Vodka_Vic wrote:
Darlogramps wrote:
Spyman wrote:
What does 'compete' mean though?
I'd be confident that we could hold our own in midtable with a couple of additions.
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Yeah but with the 8 new strikers, 6 midfielders and 10 defenders MG would bring in, we would make the play-offs (until we're forcibly relegated because our ground isn't up-to-standard).
But this is all irrelevant because right now WE CAN'T BE PROMOTED.
As an add on to this opinion, the fact that the fundraising has slowed to a minimum or stopped altogether is bothering me medium term as well. If we do somehow raise the money for the seats, we'd be facing the same problems as soon as we got promoted further down the line .Basically, we'd have to raise a hell of a lot of money to stay if the National League by March 31st the following season or be forcibly demoted. And if the well has run dry on this particular one, then we'd be looking at outside investment or stay in the NLN for good. Or maybe I'm being overly pessimistic and this fundraising isn't a barometer to the future? Am I the only one with these concerns?
No, I share your concerns.
We need to go up through the league's at a rate that is sustainable. We've just about managed that up to now (despite regularly overspending) because the fans have been able and willing to cover the amounts needed.
We have now reached a level where the amounts needed are exceeding the fans ability to contribute. These figures will only get larger as more work is needed on the ground and players become more expensive.
This is why the Martin Gray goldrush is destructive and needs re-assessing. He's undoubtedly capable of taking the club forward with financial but at the moment we can't afford that, so we either need to consider cutting him loose or telling him he needs to work with a smaller budget until the most important objectives are achieved.
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On Sunday April 29, 2012 at 10:25 pm, Darlo Cockney wrote:
Sadly some people have nothing better to do that invent rumours.
We will be playing at the arena again next season - fact.
Quakerz - if you actually attended games and spoke to people you might actually find our facts, rather than spreading s*** on this board.
DC