Ways to be involved . 2017/2018
Thankyou for taking the time to be interested in Baffins Milton Rovers Football Club. This is the most exciting time to take an interest in the club. With the club continuing it’s success on the pitch, off the pitch you will be able to read about club developments in the next two pages. Within months Building Contractor PMC will begin and complete the build of new club house, changing facilities and hospitality, enabling the club really to make the most and compete at the highest level of Wessex Division Football. Wessex Football is to progress to the
competitive and we are currently in WESSEX ONE hoping Wessex Premier League.
If you have NEVER been involved in Non League football you will never know the experiences that a partnership could bring.
• Football is up close and personal. • You get to know your favourite players. • You get to know the fans and supporters by face and by name. • You get to experience the highs and lows of the Rollercoaster that a competitive league match can
give you.
• You get to see FIRST HAND where you money has gone and more importantly then this.
You become a valuable member of the TEAM without you and your commitment progress is always that much slower. Please read the following information and we hope it inspires you enough to get involved in our story. Contact me : David MacAskill for further Sponsorship opportunities. 07596 530499 : dave_soccer@hotmail.com reference Sponsorship.
ABOUT US The club was formed in 2011 following the amalgamation of two very successful Sunday league teams, Baffins Milton and Milton Rovers. Both teams had won several league and cup titles in the Portsmouth Dockyard and Meon Valley leagues.[1] Baffins Milton Rovers had early success, winning the Portsmouth Saturday Football League in the first season[2] and coming runners-up in the second.[3] This led to promotion to the Hampshire Premier League for the 2013-14 season. The club enjoyed a successful 2013-14 season, winning the Hampshire Premier League Senior Division at its first attempt,[4] the Hampshire League Cup[5] and the Portsmouth Senior Cup, beating Moneyfields F.C. 4-2 in the final at Fratton Park.[6] In 2014-15, they were runners-up in the Hampshire Premier League[7] and League Cup.[8] The club moved to their new ground, the Kendall Stadium, for the start of the 2015-16 season, undertaking significant development of spectator and player facilities.[9] In 2015-16 they won both the Hampshire Premier League Senior Division[10] and the Portsmouth Senior Cup for the second time, beating Havant & Waterlooville F.C. in the final.[11] The club was accepted for promotion to the Wessex Football League for the 2016-17 season, joining Division One
Ground Baffins Milton Rovers play their home games at the Kendall Stadium, Kendalls Wharf, Eastern Road, Portsmouth, PO3 5LY.[13] The club previously played on the southern pitch at the Langstone Harbour Sports Ground. In 2015 the club obtained a 50-year lease from Portsmouth City Council for the northern section of the sports ground and started to develop the ground in preparation for promotion. They moved to the new ground in time for the 2015-16 season, and it was named the Kendall Stadium after one of its sponsors.[9] Developments included a new 120-seater stand, changing rooms, perimeter fence and concreting, with £70,000 in grants contributing to the £100,000 costs .[9][14] Further upgrades in summer 2016 included new floodlights, dug-outs and spectator toilets. A £33,189 grant from the Premier League through the Football Stadia Improvement Fund part-funded the £50,000 costs.[15][16] The upgrades allowed the club to be accepted for promotion to Wessex League Division One for the 2016-17 season, having won the Hampshire Premier League for the second time in 2015-16
Positive Press When a COMMUNITY gets behind a local project.
FIRMS CHIP IN TO HELP FOOTBALL CLUB’S DREAM
SAFE HANDS From left, Chaz Gardner, manager Louis Bell and Sam Willett. Pictures: Malcolm Wells (150307A-2746) Article Timestamp Thursday 12 March 201 A city football club is revamping its ground. And thanks to help from local firms and the community, it’s going great guns. Ellie Pilmoor reports.
When football club Baffins Milton Rovers started fundraising for a new stadium, they never expected to get so much help in building it. Despite being champions of the league last year, the team could not be promoted due to the ground not meeting the required standard. So joint-manager Louis Bell, along with other manager Lee Newport, decided the club needed somewhere new to call home. The new ground, off Eastern Road, would have cost around £100,000 but thanks to Football Foundation funding, the club only needed to find 30 per cent of the money. Louis, 51, says: ‘At the start of the season, we started looking at possible grants and funding to help us build the new ground. ‘The Football Foundation grants seemed like a great option. They have paid for 70 per cent of the ground’s cost but that meant we still had to find £30,000 which is a lot of money ‘But the support from the community has been great. ‘We never expected to have so many local businesses offer to help us out so we can get the ground up and running for next season.’ The stadium will have a 120-seat stand as well as changing facilities and ticketing office with barriers to get in and out. And it will have floodlights which will be installed if the club gets promoted at the end of this season. They cost £40,000 and a further grant would be needed to build them. But this has not disheartened Louis, from Havant, who says the club is in a great position both for the stadium and for promotion. ‘We are getting along well both on and off the pitch,’ he adds. ‘It is a tribute to some of the players who have been helping out with the stadium during Saturday mornings and then playing for the team Saturday afternoons.
