Ticket sales for monday are poor

[keldsyke]

I don't know the owners, and probably wouldn't recognise them if I sat next to them on a Barton's Bus.

However, I do think that they will know far more about the current situation than anyone on this board. In fact, having co-owners will work in the clubs favour,

But I'm 100% sure that planning is taking place, learning from the last two seasons.

COYP.

Well they obviously haven’t / don’t, They have underestimated this league, most apart from the rose tinted brigade on here could see last season defensively we weren’t ready for this league, with the players we have, recruitment poor ( and I’ll say it again whoever decided to sign Morias while he was injured wants sacking) the appointment of a part time manager who isn’t ready for this league with no one by the side of him with experience of this league to guide him. It’s ok taking the plaudits when things are going well but when things aren’t you need to hold your hands up, admit it and get people back onside …. But saying that really we have 5000 hardcore supporters who attend no matter what, then the rest are made up of the Munto success brigade who only attend when things are going good, I’ll be there tommorow

[M0ufMk3]

Well they obviously haven’t / don’t, They have underestimated this league, most apart from the rose tinted brigade on here could see last season defensively we weren’t ready for this league, with the players we have, recruitment poor ( and I’ll say it again whoever decided to sign Morias while he was injured wants sacking) the appointment of a part time manager who isn’t ready for this league with no one by the side of him with experience of this league to guide him. It’s ok taking the plaudits when things are going well but when things aren’t you need to hold your hands up, admit it and get people back onside …. But saying that really we have 5000 hardcore supporters who attend no matter what, then the rest are made up of the Munto success brigade who only attend when things are going good, I’ll be there tommorow

Agree with much of that but would caveat it by adding those who don't live within ten miles of the ground and have families, who need to make a time based decision on whether to spend 7 hours on going to, watching the, returning from the match (not going to the pub) spending significantly more on fuel than on the ticket. I suspect I am like many who haven't shifted their sporting loyalties but have time and expenditure imperatives which interfere.

I think many were also excited by the 22/23 season style of play (and not just Munto - a factor) which we were always going to struggle to replicate. We failed to spend the close season moving the model forwards and future proofing it, and only really got away with it earlier in the season because a) other teams hadn't quite worked us out, and b) Luke being inspirational, both of which points combined to hide a multitude of basic issues.

[upthemaggies]

I used to think our biggest problem was the lack of support. I don't think that now.

We were averaging 7,357 when we got relegated out of the league, which at the time was our 2nd highest average this century.
This season we're averaging 10,974 and currently 16th on the joint worst run of home form of all time.
The highest we've risen in the last 45 years were when we had a reputation for being a very poorly supported club.

It's very clear now that fans turning up in large numbers cannot counter balance terrible decisions made by owners. It just gives them a licence to carry on as they are.