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Real fans clubbing together

At the weekend we learned a lot about what #ClubTogether is.  It's fans standing up against the status quo.  Fans realising that, to make a difference, we can work together and get the things we want.

In the case of Jack Cox and everyone connected with Bath City FC, it was getting exposure and getting people to #PackThePark to #SaveBathCity.

Jack invited us to City, a club in danger of folding unless they sell the home they have played at since 1932.

@ball_street you guys should come to Bath City on Saturday and experience rival teams #ClubTogether to help a non league club.

January 28, 2013

At Bath, we met fans that are willing to step forward and make a difference; fans that are tune with what football should be.

Jack, a Bristol City fan, started a Facebook page to get fellow Robins to #PackThePark at Bath.  Joining Jack were fans from clubs  across the country - from the Bristol clubs to Luton, Swindon, Plymouth, Tranmere and Chelsea.

What we love about Jack is that he didn’t just stand by and watch.  He didn’t want to accept that a local club should be allowed to die and be ignored by a media focussed on catering to a mass market.  He has tried to connect with people and do something about it.

We started using #ClubTogether because we believe fans of all clubs can change things by working as one.  We have a vision where the league a club is playing in doesn’t determine the quality of insight and coverage that it gets and if we club together we can change things.

But as Jack has shown, #ClubTogether is much bigger than that - use it to tell us what's important to you and your club.

If you want to get involved, then get in touch via twitter  @ball_street,  www.facebook.com/BALLSTREET or drop an email to clubtogether@ballstreet.co.uk.

Pele and Maradona competition: terms and conditons

OPEN TO:

All fans, of all teams.

GUIDELINES:

Send a picture of your teams football shirt for a chance to win a signed jersey from Pele or Maradona.

Ball Street wants all fans to #ClubTogether so that we can create better coverage for all fans of all teams.

You can enter via 3 routes, just follow the instructions and read the terms and conditions below:

  HOW TO ENTER:

Twitter

Upload a picture of your team's shirt to Twitter and mention @ball_street.

Remember to also type both the hash tag - #ClubTogether and also a hash tag for the name of the team (e.g. #pompey) on the picture.

You must be a follower of @ball_street on Twitter to qualify.

Instagram

Upload a picture of your teams shirt to Instagram.

Include the hash tags #ClubTogether #ballstreet and #YourTeamNameHere (e.g #PartickThistle) on the upload.

You must be a follower of ballstreet on Instagram to qualify.

Facebook

Upload a picture of your team's shirt to our page.

State your teams name on the post.

Like our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/BALLSTREET

GENERAL CONDITIONS

Must be an actual shirt that you or someone owns, not just a picture from the internet.

You may enter as many times and as you like using the methods above, provided each picture submitted contains a different kit (i.e. it can be the same team, but must be from a different season or home/away etc.).

One entry will be drawn at random from the entries received from each of the following channels: Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Those three finalists will be entered into final draw, where again the winner will be drawn at random.

The winner will be asked to choose their prize, either a signed Pele Brazil shirt or a Argentina jersey signed by Diego Maradona.

Employees of Ball Street Ltd. and their relatives are not permitted to win the prize.

Our ability to control User Generated Content is limited, however Ball Street Ltd. reserves the right to disqualify and/or block any entrant who is deemed to be, in the opinion of Ball Street Ltd, abusive or misusing the services.

Closing date TBC.

The decision of Ball Street Ltd. is final.

The Beast - aka Ade Akinfenwa! - was released by Northampton Town today.  We've been covering him through the playoffs - here's the 3rd and final episode of BEASTCAM this season...

As Europe searches for drama, the Eredivisie’s title race rises

With seven games remaining in the Eredivisie the destination of the championship is no clearer than it was at the beginning of the campaign. At this time of writing four sides are in contention separated by three points making this the most eagerly anticipated climax to any of Europe’s major leagues. Like the season finale of a gripping television drama series, its one not to be missed.

How this has come about is attributed to a new economic reality, one that has slowly weakened Dutch clubs, as a result the gap between the traditional old guard (consisting of Ajax, Feyenoord and PSV) and majority of the division isn’t as wide as it once was. You get the feeling this season won’t be a one-off.

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#BallStreet92

  Ball Street is for all fans, all teams and we will dedicate our following to the record attendance of every team that our twitter following reaches.

Our Header image will change as our twitter following reaches the record attendances of all 92 English League Clubs.

We have already hit a few of these attendances, but live today is Aldershot Town to mark their record gate of 7500.

We would like to thank @UrbanArtCrew who we met on Twitter, for this and many other brilliant ideas.   

WIN A SIGNED PELE or MARADONA SHIRT

The Ball Street #clubtogether competition.  Click this link (http://bit.ly/SRSBRW) for how to enter and T&C's.   Good luck!!

What's in a name?

According to the Royal Mail there are only six Ball Streets in the UK, all in North West England.

We didn’t live on one of those but, even though we all come from opposite ends of the country, we grew up on a ball street:  a terraced arena, in footballing heartlands like Glasgow, Manchester, Luton and, er, Wakefield.  Playing the game in its simplest form, where the kerb completed more passes than Iniesta.

That’s where the name Ball Street name from, but behind it lies something much bigger.

The Beast, Ade Akinfenwa of Northampton Town, surprises Wrighty on set during episode two of 451.