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Originally Posted by dragonspark
the paranoia of many of our fans is what will keep the current status quo in place, it is understandable why some are apprehensive of private ownership but our best periods have been under private ownership, it was not all roses, no, but the best years this club ever saw, highs and lows, for a long time now we have been flat lining, mediocracy, but mediocracy in non league, we are now regarded as a non league outfit, this ownership model is in survival mode only, it is being run like a domestic economics exercise and not a viable business with a growth structure, the fans base has grown but not the speculation from those in charge, other teams that are ex league have come down, reorganised and made it back into the league while we linger in stagnation, the paranoia (understandable but now obsolete) is one of the causes of our mediocracy, we need a business man, or woman who is strong enough to guide a business to success, leave things as they are and this time next year we will be contemplating the prospect of another lost season in the wilderness, accept the obvious or decline/stagnate
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Football has moved on since our best days and since then we have lost our ground and training ground. How much money did Pryce Griffiths put in ?
Orient and Tranmere have gone back up but the list of those in a similar position to us or worse is much longer. Chesterfield, Aldershot, Stockport, York City, Hartlepool, Hereford, Darlington, Notts County,
Chester, Torquay, Halifax or if you go back further Workington, Barrow and Southport. God knows where Bury will be next season.
The current business model for most club owners is simple. Spend large amounts of unsustainable money to bring success in the short term if things go well. Load debt on to the club and the sell to someone else. This process is then repeated until the club goes pop or loses its ground like Coventry or us.