The Non-League Team Conquering Europe!

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Ай бұрын

Lewes FC are two wins away from a European Cup win. We visited The Dripping Pan, home of The Rooks to chat to manager Tony Russell about the upcoming finals of the Fenix Trophy in Desenzano on Lake Garda.
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@SuperJNG18 Ай бұрын

This is such a cool thing I wish I had heard about sooner! What an amazing showcase for smaller clubs!

@LocationFootball Ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more 👍

@RTFCFanClub Ай бұрын

These seem like a nice lot, wish them the best of luck

@jackburrows2159 Ай бұрын

So random how I fell in love with Lewes. I started a FM save with them a few years ago only reason I chose them was because of the red kit.. I went on to get them to the championship in like 10 seasons it was amazing! Would love to go to a game one day!

@LocationFootball Ай бұрын

You should defo go to a game the stadium is fantastic! Food is also very good

@RTFCFanClub Ай бұрын

I wish Royston got invited to this

@craigmcvay1 Ай бұрын

We won the first European Cup in 68-69 we beat Almas Roma, but you had to be champions to play in it not just randomly invited. What's the name of this competition that Lewis is in?

@LocationFootball Ай бұрын

That's class. This is the Fenix Trophy! 🏆

@craigmcvay1 Ай бұрын

@@LocationFootball so what would that the equivalent to? UEFA Cup or the Cup Winners Cup or Intrtoto Cup.

@1882osr Ай бұрын

@@craigmcvay1 None of those, it's an invite cup for non full time professional clubs

@robmontier3770 Ай бұрын

11:03 "Who, me?"!

@BALHAM69 Ай бұрын

Are you still a Lewes fc member?😅 You should go Clapton CFC who are a fan owned team and their membership is only £5.😮

@BuckledFrame2187 Ай бұрын

But their 3 leagues lower

@BALHAM69 Ай бұрын

@@BuckledFrame2187 Clapton community football club are still a young club

@BuckledFrame2187 Ай бұрын

@BALHAM69 same age as hashtag who are 3 tiers above. Same with Macclesfield who are younger and same level as Bury who are only 4 years old

@1882osr Ай бұрын

@@BuckledFrame2187 Macclesfield and Bury are both reborn clubs... both from formerly league sides. Hashtag are an obvious outlier. CCFC are a breakaway club. The biggest breakaway in the country has to be FC United and they've been around decades now, came from the most supported club in the country and still they're non league.

@LocationFootball Ай бұрын

We're not currently no, £5 seems a very good deal! 🙌

@christopherflux6254 Ай бұрын

So if they are in it again next year, that will mean Lewes FC are in Europe, but Chelsea aren’t 🤷🏻‍♂️

@LocationFootball Ай бұрын

Haha 😂

@AldershotDave Ай бұрын

I've heard of it!!

@LocationFootball Ай бұрын

Brilliant stuff! Who's your team pal?

@mind76 Ай бұрын

I have a question to those who involved in non-league or levels where incomes are required to be accompanied by another job. How do you find time for midweek away matches ?

@LocationFootball Ай бұрын

Great question! A lot of sacrifice I'd imagine and travelling. Fair play to all the players

@DragoonsFC Ай бұрын

For Fenix away we try to schedule the games on bank holidays so we get that extra free day. If not possible, take days off work. That's why (some of) the travelling can't or don't bring the full squad, as was mentioned in the video. Not everyone can take those days at any give time. Still, can't complain, this competition is great.

@LocationFootball Ай бұрын

@@DragoonsFC we'd love to come to a game of yours if that's possible! Tell the story of the club 👍

@robmontier3770 Ай бұрын

@@LocationFootball Easy to get to, where are you from?

@LocationFootball Ай бұрын

@@robmontier3770 Essex 👍