<!– SC_OFF –><div class=”md”><h1>Welcome to the 'Support Your Local Saturday' discussion thread!</h1>
<p>This is a thread to talk about your local team.</p>
<p><em>This does not necessarily mean that only comments from fans going to their local that day.</em> The spirit is a Discussion Thread for people who support their local team, and especially teams from lower or non-PL leagues – who can get drowned out in the pre-existing Daily Discussion Thread.</p>
<p>For now, we plan to alternate with the pre-existing Saturday Non-PL DDT, as we continue to trial the new thread.</p>
<p>Like that thread, we want to <strong>keep the focus to Non-PL teams</strong>, to prevent discussion being drowned out by Big 6 fans – but we will soften this slightly, in that comments of PL-supporting fans are valid, providing they are/were "at the match" on this weekend.</p>
<p><strong>Rules:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Discussion must be of <strong><em>your local team</em></strong> – whether they were you local growing up, or are your local now</li>
<li>Discussion of PL teams is allowed <strong><em>only if you are attending the match that weekend</em></strong> – and hence focused on the match day experience</li>
<li><strong><em>Keep a high bar.</em></strong> This is not the DDT. If you want to troll, bait, or shit-talk like it's Football Twitter, use the DDT. Or even better – use Twitter.</li>
</ol>
</div><!– SC_ON –>