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Test event at Broadhurst Park - we need you this Saturday

FC United is delighted to announce that we will be holding a test event at Broadhurst Park on Saturday 16 May, when the FC United first team will play a match against an Invitational XI with a kick-off time of 3pm.

The test event is a vital part of the club gaining the necessary approvals and certification from the authorities to enable Broadhurst Park to fully open as a venue. We need the maximum turnout from members and supporters on 16th May so we are able to fully test the ground and all facilities.

All turnstiles will be open, as will the bar and refreshments outlets. Our volunteers and staff will be on site running the event and the gates to the ground will open at 1pm.

The match, which will be 30 minutes each way, will see FC’s Darren Lyons manage a side comprising of first team players and the Invitational XI, managed by Dave Brown, is expected to contain a number of familiar FC faces including Rob Nugent, Simon Carden, Carlos Roca, Steve Spencer, Lee Neville, Richard Battersby, Dave Swarbrick, Martin Parker, Matty Tierney, Nick Culkin, Rhodri Giggs and possibly a few other surprises on the day.

We need to run the event as if it were a live match, testing the turnstiles and safety systems. The entrance cost will be just £3 for adults and £1 for concessions and under 18s. We do not intend to produce a programme but supporters who attend will be able to purchase Benfica match Pound for the Ground tickets and we will also have the barrels in attendance for people to drop their lose change into.

This test event is a vital day for the club and we need a good turnout. We are targeting a 3,000 crowd to test the facility to the best extent we can and to secure the best capacity for our match with Benfica on 29 May.

Please try and get to Broadhurst Park on Saturday 16 May to help the club as we move ever closer to getting our new ground fully open.

FC United of Manchester v Invitational XI
Saturday 16 May 2015, kick-off 3pm
Broadhurst Park
310 Lightbowne Road
Moston
Manchester
M40 0FJ

Gates open from 1pm.

Please arrive early to view the ground and use the facilities.

Don’t leave this to somebody else. Make sure that you are Broadhurst Park this Saturday and bring your friends!



First Posted ~ 08:32 Tue 12 May 2015
News ID ~ 6192
Last Updated ~ 00:47 Tue 16 Feb 2021