‘Players who sit on the club’s committee have been really involved in the plans and they care about the club and its future. ‘But that is what this project has been about. ‘Everyone has come together from the club’s committee to businesses who want to help out.
‘We have had good sponsorship from a number of firms like Kendalls Concrete who are next door to the stadium.
‘They have been fantastic for us. ‘They have helped us out with concreting, storage and with information on the land in that area. So they have been second to none. ‘We will probably name the stadium after them.’ Other firms who Louis said have contributed lots are Cosham Plant Hire and Pro-Roofing Solutions. Between them, the local companies provided equipment like diggers to build the paths and manpower to get the stadium built quickly. It is hoped it will be open by the end of the month. He adds: ‘We have begged, stolen and borrowed to get this stadium built. ‘Everyone has worked really, really hard around the clock. ‘People behind the scenes have been looking at other grants we can apply for as well as other ways we can fundraise like community days and that sort of thing.’ And Louis hopes the new stadium will be first step in a bright future for the club. He adds: ‘This stadium is the first big step for us a club. ‘Once
we have a decent stadium, we can grow and ensure a great future for the club. ‘One day we hope to use the stadium for soccer schools or other events for the community.
‘We
have a 50-year lease from Portsmouth City Council for the site and we want to use it as much as we can.
‘Obviously we want to walk before we run but we
are looking to the future.
‘Once the stadium is established, we can look at forming new teams and taking on more coaches.’ At the moment, Baffins Milton Rovers has a first team and a Sunday league team, both for men. But Louis said the club want to expand to have under 18 teams to encourage more youngsters in the area to take up football. ‘We are looking at what Portchester did for inspiration,’ says Louis who used to manage Portchester before he moved to Baffins Milton Rovers. ‘They have transformed as a club over the past few years and are now playing in the Wessex League, one league above us. ‘They have got great facilities and a good ground. They have done that just through the hard work of the committee. ‘That is what we have been trying to do.
‘If
we carry on working hard like we have been, we can get promoted and be in that league too.’
Rovers’ progress WITH the new ground, the sky is the limit. That is how much the new Baffins Milton Rovers stadium means to those involved in the club.
Over the past few years, the club has grown from a Sunday League small, city football club to a team fighting for promotion every season. Baffins Milton Rovers would have been promoted to the Wessex League last season but their stadium did not meet the criteria needed for that league. But with their new home set to open at the start of the 2015/16 season, promotion is very much on the cards. Club volunteer Karen Tyrrell says: ‘With the new home ground, the sky is the limit. ‘This club has changed hugely over the past few years and the new ground is probably the biggest change in its history. ‘But it is great for everyone involved, especially the players who have worked hard on the field. ‘It must have been frustrating for them to be so successful yet not be able to progress up the leagues. ‘It is great to see that things are looking brighter both on and off the pitch.’ She adds: ‘This
is a community club and we pride ourselves on being one.
TEAM STRIPS - £BY negotiation Clubhouse - £BY negotiation. Stand or Dugout Sponsorship Stand -
£ To be discussed Per Dugout - £350 Pitch Side Boards 60cm x 1m - £300 60cm x 2m - £350 60cm x 3m - £400 60cm x 5m - £450 Pitch side adverts will be valid for 2 seasons and are heavy duty signage.
Match Sponsor Adverts 2 x Tickets, match programme, company logo on the front page of the programme, social media shout-out for just
£75.
Programme adverts Half a Page - £75 Whole Page - £125 Double Page -
£175
Programme adverts will be valid for 1 season.
At Baffins Milton Rovers your sponsorship is vital in allowing us to run our club and help us achieve on and off the pitch.
Why not sponsor your favourite Rover for as little as £200 for the whole season. £300 Player Sponsorship
• Social media shout out and endorsements.
Full page advert in the programme 4 times per season & 1/4 page every league game.
• One free season ticket to all home and cup league games for 2016/17. £250 Player Sponsorship • Picture of your sponsored player and company logo in the club house and home programme. • Social media shout out and endorsements. • 1/2 page programme advert 2 times per season and 1/4 page every league game. •
Small programme advert and 1x Match sponsor package £200 Player Sponsorship
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Picture of your sponsored player and company logo up in the club house and home programme.
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Social media shout out and endorsements.
Player Sponsorship
• Picture of your sponsored player and company logo up in the club house and home programme.
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