Darlogramps wrote:This is too simplistic. Cut the budget, you cut the quality of the football. We're less competitive meaning attendances drop. Meaning less revenue and another budget loss.
Well really why are we bothering then? Basically what that is saying is we can never sustain a club. That isn't exactly an inspiring investment pitch is it?
If you spend and performances improve you still can't generate the revenue to meet it.
If you cut your cloth your performances decline and your revenue reduces.
I am not saying you ignore the £15k, but when it comes to a debate about whether we can afford to be competitive in this division then it isn't relevant. You need to balance the books in that season, and as long as you do that then happy days.
I'd be interested to know where we'd be with a full season at Blackwell Meadows. Is it a better or worse position. The headline figures sounds scary but when it is broken up I am not convinced we are a million miles away from where we are right now (which is very competitive) in this division.
At some point the division will settle, the 500 club will no longer be a gap in revenue and we can progress from it. I think the idea we'll suddenly dwindle away to being an EvoStik club is a bit over the top we'd need to be settling on average attendances which are sub 600 to be in that position.
I don't understand why we would be in that position when the likes of Chorley, Altrincham, Tamworth and Boston United are not.