramid could one day see them as Champions of England.
Gloucester City AFC
battle out in the mid table of Conference North, level 6 of the
football playing in from of an average gate of 400 fans. Mid week
matches are a particular struggle to attract supporters through the
turnstiles on a cold Tuesday night when Champions League football can
be watched on the television. Numbers significantly increase however
in cup matches as local derbies tend take place with the likes of
Bath, Worcester & Forest Green playing for the so-called 'Magic
of the FA Cup'. The Tigers' fan base endure a tiresome task to
support a team that doesn't even play within their city for the time
being, commuting to Whaddon Road home of fierce rivals Cheltenham
Town while they loyally wait for the development of Meadow Park in
Gloucester.'
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