Fitton and co...

[mrverve]

6.5-7m attendances? Blmey, that is positive.

Thanks Nemo, it's changed, it's the tears getting in the way.

[jayohaitchenn]

Pay day is tomorrow for me, and presumably a lot of other people. I'm renewing, we will get 3000 season ticket holders, minimum.

[lambourn red]

Pay day is tomorrow for me, and presumably a lot of other people. I'm renewing, we will get 3000 season ticket holders, minimum.

I think you are right even during the dark days of the previous regime we regularly had 3000 season ticket holders, I really can not see us getting more than 5.5k average unless we make a start like we did under Wise/Poyet.  The board must be very worried right now as to how they are going to plug the massive drop in revenue they are going to see.

[dogs]

I think you are right even during the dark days of the previous regime we regularly had 3000 season ticket holders, I really can not see us getting more than 5.5k average unless we make a start like we did under Wise/Poyet.  The board must be very worried right now as to how they are going to plug the massive drop in revenue they are going to see.

Well they'll have to put their hands in theirs pockets and make up the shortfall. It's been their poor decisions that have helped contribute to this mess.

[Don Rogers Shop]

If i was Sir Martyn arbib and the other investors i would have a serious chat with Fitton over the summer and tell him to keep his nose out the managers business. He is too close to transfers imo and needs to take a step back.

[Reg Smeeton]

If i was Sir Martyn arbib and the other investors i would have a serious chat with Fitton over the summer and tell him to keep his nose out the managers business. He is too close to transfers imo and needs to take a step back.

The sums trousered for Cox and Austin, would probably incline the investors to think Fitton must be doing something right. As to whether any of our current crop can aggregate value in Div 4, we'll have to wait and see....

[Don Rogers Shop]

The sums trousered for Cox and Austin, would probably incline the investors to think Fitton must be doing something right. As to whether any of our current crop can aggregate value in Div 4, we'll have to wait and see....

Agree but then the wages we pay for this lot we have may make them think otherwise

[pauld]

The sums trousered for Cox and Austin

Except they've not been "trousered" have they? They've in part been ploughed back into the playing budget, in part used to offset some of the operating loss which the board/major shareholders are continuing to fund. The implication they're "trousering" transfer fees while letting the club go to shit is frankly laughable

[Batch]

To be fair Paul I read "trousered" meant as "received" rather than "diverted from club".

[Reg Smeeton]

Except they've not been "trousered" have they? They've in part been ploughed back into the playing budget, in part used to offset some of the operating loss which the board/major shareholders are continuing to fund. The implication they're "trousering" transfer fees while letting the club go to shit is frankly laughable

Not implied at all, in any sense other than the stated policy of wanting to get in players, increase their value and sell them on.

[pauld]

To be fair Paul I read "trousered" meant as "received" rather than "diverted from club".

I didn't, there's clear implications of private profiteering. And whether Reg meant that or not, there's plenty who apparently do believe it, so thought it worth making the counter-argument

[Batch]

Fair enough.

[Posh Red]

I didn't, there's clear implications of private profiteering. And whether Reg meant that or not, there's plenty who apparently do believe it, so thought it worth making the counter-argument

I've had several heated disagreements with otherwise sensible folk making the same accusations.

Any profits being made from transfer fees are being used to fund the wages of players and to cover the cost of the shortfall of income v expenditure.


As for Next Season, with regards to the Salary Cap in League 2, is it based on estimated revenue for next season, or is it based on the revenue from the previous financial year?

I'm guessing this could have quite an impact on what players we are likely to have next season.

[axs]

We will sell 2000 tops- down from 5600 this year. Board 100% to blame- no excuses.

That's 2600 already renewed.

[Ardiles]

That's 2600 already renewed.

Our fans are brilliant.  No joke.  The way attendances have held up this year...and better than expected sales for next season in the circumstances.  I'm genuinely impressed.

Heroes, every one of them.