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Post by Sparky on Jan 4, 2023 14:05:13 GMT 1
Peterborough Sports are now looking for more investment in the club as their main backer is now stepping back, on the face of it another club that has invested a lot of cash from a benefactor but is now unable to sustain it. I know as far as we are concerned there are those that would like to see thousands thrown at the club to create success but as has been proved this business model has failed time after time. To be where we are without a big money backer is remarkable and we have a solvent club and also not the threat of someone pulling the plug.
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Post by arlidi on Jan 4, 2023 18:36:10 GMT 1
Well said Sparky. To those doubting the ambitions and drive of this club - in particular at Board level - there are numerous examples of clubs throwing money they don't have in the hope of greater success on the field.They all fail when the "money" dries up. In my opinion, Banbury United is a well-run, well-organised and well-managed football club living within its means and with precious few assets to squander. We don't have any "money-backer" and we don't even have any real security of tenure. We don't own our own ground and going after grants and outside funding is nigh on impossible. The Board is constantly negotiating with the landlords to realise an improved lease. The Board is in frequent dialogue with the local authorities seeking a site for a new ground but unfortunately there doesn't appear to be anything available. To be competing at the level the club is presently operating at is phenomenal. The manager was fully aware of the situation and ambitions of the club when he joined. I don't believe his faith in the club has diminished.
Rather than suggest the present Board members do not have the best interests of Banbury United at heart it would be better to get behind the club wholeheartedly!
We Are United
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Post by petet on Jan 4, 2023 21:23:27 GMT 1
I agree totally with everything that has been said.
For us to be playing at our current level is quite frankly amazing. So many people have done so much to achieve the unbelievable.
As a cbs our future is assured. We have got the right people at the top.
We should all be very proud of what the club has achieved and where we are.
All I can say is thank you to everyone who does such an incredible job.
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Post by didier on Jan 4, 2023 22:53:18 GMT 1
The FA should insist on all new club owners to deposit enough money in an escrow account sufficient to cover a minimum 2 years of the clubs playing budget. That would fix football at all levels re finance issues caused by new owners throwing money at a club but then backing out leaving the clubs and their fans high and dry.
The CBS model in non-league football works and our club is demonstrating exactly how to do it.
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Post by Steve T on Jan 5, 2023 7:45:25 GMT 1
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Post by geoff95 on Jan 5, 2023 17:59:35 GMT 1
IMO our club is sensibly and correctly run. There are immense problems with the non ownership of the ground and this herd of elephants in the room clouds every decision the board is faced with.
Calls by some as to why 'the board doesn't invest more in the team' or 'sack so and so' are hugely irritating and show a bit of naivety. I believe that as a Community club, we cannot borrow and indeed should not borrow anyway.
Guessing what is paid up the road is totally frustrating. 1k pw for some players? They would be nothing and nowhere without Leighton and eventually his involvement will end.
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Post by Steve T on Jan 6, 2023 18:49:33 GMT 1
I can't see why anyone would be unhappy with the state of affairs at the club. You don't have to make comparisons with the bleak 2008-15 period to see how matters have improved. Even after returning to the Southern League in 2000, the club seemed happy just to amble along in mid-table. Getting into the reformed Premier Division in 2004 (only half a promotion in my view) was regarded as a bit of a leap into the unknown. This season, most of the grumbles (unjustified) were about the winless run, notably after the FA Cup exit and the defeat at Farsley. They were probably a consequence of some supporters getting a bit carried away after the good start, which surprised some but not others.
Pardon me for going on about attendances again but it is worth noting once more that they're at a level not seen for well over 50 years. Nine of the last 20 league attendances have exceeded 1,000. The average in that time is 1,059; take out the evening games and it rises to 1,165. Those five night matches have averaged 742. The last time the club did that over a whole season was (probably) 1968-69. Clearly visiting supporters have contributed significantly to the numbers – this season's average of 1,026 falls to around 910 if you remove them but that's the bonus of being at this level.
How many times in the previous 20 years did some of us say that a good FA Cup run would provide the headlines to remind the public that the club was still down there at the a**e-end of the town. They don't seem to have any difficulty finding the ground now.
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Post by Steve T on Jan 7, 2023 20:02:53 GMT 1
PS – Of course, even in a well-run organisation, resources can occasionally become a little stretched...
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Post by Steve T on Jan 7, 2023 22:47:22 GMT 1
Gloucester City's current chairman and joint-owner Alex Petheram is about to step down. This statement is mostly about his decision and the transfer of the ownership but he gives a warning about budgets. www.gloucestercityafc.com/post/club-statement-chairman-to-step-downPetheram and Eamonn McGurk kept GCFC alive, funding and organising the return of the club to Sudmeadow Road. |
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