[Revived Red]

Originally Posted by Whalley Red

Sorry to press you on this, but either:

• the total debts are all-important; in which case the raging fire has to put out before anything else is considered and the ASSF simply gives the club the money to do so (the fire service never make conditions on offering their services) ... or
• there is a "judgement about whether paying them off is worthwhile"; in which case the club is allowed to fail if the debts are too high for ASSF funds or the judgement is made that the club cannot be made self-sufficient at this level of football.

I doubt if many clubs are self-sufficient at this level. The lethargy displayed by the club over the last 3 years would seem to make self-sufficiency totally out of the question. It seems to me that new investment and new ideas are the only way forward.

David O'Neill's programme notes were a disgrace to the Club. Not only were they ill-timed but they were far too negative and personal.