Quote Originally Posted by hopelesslyoptimistic View Post
Lots of positives.

Financially we seem to be in a very good position. We have well resourced owners who seem to have a plan.

Step 1 get a decent manager.
Step 2 within the constraints of FFP support him whether through signings or loans with an option to buy.
Step 3 manage the shape of the squad and take football based decisions with the manager - ergo the outgoing of Ayling and the non renewal of Cooper’s contract.

The shop and merchandising have improved massively - the product and service is far better and I think we are in the top 6 clubs in the whole of the football league for kit sales.

The hospitality and match day experience has improved massively which also brings in more revenue.

For those lucky enough to be able to attend games then whilst the ground has three stands in need of upgrade a lot has been spent on improving the inside and outside areas already.

We have a clear goal of pushing to the PL and once we do a plan for stadium upgrades and we seem keen - hurrah- to spend responsibly and not make huge investments when there is no guaranteed return - ergo the ground.

The board these days rarely says anything just for the sake of it and when it does it is typically factual and informative.

Whilst Orta created carnage the relegation clauses have actually helped the club in ffp terms.

We have just equalled the club’s record run of league wins and in a league with some saying teams are still the bookies favourites to get the second auto promotion spot.

That enough effort for you.

Oh and we actually play really good attacking football at times with lots of young players coming through whilst conceding few goals.
None of which addresses the issue that sparked the thread.....

The club have (apparently) decided that those fortunate enough to have a season ticket will, unless they attend 80% of home games, risk forfeiting that ticket. The criteria for such forfeiture haven't been made public, so who knows what conditions ST holder may have to fulfil, how many hoops to jump through, neither do we know what bearing the length of time a season ticket has been held might have on matters. The simple fact that the club sees fit to threaten those who have, in many cases over many years, subscribed to the club and supported it by way of paying hundreds if not thousands of pounds if they fail to attend a % of home games speaks volumes for how they see fans. Not as supporters of the club, but cash cows.