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Originally Posted by NottsRed
Lainton & Pearson won't be playing in NLN. They will be off if we get relegated.
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As a fan of a club that gets relegated on a regular basis there are a number of changes that will happen should you get relegated.
1. You will have 2 less home matches a season...loss of £80k a year.?
2. The away support will be down, most clubs only bring around 50 fans.
3. Ticket prices would have to be lower £15 pay at the gate?
4. Season ticket prices would have to change too. People won't pay N/L prices.
5. The players you sign will be of a lower quality because of lower revenue.
6. Crowds will plummet people just will not watch football at that level.
7. Sponsors will not want to pay as much for NL/N football.
8. Less national coverage. No BT matches in NL/N
9. Any players you develop and want to sell on will not bring the money you have been getting as a N/L club...it's a few thousand not £1m.
Couple all of this with less overall matchday money associated with all of the above; less food sold, less half time draw money ect, ect and there will be a massive drop in money coming in.
For the 6th tier of football there are lots of clubs at that level with decent support and also backers who put money into the club.
The clubs for that level are not 'tiny' either apart from us there are some clubs who would be considered L2 and N/L clubs.
York, Boston, Hereford, Gateshead, Southport, Telford, Kidderminster, Darlington and Altrincham. It's a really hard league to get out of. Made even harder by the clubs who are bankrolled (Kings lynn top on average crowds of 500)?
If you get relegated it could cause real trouble for you to keep going.