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Originally Posted by rob_1072
I think the criticism of those clubs come from the fact that a few years ago they had no fan base, no setup and it appears to be a vanity project for the owners. Lincoln got investors and I don’t recall anyone moaning about that at the time? Because they were already an established club with history.
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My thinking is along these lines.
The worst things about the clubs mentioned was how farcical it was that they had a squad value of double ours, and yet were getting the kind of crowds that we'd get for an open training session.
By their very nature, their fortunes were unsustainable.
You've even had owners at Dover and Eastleigh berating the community for not coming out in as big numbers as hoped.
Unlike the teams mentioned, I'd like to think that with well placed investment, we could become self-sustainable within a few years.
We've already got ourselves out of the debts left to us by the previous regimes. With this extra boost, and the installation of a professional club set-up, we can go from strength to strength.