Final Day for Fans say!

The fans get their say as the annual search for the Supporters Player of the Season gets underway.

With Tunde Owolabi being crowned the fans favourite at Radcliffe in 2019 at the Northern Premier League player awards and FC United in 2020 in the Online Best Player poll, the search begins to find the next player to join the likes of Julio Arca, Dale Hopson, Cheyenne Dunklerly and Robbie Dale who have all picked up this prestigious award.

Though the award found its place and was presented at the Player Awards, the award moves to an online platform for the campaign and becomes part of the decision process with the Judges for the overall player of the season discussion for that award presented at the League AGM later in the year.

The nominations process starts with a nominations process across the League's social media profiles and is now open for fans to start picking their favourites.

There are four ways to nominate:
- Via Facebook, Instagram, and Tiktok in which to comment in the specific thread or photo with the rules posted
- Via Twitter, using the #PitchingInSPOTS Hashtag

The nominations close at 11:59 pm on Sunday April 3rd, which then a fans panel consisting of fans from across the leagues and the leagues' Radio teams help decide the 10 finalists for the poll.

NOMINATION RULES

Fans may nominate up to 3 Players to be put forward for the Supporters award, however, they may only nominate a maximum of 1 player per club.

Players who have played for more than 1 Pitching In Northern Premier League club during the season will count as playing for all represented clubs. (Example Joe Bloggs who moved from Ashton to Atherton will count as a player of both clubs)
Nominations are to be made by the following methods and only one platform can be used

Any player from the Pitching In Northern Premier League may be nominated for the Supporters Award providing they meet the following criteria:
The Player must be fully registered to play in the Northern Premier League and be eligible to play First Team Football for the club during the 2021/22 season

Players must have played in the League for a minimum of 3 months and must not be playing under a Youth Loan, Work Experience or Short Term Loan unless from another club within in the Pitching In Northern Premier League. Long Term Loan players are eligible for the award.
The Player must have played in a First Team Match during the season
(A First Team Match being in the Pitching In Northern Premier League, The Emirates FA Cup or The Buildbase FA Trophy)

Players who are or have been suspended by the FA for Non-Footballing reasons are ineligible for the award (Examples include Discrimination, Betting Rules, Anti Doping)

Players and Managers may not nominate for themselves or any player at their club.