It's incredibly tough! As a Baggies fan that was ran well, financially secure in the Prem for a decade. Possibly one of the best run clubs on a budget. It's now staggering to see a club one step away from administration with the owner under pressure to sell.
So for the lower league clubs it must be so difficult to manage.
Kudos to Luton who have scrambled their way back to the Premier.
I think the reality is that nonleague and indeed quite lower league clubs are on a knife edge. There are tines that many will carry debt, looking to the next home match to come and bring in money to pay invoices. They might not have much in the way of overdrafts, but will have bills that become overdue, or generous committee members loaning the funds.
This next 1-2 years I feel will be the end for many clubs, even if they are fairly well-run.
So many clubs survive because of rich benefactors or volunteer teams. It can be tough when they lose this backing.
It's incredibly tough! As a Baggies fan that was ran well, financially secure in the Prem for a decade. Possibly one of the best run clubs on a budget. It's now staggering to see a club one step away from administration with the owner under pressure to sell.
So for the lower league clubs it must be so difficult to manage.
Kudos to Luton who have scrambled their way back to the Premier.
I think the reality is that nonleague and indeed quite lower league clubs are on a knife edge. There are tines that many will carry debt, looking to the next home match to come and bring in money to pay invoices. They might not have much in the way of overdrafts, but will have bills that become overdue, or generous committee members loaning the funds.
This next 1-2 years I feel will be the end for many clubs, even if they are fairly well-run.