Manager Brian Dutton is calling for the fans' support for the final home games Picture: Michael Berkeley

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Salisbury FC needs you to bring the noise to the Ray Mac

Tait ap EllisMarch 5, 20250 Comment0

SUPPORTERS of Salisbury FC are being urged to get behind their team ahead of what is a crucial final stage of the season.

It’s been a big adjustment for the club in life in the second tier of non-league football, the highest level Salisbury FC has ever played.

The club currently sits precariously in 19th place in the Vanarama National League South – just five points ahead of the relegation spots, with 21st-placed St Albans having a game in hand.

This comes off the back of a successful promotion-winning campaign last season.

The Whites have 10 remaining league fixtures, five of which will be played at the Ray Mac.

The first of those fixtures is this Saturday (March 8) against Enfield Town.

Now, at this crucial juncture of the season, manager Brian Dutton is calling for the Salisbury community to get behind his team.

“The Ray Mac is a hard place for teams to come when it’s full of noise and the supporters are getting behind the team,” he said.

“It’s a cliché to call fans the twelfth man, but having a big crowd who get behind the boys makes such a big difference.

“At the end of last season, we felt the difference that support made. It helped get us over the line and win promotion to this division, and now we need that support to help keep us here.”

Saturday’s visitors, Enfield Town, are just three places and five points below Salisbury in the table, occupying one of those relegation places and it is one of the biggest games of the season so far.

Dutton added: “We need to make the Ray Mac a fortress for our final five home fixtures. We need a big crowd that brings the noise and who gets behind the team when they are doing well, but also in the tough moments, too.

“We are in a battle now, and we need to come together – the management, the players, and the fans. Together we can ensure that this club stays at the level it is at.”

Salisbury’s final five home fixtures: