As many of you will be aware, a number of Football Club Trusts and Supporters Associations in non-league football undertake fund raising initiatives in order to help their club meet the costs incurred over a season.

These funds have been used towards meeting the costs of fielding the team, management and coaching personnel. This has helped a number of Clubs improve their League position.

As an example the Dulwich Hamlet F.C. "12th Man" scheme had contributed over £22,000 to their club's budget since its launch in 2012.

We recognise that we are lucky enough to have a fantastically loyal base of supporters who are always willing to contribute to the Club via season tickets, advertising, player sponsorship, match attendance, buying programmes, 50/50 tickets, Community Chest tickets, Golden Grays, raffles and supporting various social events.

The board of the Club is extremely grateful for these funds, as while we do not have the income stream that we could generate from having our own ground, these monies are very important to our progress.

We would, however, ask the supporters who feel that they would like to contribute more towards Club funds, to consider using our "12th man" scheme to do this.

It works in the following way:

Supporters can pledge to donate funds to the scheme for every game that we win or draw. For example, if you pledge £2 per win and over the season we win 25 games, your donation in total would be £50.

In addition, you may wish to contribute a fixed amount per month regardless of results which would also be welcomed and a standing order can be set up to facilitate this.

The scheme has been discussed at Trust meetings during the close season and we have already received total pledges of £200 per month, £100 per win and £30 per draw. As a result, should we have a successful season on the pitch, the scheme could generate over £3,500.

This season, after two years of consolidation in the Ryman Premier League, the Club are very keen to push on in the League and would welcome your support more than ever.

Should you want to join, please see David Barnes or Anthony Auger or complete the form which you can download from the website.