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Rachel Byrne

Merseyside County, UK
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Three ways grassroots football clubs can reduce their admin burden

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By Rachel Byrne
| Settling Up with GoCardless
Nobody at a football club wants to be buried under a mountain of paperwork or digital admin. Especially when you’re supposed to be doing something you enjoy, whether that’s coaching, improving facilities, or doing things that properly benefit your members and the local community. Manual payments can be particularly draining. Handling cash on the touchline, chasing parents for bank transfers, or checking bank statements against member lists are all hugely time-consuming tasks.
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The six steps to successfully switching your members to Direct Debit

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By Rachel Byrne
| Settling Up with GoCardless
As a payment partner to thousands of grassroots football clubs across the UK, we’ve seen time and time again how switching to Direct Debit payments helps clubs improve their financial stability - and saves their volunteers from tonnes of tiresome admin. When payments are automated, key club stakeholders can leave the chaos of janky spreadsheet management behind. Implementing dedicated club membership management software lets them focus on making decisions that improve the club closer to the pitch.
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Why Direct Debit is the right option for your football club

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By Rachel Byrne
| Settling Up with GoCardless
Running a grassroots football club should mean focusing on developing players, winning matches, and contributing to the community - not chasing late payments. Yet, many clubs struggle with managing monthly subscriptions, registration fees, and other recurring and one-off payments. Inconsistencies in payment collection can squeeze your cash flow and increase the admin burden on your most committed volunteers. And no one ever enjoys sending awkward WhatsApp messages chasing up a missed payment.
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