Fitton: "15 clubs to go bust"

[Tails]

So we have to live with that forever?!

I think he definately needs to get his wallet out in the summer, whatever league we are in.

And then what if we spend loads of money and don't go up? We'll leave ourselves in the shit... again.

[Spencer_White]

I dont think we need to splash the cash.

We just need to address certain areas and improve.

Id start with the coaching of the goalkeepers and reserve teams.

[jonny72]

How many football league teams have ever gone bust and folded? Its not many as far as I'm aware, the last being Maidstone and I think you need to go back a good few years before that for the previous one (Accrington Stanley or Bradford Park Avenue?). The chances of this happening again are remote and if it does it will be a crap team from a small town which no one except the fans give a shit about (eg Maidstone).

If Charlton are joined by Southampton in League 1 next season, I'd be surprised if they didn't go in to administration, but someone will buy them out of it and they will continue. The same for any big teams - there will always be someone willing to put some money in as they will always be worth something.

Unfortunately clubs still haven't learnt their lessons and continue to spend money they might not be able to afford in the future. You only have to look at the clubs that still go in to administration each season, until that stops the problem will still be there. The authorities really need to put more financial controls in place, primarily in the Premier League to stop clubs that are relegated getting in to the shit.

They've been talking about putting something in place for the Champions League, along the lines of if a club isn't financially stable (which they would have to prove) they won't be allowed to participate. Would be a good way to stop some of the big clubs gambling like they do at present.