Welcome one and all to this week's TLFG.
After last week's groundhopping in Germany, this week's activities have been way more mundane.
Lots of work and preparation for Non-League Day.
With the match map finished, I now have to complete a document for the Premier League to send to all their clubs in an effort to get them to promote matches locally to them.
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| Games in this competition take place on Wednesday and Sunday |
We're also hoping to arrange a staggered groundhop 'oop North' so watch this space.
As a result of this, the blog will be pretty minimal again this week - apologies.
I do, however, have a ticket for the big event of the week in women's football (more on that below) and am looking forward to my first game at the GTech since the Women's Euros of 2022.
Anyone else going?
Have a great week!
THE WEEK AHEAD
The Champions League tops the bill this week but we also have some big games in the Premier League, EFL, National League and Women's Super League.
London has also been chosen as the host of the inaugural FIFA Women's Champions Cup.
Beginning at Brentford on Wednesday, Corinthians (Brazil) will play Gotham (USA) in the first semi-final at lunchtime. Then at 6pm, Arsenal take on AS FAR from Morocco.
The Emirates Stadium will host the third-place play-off and final back-to-back on Sunday. Tickets for all games are available at very reasonable prices
All in all, there are well over 100 games to choose from within the M25 over the next seven days so there's no reason to get bored.
As always, please make sure you check with clubs before you travel just in case a game has been called off or the venue or kick-off time has changed - this is highly possible for some of the lower non-league clubs and development matches. Also, please let me know if anything is wrong or missing.
Details on all of this week's games can be found on the following match maps. If you've never used them before, please note that when there is more than one match at a specific ground you'll only be able to see individual match pins if you zoom right in. If you don't, the pins obscure each other and you might miss them. To avoid this, you can also scroll down the list of games on the drop down menu at the top of the map page to make sure you get all the information. Games are listed from top to bottom in date order so Monday's games (yellow pin) will appear first and Sunday's (orange pin) last. Games are also ranked in terms of status so the higher the division, the higher up the list they will appear on each day.
Also if you're unfamiliar with the English league structure I indicate the level at which an individual league sits in the national 'pyramid' with the Premier League at the top (Level 1) and various minor leagues at the bottom (Level 10). Typically a top level game will see crowds of anywhere between 20,000-60,000. These figures will gradually decline as you go down the leagues until you get to Levels 8-10 where attendances of 150 or less are most common.
It should also be noted that the top four levels are for fully professional teams. Level 5 has a mixture of professional and semi-professional teams, while Levels 6-10 will see most players paid but it will vary from no more than travel expenses at the bottom, right up to several hundred pounds a week at the top.
MIDWEEK MATCH MAP
Monday fixtures - yellow pin
Tuesday fixtures - green pin
Wednesday fixtures - turquoise pin
Thursday fixtures - purple pin
Friday fixtures - black pin
WEEKEND MATCH MAP
Saturday fixtures - blue pin
Sunday fixtures - orange pin
If you're going to see a game, whether you're a local or a visitor, please let me know what you've been up to. If you're interested in reviewing a ground in the London area for this blog then get in touch. I also very much welcome photos of your football travels.
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