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Originally Posted by Revived Red
but we really ought to consider why, for example, Hereford and Morecambe are currently enjoying more success than we are.
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Could it be because they enjoy better support than us, and have done since the start of the season? Morecambe's average gate is 3,200, Hereford's is 3,000 - both approximately double ours. Bigger crowds mean more revenue mean better players. I know Coley could be making better use of the resources he does have, but in the end he will struggle. You cannot run a successful football league club on 1,600 gates - never has been done and never will be. And don't forget, his playing budget is in danger of being cut even further in the future. We have to build a 1,000 seater stand by the end of next season or we will lose our league membership. The other thing everyone's forgotten about is the need to build a permanent police control room by next summer. The council only granted a year's extension of planning permission on the present temporary structure before the season started with great reluctance. Do you see any signs of those projects being undertaken?
The only way Stanley will progress now is if Eric sells to an interested party who can make large-scale investments and redevelop the club to make it a more attractive proposition to the local public. If that doesn't happen, we are fated to perpetually struggle along, hoping for something to turn up.