Not wanting to put a dampner on this store in town idea cause if handled in the correct manner it could be a decent money spinner but maybe more importantly highlight the Club where it need's to be which is the heart of the town.
My doubts would be:
How would this sit with our main sponsor having already a prescence in the centre? (you do not bite the hand that feeds you)
Would there be enough footfall to make it a viable option in the centre?
Wages would have to be paid for staffing or are we looking at volunteers? (or do we use our already stretched resources)
Will it only open Certain days?
Most importantly it needs to have a broad enough appeal to get the good folk of Accrington and surrounding area through the door so at least there is a chance of making a sale or potentially getting people up to the FES who wouldn't normally bother
The franchise idea is not a bad one and if it was me I would give serious thought to ******** well it should be obvious?