ExeterCitysRealDeal
Member
Right before I start this isn't a dig at the Trust who have done an excellent job in the past of saving the club and helping to steady the ship to allow us to move onto the point we are now at. BUT it is now plainly obvious that the Trust as club owners has to start finding ways of getting some real money into the club if it is to move forward or in fact even stand still. From rumors I have heard flying around the Trust puts around £100k a year into the club. Now if we were privately owned and the owner only put in around £100k a year and we were in the position we are in, they would be getting all kinds of abuse from the dwindling crowds we currently see. There would be cries of get your fffing hand in your pocket you c#*t so we can get somebody in to get us out of this mess or f#@k off etc etc!!!
Now it is much flaunted by the Trust that we now have nearly 5000 members which is excellent. As I understand it the Trust was originally set up to try to get the money together to sign a young Gary Alexander all those moons ago. With this in mind, why couldn't the Trust mobilize a very quick appeal to its members asking for a one off donation of a minimum £10 each to go into a transfer warchest. This money would go straight to Tis to get in a loan player for the rest of the season or to sign a player who could come straight in and make a real difference, not another player with potential to be ready for next season etc etc. Obviously they wouldn't be able to get every single member to pay up, but that shortfall should be made up by people who can afford it, putting extra in with the knowledge that it is going directly to make a transfer happen. Could also dust off the buckets at the next couple of home matches.
If you work on the assumption that you could get 5000 x £10 that gives you £50'000. Starting from the beginning of November there are 32 weeks left until the end of the season. £50'000 divided by 32 = £1562.50 per week that could be put towards a very good loan player from the Championship or a good young Premiership player needing experience ala Mr Alexander in the day. When you think that often the clubs loaning the players out will pay 50% of the wages of their player whilst on loan, it would mean that Tis could get in a £3k a week player which would hopefully make a big difference. If the right player doesn't become available until January that ok as it just means that the 'Warchest' has less weeks to be divided by i.e. £50'000 divided by 25 weeks = £2000 per week etc, etc.
I honestly don't think that we are a million miles off having a team that can stay up in this division. Currently though the players seem to have very, very low confidence and this is a massive problem which can kill a young team. Losing also becomes a habit and we need to get out of that habit NOW as it can run for more than one season with disastrous consequences (see the scum down the road for details)! Start getting a couple of results together and things will change instantly so as far I am concerned it is time for the clubs proud and respected owners (US) to get our hands in our pockets and help sort this mess out. I'm in for £50, anybody else???
Now it is much flaunted by the Trust that we now have nearly 5000 members which is excellent. As I understand it the Trust was originally set up to try to get the money together to sign a young Gary Alexander all those moons ago. With this in mind, why couldn't the Trust mobilize a very quick appeal to its members asking for a one off donation of a minimum £10 each to go into a transfer warchest. This money would go straight to Tis to get in a loan player for the rest of the season or to sign a player who could come straight in and make a real difference, not another player with potential to be ready for next season etc etc. Obviously they wouldn't be able to get every single member to pay up, but that shortfall should be made up by people who can afford it, putting extra in with the knowledge that it is going directly to make a transfer happen. Could also dust off the buckets at the next couple of home matches.
If you work on the assumption that you could get 5000 x £10 that gives you £50'000. Starting from the beginning of November there are 32 weeks left until the end of the season. £50'000 divided by 32 = £1562.50 per week that could be put towards a very good loan player from the Championship or a good young Premiership player needing experience ala Mr Alexander in the day. When you think that often the clubs loaning the players out will pay 50% of the wages of their player whilst on loan, it would mean that Tis could get in a £3k a week player which would hopefully make a big difference. If the right player doesn't become available until January that ok as it just means that the 'Warchest' has less weeks to be divided by i.e. £50'000 divided by 25 weeks = £2000 per week etc, etc.
I honestly don't think that we are a million miles off having a team that can stay up in this division. Currently though the players seem to have very, very low confidence and this is a massive problem which can kill a young team. Losing also becomes a habit and we need to get out of that habit NOW as it can run for more than one season with disastrous consequences (see the scum down the road for details)! Start getting a couple of results together and things will change instantly so as far I am concerned it is time for the clubs proud and respected owners (US) to get our hands in our pockets and help sort this mess out. I'm in for £50, anybody else???