I agree with a lot of what is said here. This is now effectively FL3 in my view, and the movement of clubs up and down the divisions is more striking and fluid than ever. You can't compare this division now even with the old conference of the 90s and certainly not with the NPL of the 60s and 70s. The structures and set ups were completely different.
There is no way this is a broken club, the attendances and off the pitch commercial action show that. Over 3,500 for a midweek game with Solihull spoke volumes about how we have progressed. This is a very different club from the one a few years ago and it's far better for it.
But as has been said, we have come a long way in a very short time and things have caught up with us. I am optimistic that we will come through this, the overall mood is positive and pragmatic on the whole and I think we have the right people at the top.
As for PP, I'll give him the benefit of the doubt for now but this season has been appalling at times (money or not) and what he has done at lower levels can only count for so much.
Some very sensible observations there.
If the adjective 'broken' could ever have been applied to the club in recent times, then I suggest that it would have been when we had just endured two successive relegations and found ourselves slumming it in the Evo-Stik League rather than as a synopsis of our current predicament.
Notwithstanding our recent on-field woes, we still enjoy a nine-point advantage over Weymouth and February does present us with a decent opportunity to allay any relegation concerns.
I suspect that the close season will witness a major reorganisation, as next season will surely present an even more daunting task if we do remain as a part-time team (especially if two full-time teams from the trio of Gateshead, Kidderminster Harriers and AFC Fylde should get promoted).
I would hope that the board will scrutinise the performance of the management team, particularly in light of the substandard recruitment this season. The tail should not be allowed to wag the dog.