Play at The Walkers Stadium!

[footballaid2011]

Leicester City have once again joined forces with Football Aid, allowing football fans the opportunity to play on the hallowed turf at The Walkers Stadium in 2011, and in turn raise vital funds for charity.

Football Aid offers fans the opportunity to Live the Dream of an authentic match day experience; to gain exclusive access to the pitch and tunnel areas, pull on their own personalised shirt in the official changing rooms, walk down the tunnel to the sound of a cheering crowd and ultimately to step out onto their Field of Dreams and represent their club in a never to be forgotten 90 minute match.

The matches have also been supported by a host of Foxes legends down the years, with the likes of Muzzy Izzet, Mike Whitlow and Ali Mauchlen all lending their valuable experience in recent years, by playing alongside or managing the supporters in the hugely enjoyable matches at The Walkers Stadium.

Booking your position couldn’t be easier, just visit www.footballaid.com and choose your club, then you’ll have two ways to secure your Fixed Price position: Option 1: ‘Buy Now’ - Our quickest and most popular option, or Option 2: ‘Sponsored to Play’ - Pay a non-refundable £100 deposit to secure your position and then simply pay off the remaining balance anytime before 14th December.

So if you're keen to secure your place on your Field of Dreams early this season, why not visit www.footballaid.com today to make sure you're ahead of the crowd! Alternatively if you’d like any additional information, you can call Football Aid on 0131 220 5999 or email [email protected].

Football Aid celebrated their 10th anniversary in 2010 and have allowed over 11,000 football fans the chance to Live the Dream in more than 420 matches. They are a groundbreaking organisation which generates funds annually by hosting charity football matches at iconic stadiums all over the UK. The unique concept was the brainchild of businessman and Football Aid Chairman Craig Paterson and funds raised from the event will benefit the work of a charitable project nominated by the club, as well as projects nominated by Football Aid’s parent charity Field of Dreams.

[shiv]

I do want to do this but there is no date yet!

[Aeropars]

nOt going too well i gather by the numourous posts? I woudl have done it but not for the extortionate price tag,

[footballaid2011]

I do want to do this but there is no date yet!

Hi there,

Thank you for your response to the earlier post, we don't have a confirmed date as yet although it will likely take place on the first or second weekend after the final home game; as it has been on a Saturday or Sunday the past few years.

I hope that is of some help.

Kindest Regards,

Footballaidman

[footballaid2011]

nOt going too well i gather by the numourous posts? I woudl have done it but not for the extortionate price tag,

Hi Aeropars,

Thank you for your comments.

Positions are selling fast, as they always do for our charity match at The Walkers Stadium. The last few years have seen fantastic former players come along to lend their support, helping to make the events something to remember for all involved.

In terms of pricing we offer both 45min positions at £200 and 90 min positions at £350. The reason we have the 45 min option is to try and make things more affordable for those with less money to spend. Obviously it will still be too much for some people, but in order to fulfill our overall objective (to raise money for charity) that is the pricing structure that has been set.

For anyone that isn't aware of what Football Aid does we essentially try to offer fans of clubs the opportunity to sample a day in the life of a professional footballer. Included in the prices above is your own fully personalised club kit with your name and number on the back, full access to the first team dressing rooms, a 90 minute match on the pitch at The Walkers and post-match awards after the game, not to mention the opportunity to play alongside the likes of Muzzy Izzett, Mike Whitlow and Ali Mauchlen.

I hope that helps to clarify things.

Kindest regards,

Footballaidman

[KFS]

What's the age range for this?

[Sylvie85]

I did exactly the same thing at shrewsbury towns new stadium. Granted their a league 2 team but the new stadiums great and the facilities were excellent. Only cost us 30 quid each.

Don't get how it can cost so much more at city. I mean obviously it would be a boyhood dream come true but not at those prices.

Or am I just being tight with my money? I do have a reputation.

[Tilley]

I want to know the age range, too.

[Onions]

Jesus Christ the first time I played at the Old Wembley, back in the days for £225 for 90 minutes.

The second time it cost £185. How on earth can Leicester (and as much as I love this club) charge this? No wonder people have having a second thought about it

EDIT - And before anyone says you get ex-pros, we have Steve Guppy and Lennon. As much as I hope Football Aid do well, the price is simply a joke.

