To the Owners (merged)

Quoted from Hagrid

They wont. Im telling you that as a fact

You're missing my point, true supporters will as will I, and I'm telling you that as a fact!

Quoted from mariner91

No, not all of them will. It’s £24 for a ticket on the day, I’m not paying that to watch Tamworth or Dorking. It’s an expensive hobby which frankly for 20 years now has brought little in the way of enjoyment. The hope that this time would be different and the realisation that it isn’t and that we are perpetually crap will be too much for a lot to justify spending more precious time and money on.

Anyway, I thought I was blocked?

You got a reprieve.

Quoted from 123614

You're missing my point, true supporters will as will I, and I'm telling you that as a fact!

You don’t even go to matches, so I’m not sure you’re in a position to throw assertions around such as this.

Quoted from 123614

You're missing my point, true supporters will as will I, and I'm telling you that as a fact!

My dads been going 60 years. He wont do another season in non league.

I’ve been going 22 years. I wont do another season in non league

Facts.

Quoted from mariner91

No, not all of them will. It’s £24 for a ticket on the day, I’m not paying that to watch Tamworth or Dorking. It’s an expensive hobby which frankly for 20 years now has brought little in the way of enjoyment. The hope that this time would be different and the realisation that it isn’t and that we are perpetually crap will be too much for a lot to justify spending more precious time and money on.

Anyway, I thought I was blocked?

As a family, we have had 2,3 or 4 season tickets for the past 15 years. One more relegation, so soon, would probably stop that.

Why? Because they’re spending money to stand still and still not competing with other clubs of similar stature. Stockwood wants to change the rules and level up the playing field. Not going to happen.

It’s all very laudable and the business is, undoubtedly, better run but that doesn’t necessarily mean you win football matches which is why fans turn up.

Quoted from 123614

You're missing my point, true supporters will as will I, and I'm telling you that as a fact!

I have to agree with Hagrid, people will still and always support but possibly won’t by a season ticket, attend in person but support from a far watch via France 😉 I for one I’m fed up of wasting my day with very little in return and those that sit around me and others I speak too feel the same.

Quoted from 123614

You're missing my point, true supporters will as will I, and I'm telling you that as a fact!

Bully for you. I’ve been going for 59 years but yesterday was the final nail in the coffin as far as I’m concerned. Season tickets will definitely not be renewed, even if we manage to stay up, and not even sure I will go again this season. So I obviously don’t meet your criteria for a true supporter oh well I can live with that.

Quoted from MuddyWaters

As a family, we have had 2,3 or 4 season tickets for the past 15 years. One more relegation, so soon, would probably stop that.

Why? Because they’re spending money to stand still and still not competing with other clubs of similar stature. Stockwood wants to change the rules and level up the playing field. Not going to happen.

It’s all very laudable and the business is, undoubtedly, better run but that doesn’t necessarily mean you win football matches which is why fans turn up.

Is the business better run? Last season Stockwood claimed he had to put in a million. We had record season ticket sales and an FA Cup quarter final. We made profits under Fenty with a lot less income. The improvements to the ground etc are worth nowhere near 1.5 million that it'd have to be to account for all that money.

If things were miles better either football or infrastructure wise, I'd say you're right. But to spend this much more money on a team that's just as bad and facilities that are marginally improved does not say good business to me. If it truly has cost so much then you have to question the ability to negotiate a good deal.

They're creating a monster that needs external funding to survive. And from what I hear, they don't want to supply that funding anymore.

I can’t imagine it’s very pleasant to have to part with hard earned cash unexpectedly or depart from the rational business world approach they want to adopt by recruiting someone one week and then 12 weeks later paying them up to £250k to go away but that is what they need to do.

Quoted from HerveJosse

I can’t imagine it’s very pleasant to have to part with hard earned cash unexpectedly or depart from the rational business world approach they want to adopt by recruiting someone one week and then 12 weeks later paying them up to £250k to go away but that is what they need to do.

It's money well spent if it keeps us up. The prize for being in this division next season is considerable. It would be gut wrenching to get relegated at any time but to miss out on the funding from the new tv deal will be terrible.

They can  just pretend Conteh was released if it makes them feel better.