Saturday, April 27, 2013
Brazil side raffles sheep at half-time
With dwindling attendances and spiraling overheads, it's no mean feat trying to balance the books at an amateur football club at the moment.
Brazilian regional league side Santo Angelo are no different, with the club close to skint as they struggle with keeping fans' buttocks on the seats at their Estadio da Zona Sul.
The severe lack of funds was beginning to bite at the Series A-2 Campeonato Gaucho club -- until one of the club's directors conjured up an ingenious scheme to reel their wayward fans back in: by putting on a half-time livestock raffle, with every ticket-buying fan being entered into the draw.
Despite Santo Angelo going down 2-0 to Rio Pardense at the weekend, attendances were up for the first time in months after word was put out around the area the club would be giving away a live sheep at half-time, with the club's president taking to the field at the break and pulling the lucky winning seat number out of a hat.
As well as the sheep, caps, t-shirts and beer glasses were also given away to a gaggle of runners-up.
Brazilian regional league side Santo Angelo are no different, with the club close to skint as they struggle with keeping fans' buttocks on the seats at their Estadio da Zona Sul.
The severe lack of funds was beginning to bite at the Series A-2 Campeonato Gaucho club -- until one of the club's directors conjured up an ingenious scheme to reel their wayward fans back in: by putting on a half-time livestock raffle, with every ticket-buying fan being entered into the draw.
Despite Santo Angelo going down 2-0 to Rio Pardense at the weekend, attendances were up for the first time in months after word was put out around the area the club would be giving away a live sheep at half-time, with the club's president taking to the field at the break and pulling the lucky winning seat number out of a hat.
As well as the sheep, caps, t-shirts and beer glasses were also given away to a gaggle of runners-up.
