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What do you think that level is?Our club's stated aim for is 'to play at the highest level that is substantiable'. In my opinion having to achieve that with a bank overdraft does not fulfill that criteria.
In our current nomadic state, mid-table Step 3.Sandy Lane wrote:What do you think that level is?Our club's stated aim for is 'to play at the highest level that is substantiable'. In my opinion having to achieve that with a bank overdraft does not fulfill that criteria.
Interested on everyone's views on that question...
I'd agree with that. It seems many clubs start having financial difficulties at Step 1 and 2 levels.Bob's Bitch wrote:
In our current nomadic state, mid-table Step 3.
If we had a 4k ground in Rushden with artificial pitch and revenue streams, mid-table Step 2.
I don't think there's any need to go higher than that, unless we started getting average crowds of 1k+.
Every chance I would say. Same with Step 4 level.Phil-the-Diamond wrote:
Would there be a chance we might keep switching leagues between those though?
I think you've mixed up fan owned 1874 with Northwich Victoria, their average is 225 this season with ambitions to grow it:Phil-the-Diamond wrote:That would be good for them ...... their highest gate though is 132 and average 113. Is a ground like that firstly achievable, then sustainable unless they can really up their attendances?
Well spotted .... still not huge crowds though to build something like that.Mad Dog wrote:I think you've mixed up fan owned 1874 with Northwich Victoria, their average is 225 this season with ambitions to grow it:Phil-the-Diamond wrote:That would be good for them ...... their highest gate though is 132 and average 113. Is a ground like that firstly achievable, then sustainable unless they can really up their attendances?
http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/divisions/13/
They certainly seem to believe it is achievable and sustainable.
From their forum (remember they are looking to build their fanbase and not settle on a 225 average, which if they do up the average increases their sustainablity and what they can aspire to, along with how far they can go):Phil-the-Diamond wrote:Well spotted .... still not huge crowds though to build something like that.Mad Dog wrote:I think you've mixed up fan owned 1874 with Northwich Victoria, their average is 225 this season with ambitions to grow it:Phil-the-Diamond wrote:That would be good for them ...... their highest gate though is 132 and average 113. Is a ground like that firstly achievable, then sustainable unless they can really up their attendances?
http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/divisions/13/
They certainly seem to believe it is achievable and sustainable.
The Millbank Stadium is Runcorn Linnets' ground:Something along the lines of the Millbank will do for starters, and then like yourselves add on in time.