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Chewbacca · 10-05-2025, 19:14

Stanley has never been run as a business and loses money hand over fist most years. It can make profit selling a player, but those days seem long gone and there was never an operating profit in those years.

The purpose of a business is to make a profit, so it isn't a real business, run on charitable principles, asking fans to volunteer and work for nothing, and requiring cash injections of many past shareholders to stay afloat.

The almighty cock up with the Venue and they blame everyone but themselves, and blame the Council for doing their job which rather than their own incompetence.

The fact the CEO was totally in the dark about next season's budget shows he has been put there for a purpose while the decisions are being made above him.

If you run a lower league club you get Season Tickets on sale early and push their sales, as it gives longer to sell them, you get the money earlier, and most importantly you have more idea of your budget for the next year. If they had a drive of selling them back in March to keep the academy going, there would have been good will and more sold. Now you have loyal fans questioning whether to bother or not, and they have done the opposite.

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Chewbacca Full Member+ Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 949 Liked: 235 times Rep Power: 54342	Re: ASFC Academy Stanley has never been run as a business and loses money hand over fist most years. It can make profit selling a player, but those days seem long gone and there was never an operating profit in those years. The purpose of a business is to make a profit, so it isn't a real business, run on charitable principles, asking fans to volunteer and work for nothing, and requiring cash injections of many past shareholders to stay afloat. The almighty cock up with the Venue and they blame everyone but themselves, and blame the Council for doing their job which rather than their own incompetence. The fact the CEO was totally in the dark about next season's budget shows he has been put there for a purpose while the decisions are being made above him. If you run a lower league club you get Season Tickets on sale early and push their sales, as it gives longer to sell them, you get the money earlier, and most importantly you have more idea of your budget for the next year. If they had a drive of selling them back in March to keep the academy going, there would have been good will and more sold. Now you have loyal fans questioning whether to bother or not, and they have done the opposite.