Bedford seem to have a sensible chairman.
They built a big new clubhouse pre-season which holds loads of different functions and brings in loads of money re conferences etc which is so important to any club.
Also, because the support was down a bit at the start of the season, the manager had to cut the squad by a couple of players. The Chairman wasn't prepared to get the club into debt, risking the clubs finances on gambling on promotion.
Bedford did well this season, they had the smallest squad and budget out of the 4 play-off sides and won both play-off matches away from home.
I do feel they will be fine in Conference South, and will get decent support which means they can survive at that level. I could also see them doing ok if they got to the Conference, but I'd prefer to see them consolidate in Conf South for a while.
It is a big shame for Canvey, I didn't realise just how much Jeff King was piling into them every week to keep them going though.
He's gone to Chelmsford now though and the manager's been sacked there, the fans aren't happy with what's going on at the moment.
I like to think that Braintree are pretty well run as well. I also think they will be ok in the Conference South. The really big jump is when you go from there to the Conference where at least half the clubs these days are full time. Money is a massive factor these days at all levels of the game - sad but true.
