Quote Originally Posted by laddo View Post
Let us never forget this thread was started before the league season has even begun.

A true gem even by NCM standards.
My interest is purely for the well-being and survival of the club and I am very sad to read so many comments based on pre-Covid days. Every business in the country is having to adapt to new and unforeseen circumstances; and if they don’t they’ll fail. Old success formulas are not working and we already have millions on the dole, with more to follow.
The only facts to consider are these:-
The Reedtz family saved the club.

Neal Ardley and his methods and team choices brought us down to Division FIVE.
He did not bring us to the play-offs. We didn’t get to the play-offs on the back of our performances, but because all the other teams in the chase collapsed dramatically at the last hurdles.
We were then beaten by Harrogate – not Chelsea, Juventus or Real Madrid. Just think about it, Harrogate.
A whole bunch of players then left. Some of them were excellent players but they were side-lined and not given a chance.
A new bunch of players have now come in and if you have ever played football you will recognise the players with talent, even after three games. From what I have seen there is great potential there, however, this will all be lost if the manager doesn’t lead and inspire the players, because if he doesn’t we will have a bunch of players like Enzio, who appears to perform at 15% of his capability. As Ardley has proved that he cannot motivate players what makes people think that he will motivate them now?
Because of Covid, nobody has time for experimentation and the argument to leave him where he is, is foolish and bad business. I wonder how many of you would be so generous and noble if all your finances were cut off – just like with the Reedtz? I guarantee that you would be screaming blue murder and not banking on past failures.
Sometimes it is best in business to take a big financial hit now in order to avoid a bigger hit later and as things stand today we have no guarantee whatsoever that the club will survive after August 2121.