I'm with Tash & Oxo, as I posted earlier I see relegation as a disaster for the club.
Consequences:
Reduced season ticket sales + expected lower home gates; along with possible withdrawn/stagnation in sponsorship.
A struggle to recruit quality players due to smaller playing budget with players unwilling to travel here on evostik wages.
Our better players leave to join other CN teams
Difficulty to challenge in the Evo Stik league due to the above.
Also where would lower league football leave BUFC re the proposed new stadium?
Plenty of games left to keep us in CN. Hope Craig Elliot is the man to do it !
My statement was relegation is a better option than promotion .
Relegation to the Evo in recent history didn't do us any harm , remember S&H winning games in front of bigger gates than we are getting at the moment and bigger S/T sales ?. The vast majority of fans seemed happier then than they do now . Sponsors seemed happy . That's a short summary to cover my relegation argument .
Where will we find a backer to fund F/T football to finance promotion ,and if promotion is achieved will the sponsor sink even more money in to sustain NC football without financial disaster ? Idea's please .
Re: new ground , a lower grading ground would be acceptable resulting in lower initial costs .
You really need a bigger spade now GHM. I'm more than sure you will keep digging.
Sorry Champ you seem to miss entering details in your response , there for I can't detect why I need a spade .
I asked for a response to contradict my argument and you have failed to enclose it . Awaiting your figures with interest .
Which part of my post gave incorrect details ?
CHAMPS , looks as if you are struggling for figures so I will help .
A 1500 gate in the Nat Con would bring in a net figure of appx £350,000 a year , approx. £7k a week .
With Chestnuts 150k a year and sponsorship would bring this up to about £12k a week .
Say the day to day running is £3k a week (low estimate I guess) that leaves £9k a week for players wages .
Now if you are going to build a N C squad of 20 players on an average of £450 a week it will be certain relegation and gates down to 1,000 by the end of November . I doubt there is a team in NC with a wage bill of less than £12k , and most in the £15 -£25+bracket. DISASTROUS !!!
We've been along that route before with players on wages well over what we could afford , but for the grace of God and Chestnuts purse we would not be discussing BUFC on Patter today .
Now I will repeat my statement , if we are relegated I would prefer the possibility of a S&H type season in the EVO to regroup and remain solvent . as opposed to disaster ( barring a miracle) through living above our means for a season in the Nat Con .
Dress it up as you wish but without a sugar daddy NC would be a financial disaster for us at the present time .
Now if you, OXO and Tash can convince me and the majority of fans that the NC disaster option is the sensible way forward and explain how we would survive then forget OXOs backside , I will willingly let OXO and TASH and yourself slap my arse in the centre of York St pitch pre-match Boxing Day .
No business plans accepted on Jim Rothwells discarded fag packets .