Oswaldtwistle St Maryโs Football Club remains committed to providing a safe, inclusive and sustainable football environment for all players. As the club continues to grow across all age groups, the Committee has agreed to introduce an annual signingโon fee beginning with the 2026/27 season.
This decision was made unanimously and brings the club in line with the majority of grassroots organisations across Lancashire and the North West, where signingโon fees are already standard practice to support longโterm stability.
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๐ฃ๐๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ดโ๐ข๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ
- ๐๐ณ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ โ A modest annual fee helps distribute essential costs fairly and prevents the need for significant increases to monthly subscriptions.
- ๐๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐น๐๐ฏ๐ โ Introducing a signingโon fee ensures Oswaldtwistle St Maryโs FC remains consistent with local grassroots structures and maintains a sustainable operating model.
- ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ โ Each registered player receives a full match kit and training jacket. These items typically cost clubs ยฃ60โยฃ120 per player per season, even with sponsorship support and sometimes replacements are required to be purchased.
- ๐ฅ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ โ Pitch hire, referee fees, training venues and matchday facilities have increased nationally, affecting all grassroots clubs.
- ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ด๐๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ โ DBS checks, safeguarding qualifications, firstโaid training, league registrations and insurance are essential for all coaches and carry unavoidable costs.
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๐๐น๐๐ฏ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ข๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐
With the continued support of our families, volunteers and sponsors, the club has been able to deliver significant improvements, including:
- ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ โ Upgrades from 5โaโside to 11โaโside to enhance safety and matchday quality.
- ๐ฃ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ โ Ongoing work on drainage, seeding and surface quality.
- ๐ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ โ Investment in tools and machinery to support yearโround pitch care.
- ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ โ New balls, bibs, cones, goals and firstโaid supplies for all age groups.
- ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐จ๐ฝ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ โ Additional equipment to improve service and add proclducts for families on training nights and matchdays when open.
The Committee will continue to prioritise investment in facilities, equipment and player development.
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๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐
The introduction of a signingโon fee is not a profitโmaking measure. All funds received will be reinvested directly into:
- ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ธ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ท๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐
- ๐๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐
- ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐
- ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐
- ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐
From the 2026/27 season, the club will introduce a ยฃ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ดโ๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ.
๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐น๐ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ ยฃ๐ฎ๐ฑ , consistent with previous seasons, to ensure ongoing affordability for all families.
Oswaldtwistle St Maryโs FC remains committed to transparency, fairness and the longโterm development of our players and community.
This decision was made unanimously and brings the club in line with the majority of grassroots organisations across Lancashire and the North West, where signingโon fees are already standard practice to support longโterm stability.
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๐ฃ๐๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ดโ๐ข๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ
- ๐๐ณ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ โ A modest annual fee helps distribute essential costs fairly and prevents the need for significant increases to monthly subscriptions.
- ๐๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐น๐๐ฏ๐ โ Introducing a signingโon fee ensures Oswaldtwistle St Maryโs FC remains consistent with local grassroots structures and maintains a sustainable operating model.
- ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ โ Each registered player receives a full match kit and training jacket. These items typically cost clubs ยฃ60โยฃ120 per player per season, even with sponsorship support and sometimes replacements are required to be purchased.
- ๐ฅ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ โ Pitch hire, referee fees, training venues and matchday facilities have increased nationally, affecting all grassroots clubs.
- ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ด๐๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ โ DBS checks, safeguarding qualifications, firstโaid training, league registrations and insurance are essential for all coaches and carry unavoidable costs.
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๐๐น๐๐ฏ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ข๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐
With the continued support of our families, volunteers and sponsors, the club has been able to deliver significant improvements, including:
- ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ โ Upgrades from 5โaโside to 11โaโside to enhance safety and matchday quality.
- ๐ฃ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ โ Ongoing work on drainage, seeding and surface quality.
- ๐ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ โ Investment in tools and machinery to support yearโround pitch care.
- ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ โ New balls, bibs, cones, goals and firstโaid supplies for all age groups.
- ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐จ๐ฝ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ โ Additional equipment to improve service and add proclducts for families on training nights and matchdays when open.
The Committee will continue to prioritise investment in facilities, equipment and player development.
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๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐
The introduction of a signingโon fee is not a profitโmaking measure. All funds received will be reinvested directly into:
- ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ธ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ท๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐
- ๐๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐
- ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐
- ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐
- ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐
From the 2026/27 season, the club will introduce a ยฃ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ดโ๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ.
๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐น๐ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ ยฃ๐ฎ๐ฑ , consistent with previous seasons, to ensure ongoing affordability for all families.
Oswaldtwistle St Maryโs FC remains committed to transparency, fairness and the longโterm development of our players and community.
