The wonderful posters of Lewes FC, a member-owned lower league team -

With the higher echelons of football turning into a homogenised, sponsor-pleasing, corporate-friendly selling machine, it’s great to see the individuality and sense of fun that can still be found in the lower divisions.

South coast Ryman Premier League team Lewes FC produce a particularly splendid array of witty posters for their games – here’s some examples below:

In stark contract to the autocratic billionaire dabblings happening at Cardiff, Lewes (known as “The Rooks” ) are a member-owned club, with fans able to become joint owners of the club via shares.

Shareholders are entitled to vote and stand for election to the Board of Directors, and the club also run a “Support and Save” scheme whereby shareholders are entitled to discounts from participating local businesses.