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Originally Posted by maccawozzagod

in fairness to the club we are always going to struggle to keep hold of better players simply because we will always struggle to compete financially with our fellow League clubs. We can't afford to offer better or longer contracts to anybody really, and in particular this year.

Forgetting the why's and wherefore's of whose fault our predicament is, I am grateful that we have a club and losing players (albeit for free) doesn't bother me at the moment.

A surprisingly pessimistic tone from you there, Macca. If what you say is true, it's never going to be worth having a three-year plan, or a five-year plan - unless such a plan would always be skin-of-the-teeth survival.

Losing players does bother me, especially if there is no sign of any replacements on the horizon.