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The cost of watching football has gone through the roof. Only when it gets back to sensible levels will the game at lower levels have any chance of succeed

@wemissmoxey: He didn't stick around after relegation, did he? His loyalty was to his employers, Russell and Lewis.

@Globegrecian: Gary Peters failed.

@Globegrecian: Argyle nearly went bust; nearly got relegated out the league. Claim to fame is being in what was the old 'Division 3' without a 'Premier League legend'. So were Bradford Park Avenue and Barrow - where are they now? But all lower league teams have the same problem, which is why I...

@Credy: I am sure you are right... but would replacing Tisdale have any better outcome? Look at Torquay (Knill) and Bristol Rovers (Ward), who have both changed their managers this season. Not exactly brought success, has it?

@Motorservices: No... but I did try to help overthrown Russell and Lewis - some will remember the pre-ghost of Kyunghee for that

@Avening Posse: I wasn't at today's game. But, from what I've seen, most League 2 games are dreadful, so I can only imagine it was the same. The manager can only play the players he has as his disposal. From my perspective, most of those players I have seen would have struggled to get into a...

@Silver Fox: I follow several, none in the Premiership. Here's a clue: born in Accrington 1957; lived in Bristol 1970-1984; lived and worked in the Exeter area 1995-2010; now in the South Hams

@Copernicus: I can't disagree with that.

@Silver Fox: I don't watch many games, other than highlights. I read reports and have seen other teams. The point I was trying to make - possibly unsuccessfully - was that Westcountry football at a Football League professional level - is very difficult to sustain given the economics of it. So...

I've not seen many League 2 games this season but the ones have seen have been dreadful. The reason? Too few players making their way down the pecking order from the top league. I remember seeing Alan Ball, Gerry Francis, Mike Channon and more playing in what was then Div 3 and Div 4. They might...