The Future

Loyalbantam · Mar 23, 2019

MallorcaBantam said: ↑

Well in spirit
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If only all those ‘spirit’ fans turned up to games.

Dubois · Mar 23, 2019

Faithful Bantam said: ↑

I'm not going to get into the abject mess that this season has been - encapsulated perfectly by today's horror show. It simply needs to end as quickly as possible - we have none of the ingredients needed to even make a fight out of staying up. We're done.

However, like most fans, there's an impending decision to be made about the renewing of season tickets for next season. If sales are as slow as I've been led to believe - and as slow as most would expect, then the club needs to consider its position carefully.

Personally, I'm not going to make my decision based on price, or a price deadline, or even the fact that we'll be in League 2 - though I'm already shuddering at the thought.

I want to know how the club plans to rebuild the hollow shell that its become. There's a significant level of investment and skill required to make us into a credible side that fans can engage with once again. We have key positions filled by people on short term contracts, and we have long term contracts assigned to people who have no business being at this football club. That's not a good recipe.

There may be some commercial sensitivity around these points and it may be unusual for a club to talk openly about such matters. But this is a club in crisis and we need to act with recognition of that reality.

What are the intentions of Stefan Rupp? Is he actively looking to sell, or attract new investors? If not, what level of investment is he willing to make for next season? Who's going to fill the key role of Chief Operating Officer going forward? What are our plans for the Manager role? To what extent are we prepared to be ruthless with regard to contracted players? What level of playing budget will be guaranteed for the season ahead?

I'm willing to invest my time and money into supporting the club next season. But only if we demonstrate a plan for getting our act together and taking drastic steps to rebuild this club. And those steps should start now - including the termination of contracted players who we've no intention of keeping. I want to see intent, ruthless planning and action, and a guarantee of the investment needed to put things right. Properly right.
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So much is up in the air at the moment. We're obviously in League 2 next year but do we as loyal supporters commit our money now or do we wait. I suspect many like me want to support our club come what may but worry that our money might be swallowed up in some way and therefore won't renew until we know more. It's essential that we have some guidance about the future direction of the club and also from the club's point of view. If people don't know what the future holds it only makes the situation worse, if that's possible.

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