Rumours club is in financial trouble ?

[gazan]

I would hope we're not in as much trouble as is being suggested. If we are, then it would make a total mockery of those suggesting we're not spending enough. I can't see why anyone should resign over the matter but on the other hand I suppose people like MSB will get their way and our club will become reduced in size/scope.
The big question is, if we really are in trouble: rather than calling names and pointing fingers, what would people intend to do if our club needed us in its desperate hour?

[MikeSB]

I would hope we're not in as much trouble as is being suggested. If we are, then it would make a total mockery of those suggesting we're not spending enough. I can't see why anyone should resign over the matter but on the other hand I suppose people like MSB will get their way and our club will become reduced in size/scope.
The big question is, if we really are in trouble: rather than calling names and pointing fingers, what would people intend to do if our club needed us in its desperate hour?

If I get my way, the club will be reduced in size and scope?

Well you will know our club was a lot bigger in some times and a bit smaller as well with the golden era being the championship which lasted about 7 ot 6 seasons which was very good for our size. But miniscule in our history really. Its my personal view that a Cat2 academy or any FA academy was 'good' for our club as the cost benefit was not there to support it and so it all depends on what contributions the FA/PL makes to the academy. But as sure for sure is, our club cannot sustain the present Cat2 academy structure without it. I think we are a poorer club and indeed a smaller club if we are considered an 'academy' club but that is a personal view I have always had. In rational terms. No club cannot exist for long if the outgoings are significantly more than the income. Most clubs in L1 and L2 don't and indeed don't want a Cat2 academy. Not sure what Port Vale is now but most of them are far bigger and better run than ours and don't rely on kids filling up the match day numbers. So reducing our academy could have a positive effect on the club and get away from the so called academy structure. No other club in the football league is known like that and we shouldn't either. Not just that, our football is a long way away from what it used to be apart from a few short years...again in my opinion. Actually even going to the National League is not a disaster as many clubs reeem their league status and of course many don't. I don't think a crowd of 3000 is big enough to support us financially. And maybe that is where the problem lies?

The club could issue shares to local individuals and businesses to raise capital.