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| PPCFC President Rithy Samnang addresses the masses at the PPCFC Open Day |
The second instalment of our own Super Sunday took place at
Phnom Penh Crown's
RSN Stadium in Tuol Kork. For a long while now, the club have been
planning on starting its own official Fan Club. Something where Crown
fans can feel they belong and start to generate the kind of support that
football clubs around the globe take for granted. There is no history
of supporting football clubs in Cambodia. A lack of regional-based teams
doesn't help and with all the matches played at the Olympic Stadium,
there has been little reason for fans to declare their undying
allegiance to one club or another. PPCFC want to change that thinking.
Hence the formation of the PPCFC Fan Club. Based on a tried and tested
formula adopted elsewhere, the fans pay a membership fee ($15 for full
and $5 for junior) and in return they get benefits for supporting their
beloved club. That includes a team jersey, cap, posters, free telephone
sim card and message alerts from co-sponsors Smart Mobile as well as
other goodies and online involvement in the future. To help start it all
off, Crown held a Fan Open Day on Sunday afternoon, where all fans, not
just fan club members, were invited to come and join in the fun, meet
the senior players and Academy youngsters, join in with some 7-a-side
matches and generally have a good time. It worked a treat. Approaching
200 youngsters and fans joined in, despite the scorching hot sun
overhead and the final of the friendly competition went down to the
wire, with Ouk Sothy's team winning on penalty kick's against Hong
Pheng's side. The Fan Club welcomed its first members with pride of
place as the No. 1 member going to ace fan Yin Marady. Now the aim will
be to increase the membership and give the fans a voice at all PPCFC
matches, where the fan club can be integral in building on the current
buzz surrounding the club. Third place in the Hun Sen Cup and a bunch of
interesting signings has triggered a lot of interest and we need to
continue that momentum into the league season which restarts next
weekend.
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| Ouk Sothy's winning team in the 7-a-side competition |
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