[Onions]

Over £1,600,000 in total has been paid out or designated as payable to charities in the 10 years since Field of Dreams was established.

Of this, £239,000 has been awarded to various diabetes research, education and management projects. In addition, over £1,085,000 has been awarded to a number of charities

Can I ask where the other (near) 600k went? Charity event with 'helpers' being paid, or at the clubs taking payment? :frusty:

[footballaid2011]

Over £1,600,000 in total has been paid out or designated as payable to charities in the 10 years since Field of Dreams was established.

Of this, £239,000 has been awarded to various diabetes research, education and management projects. In addition, over £1,085,000 has been awarded to a number of charities

Can I ask where the other (near) 600k went? Charity event with 'helpers' being paid, or at the clubs taking payment? :frusty:

Hi there Onions,

Just to clarify the situation...

"£239,000 has been awarded to various diabetes research, education and management projects. In addition, over £1,085,000 has been awarded to a number of charities and voluntary organizations nominated by Field of Dreams' supporter clubs and sports partners locally, nationally and across the globe"

That means that out of the £1.6million in total that has been paid out or designated as payable to charities £1,085,000 + £239,000 = £1,324,000 has already been paid out to charitable projects. The remaining £276,000 in charitable funds that hasn't yet been donated is mainly the money from this year's charity matches that has not yet been allocated to a specific charity by the clubs or Field of Dreams (our parent charity). The reason for this simply being that the whole grant application process involves individual clubs nominating a charitbale project that then has to be vetted by independent assessors before the money is released.

Therefore, there is always going to be a delay between our events generating the money and it physically being donated/released to charitable causes/projects. As Field of Dreams is a registered charity, all outstanding amounts listed above will be donated to charitable projects in due course.

I hope that clears up any confusion for yourself or anyone else interested in how our charitable funds are donated.

Kind Regards,

Footballaidman

[footballaid2011]

I want to know the age range, too.

Hi there Tilley,

Thank you for your reply to my post.

The only age restriction we have is that all participants must be over the age of 18. Otherwise we very much get a wide range of ages taking part in our events.

Kind Regards,

Footballaidman

[footballaid2011]

I did exactly the same thing at shrewsbury towns new stadium. Granted their a league 2 team but the new stadiums great and the facilities were excellent. Only cost us 30 quid each.

Don't get how it can cost so much more at city. I mean obviously it would be a boyhood dream come true but not at those prices.

Or am I just being tight with my money? I do have a reputation.

Hi there Sylvie,

Thank you for your comments.

The cost of each position includes a fully personalised club kit (shirt, shorts and socks) with your name and number printed on the back. We specifically offer the 45min and 90min positions to make the experience more affordable for as many fans as possible.

We are fully aware that there are less expensive alternatives out there, but we pride ourselves on offering the most authentic matchday experience: a 90minute, eleven-a-side match, played on the Walkers pitch, full access to first team dressing rooms, playing alongside Foxes legends.

I hope that helps clear up any confusion over the pricing.

I should also mention that from the end of January our bidding period starts; any positions that haven't already been sold will be available for fans to bid on, so there may well be the opportunity to get a position for less than the original asking price.

Kind Regards,

Footballaidman

[Aeropars]

Surely thats even worse? If I had paid the £350 to play and then found someone who had paid only £200 I'd be miffed! As much as I want to do this I simply cannot afford £350 and will not pay £200 for 45 minutes. I'd get longer out of an escort!

[footballaid2011]

Surely thats even worse? If I had paid the £350 to play and then found someone who had paid only £200 I'd be miffed! As much as I want to do this I simply cannot afford £350 and will not pay £200 for 45 minutes. I'd get longer out of an escort!

Hello again,

The reason we have both 'fixed price' positions and a seperate 'bidding period' is twofold: The fixed price option allows those who want to play in a specific position the opportunity to get the payment out of the way and guarantee their place in the game. The bidding option can throw up a number of different scenarios. Often the popular positions such as the number 9 can go above the original asking price if there are a few people out to get the goals for their team, conflictingly the slightly less popular positions can on occassion throw up a bargain.

It is very much up to the individual to work out what serves them best. Certainly, from looking at last year's totals the bidding positions went for very close to the original asking price.

I hope that helps clear up any questions you had.

Kind Regards,

Footballaidman