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Post by zeke on Mar 30, 2016 20:49:34 GMT
In the past fans have stated that at certain years, we would be better off not getting promoted for financial reasons. Does anyone think that this year we might be better off getting relegated. With more local derbies and less travelling and the (possibility) of being at the good end of the table. Maybe keeping the crowds up?
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Post by thatloudbloke on Mar 30, 2016 20:59:34 GMT
NO
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Post by ac on Mar 30, 2016 21:01:16 GMT
No
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2016 21:05:23 GMT
Playing away from the City; in a lower league; against smaller teams; with the likelihood of players leaving - a recipe for disaster.
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Post by Dodger on Mar 30, 2016 21:36:03 GMT
Not all fixtures would be local, The Evo-Stick also has some long haul fixtures this year......Blythe, Darlington, Workington, Whitby, Colwyn Bay...... so my answer is no, and hopefully we keep the level of football and build on the foundation.
Dropping a division carries no guarantee of successful stability......look at Colwyn bay.......bottom but one in the Heave-ho league.
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Post by thesecondjack on Mar 30, 2016 21:37:59 GMT
I did think about this a few games back, mulled the idea about in my head and came to a rather certain NO for the points below.
Less sponsorship (not much anyway)
Less coverage in press (need all the press we can get)
Less attendances (look at pretty much every club that goes down, and does well the following season, attendances are not strong due to performances alone)
Harder to progress in FA Cup
Harder to progress in FA Trophy
It's ruddy hard to get promoted due to their only being 1 automatic and a playoff spot.
It's not as easy as we might think to do well in the league below, just ask Colwyn Bay.
I rather like this league.
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Post by cloud on Mar 31, 2016 7:04:57 GMT
In an ideal world, we would be playing in a National league graded ground & pushing for a play off place. This would ensure floating fans have an interest in our league campaign.
But if you look at our situation purely from a third party / business point of view - we need to ensure we don't trade at a loss each year, so dropping down a league may (sadly) be our natural level for the time being.
Paying wages to National North level players to maintain National North level status, when we can't afford it, doesn't make sense. Much as we wouldn't like to admit it.
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Post by dcx on Mar 31, 2016 12:13:31 GMT
Are you having a f***ing laugh?!!?!
The only thing more disastrous would be to re-appoint Dave Boddy.
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Post by creaner on Mar 31, 2016 12:40:09 GMT
You also need to consider that any funding we apply for in the future from the Football Stadia Improvement Funding is reduced as you go further down the pyramid
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Post by thatloudbloke on Mar 31, 2016 13:05:28 GMT
Are you having a f***ing laugh?!!?! The only thing more disastrous would be to re-appoint Dave Boddy. typical of a few supporters always thinking negative, we all need to stay positive & let the board do their part as they wont let us down with the new board members, the management seem to preform miracles with the team, the players try their damned hardest, & we the the supporters should support the team wherever & whenever... yes & i agree about D B it cant even mention his name in full as it makes me sick... |
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Post by cloud on Apr 1, 2016 8:41:25 GMT
You also need to consider that any funding we apply for in the future from the Football Stadia Improvement Funding is reduced as you go further down the pyramid The problem is, maintaining the current playing budget for National North means we'll be losing around £50k a year (based roughly on the figs that were made public from the last meeting). Only the cup runs mean we have broke even, & they're probably not going to happen again for a while. If you estimate around five years-ish (fingers crossed) before we get a home of our own, it means we'll be £1/4million down. We'll need a nice grant, just to cover the money we've lost. Say what you want about Kiddy's current plight, but they've made a sensible long term decision - they can't afford to pay the same kind of wages to players that they used to, so have taken the hit & (will probably) drop a division. The ideal scenario would be for Carl & Mat to unearth young players, who can then be sold on for £'s. Much like Hereford did under Graham Turner for years. |
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Post by thesecondjack on Apr 1, 2016 15:34:19 GMT
cloud, you do realise Kiddy are still in debt, right? And I believe that's ignoring all of the money that Kath and Ernie Lane funded the club with for a fair amount of time (i'd hate to think how much that totalled to).
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