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Whalley Red · 18-12-2005, 16:13

The Club are playing a dangerous game IMO. With headlines that threaten "Do you want a club?" and threats that we may sell our best players if people don't turn up. This could very easily backfire. Clearly the Club was not listening, as Rob claimed they were, when this thread became an appeal for a more positive light to be cast upon the issue of attendances.

What would happen if one or more of our best players were sold in January and we fell from our lofty position at the top of the league and missed out on promotion? Such "betrayal" by the Club would not go down very easily with the fans that do turn out for Stanley games.

To talk of selling players is nonsense. The Club is on a stable financial footing and income will only rise in the New Year given the performances on the pitch. There is absolutely no need to cut costs. So the only reason to sell would be to maximise profits from selling players when the Club might command the highest fee for its players. If we were to sell players so they 'progressed' to a Club higher up the League structure, that can be done in the Summer and most of us would understand the need to do so and wish the player all the best with his new club. But to do so, or even raise the spectre of doing so, in January with promotion so close is a very different thing altogether.

I just hope the Club see sense and spend more time celebrating the fantastic football that we are playing and the prospect of a return to the Football League after 44 years than threatening the public. It smacks of desparation and that can only be unsettling to players and fans alike.

18-12-2005, 16:13	#108
Whalley Red Full Member+ Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 669 Liked: 82 times Rep Power: 1653	Re: Reason for poor gates? The Club are playing a dangerous game IMO. With headlines that threaten "Do you want a club?" and threats that we may sell our best players if people don't turn up. This could very easily backfire. Clearly the Club was not listening, as Rob claimed they were, when this thread became an appeal for a more positive light to be cast upon the issue of attendances. What would happen if one or more of our best players were sold in January and we fell from our lofty position at the top of the league and missed out on promotion? Such "betrayal" by the Club would not go down very easily with the fans that do turn out for Stanley games. To talk of selling players is nonsense. The Club is on a stable financial footing and income will only rise in the New Year given the performances on the pitch. There is absolutely no need to cut costs. So the only reason to sell would be to maximise profits from selling players when the Club might command the highest fee for its players. If we were to sell players so they 'progressed' to a Club higher up the League structure, that can be done in the Summer and most of us would understand the need to do so and wish the player all the best with his new club. But to do so, or even raise the spectre of doing so, in January with promotion so close is a very different thing altogether. I just hope the Club see sense and spend more time celebrating the fantastic football that we are playing and the prospect of a return to the Football League after 44 years than threatening the public. It smacks of desparation and that can only be unsettling to players and fans alike.