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You’d be a fool to renew a seaso after the last 2 yearsTwo thousand season tickets renewing at £300 a pop pays off the tax bill.
We've already slashed the wage bill so that reduces the outgoings in the interim and then in the summer we sell Charlie Kelman to fund us for 2020/21.
Two thousand season tickets renewing at £300 a pop pays off the tax bill.
We've already slashed the wage bill so that reduces the outgoings in the interim and then in the summer we sell Charlie Kelman to fund us for 2020/21.
So in a parallel universe somewhere, RM's gamble on backing his managers and pushing the budget to sign big name players pays off. They (and the rest of the team) don't all get injured & turn out to be as good as promised, we go up to the Championship in front of a full Wembley in the play-offs last season and are now pushing for promotion to the Prem ala Brentford. The council have actually grown a pair and backed their local club and the new stadium (which they did before the 2008 crash) which is well under way and should be ready for next season, hopefully in the Prem, but at worst in the Championship with the club on the up.
All of those thing could have happened, and I would say the fact they didn't were not Ron's fault unless you want to blame him for bad managerial appointments. Tilly, Sturrock & Brown all did ok. We all wanted Powell (who's probably to blame for our current state as much as anyone unfortunately), so we can probably only criticise him for Bond, but by then we were well and truly on the slide anyway.
There are very fine lines between success & failure. Lower league clubs have to gamble if they want to grow & climb the leagues. We gambled & failed on this occasion as many others have before us. Should we not gamble and play it safe? maybe, but how many fans would then be unhappy at us showing no ambition?
I wonder how Ron would be viewed if his gambles had paid off? I doubt many would be criticising him now. Who'd own a lower league football club.
Ron did say he was going to restructure the club in some way so maybe he has been able to play for time and convince HMRC that all will be well.Judging by the wording on this site, if it has been adjourned then the HMRC must have some hope/proof/indication that the payments can be made.
Heres hoping !
Ron did say he was going to restructure the club in some way so maybe he has been able to play for time and convince HMRC that all will be well.
You’d be a fool to renew a seaso after the last 2 years
Which begs the question, why are the new prices not released yet? They are late going by previous years and we are desperate for money..It makes no sense.
You’d be a fool to renew a seaso after the last 2 years
Do we know it was for buttons ,I thought it was ‘undisclosed’!Fair. The academy is expensive to run and a lot of clubs in our position would have binned it off. Shame that more general mismanagement has meant we're selling academy graduates like Bishop for buttons, rather than the money we should be getting. But yes, agree that Ron has supported the academy very well.
Do we know it was for buttons ,I thought it was ‘undisclosed’!
Yes it is my opinion only.Objection your honour; that is conjecture of the highest order.
Senior players and staff still haven't been paid February's wages.
Not quite correct,some players have been paid....
Pop it on a credit card. Southend get the cash to pay the tax man and wages and if we do go bust, you have protection under section 75 of the consumer credit act