[Doug]

Originally Posted by maccawozzagod

if we are resigned to being a selling club every year then we need to do something about it quickly. We have been fortunate over the last couple of years that we have had some big games to prop up the ailing finances, play offs, Fulham and Newcastle must have put half a million into the club but where has it got us? The infrastructure is still poor, the ground is still poor and we still haven't got the funds to keep hold of our better players. The club still hasn't displayed any profits neither

We could be another half million better off with the "sale" of Ryan, Gornell and Cisak, can this money be put to use in a fashion that could provide us with future funding?

Once again I hope that the AGM will provide some clue as to how the future will pan out

What I don't get is why we haven't looked beyond the end of the season and exploited the success of team on the pitch to encourage bigger gates and sponsors; we should have been screaming out to people: Look what we can do out of adversity. Come and watch build upon our success; be part of our history.

What do we do? "We're poor, we can't afford to keep what we've developed and we can only afford to maintain last seasons budget".

We should be banging on doors; get us on the TV. get those cameras on the sponsorship boards. Get industry on our side, Ticket bundles for small business, get people to sponsor a Tickets for Troops campaign; get the whole community engaged; how many ethnic/culture groups are represented. engage with people. try engaging with us as a starter project.