Grecian Max
Very well known Exeweb poster
You can believe in all the community stuff, "owning" our club but still be aware of the stark financial realities of being a pro club, even more so in the Covid situation.
Personally I've always been happy for us to move onto a model which has supporter representation but not a majority shareholder. We almost went to the wall again a few years ago because we hadn't unearthed a gem in the academy for a while and Tisdale's football had resulted in the crowds bottoming out. Luckily Matt Grimes saved us from a doomsday scenario, but we can't rely on the academy to pull it out of the bag everytime. Genuine question - the academy, could that in itself be owned by the supporters? With the club as a separate entity?
Personally I've always been happy for us to move onto a model which has supporter representation but not a majority shareholder. We almost went to the wall again a few years ago because we hadn't unearthed a gem in the academy for a while and Tisdale's football had resulted in the crowds bottoming out. Luckily Matt Grimes saved us from a doomsday scenario, but we can't rely on the academy to pull it out of the bag everytime. Genuine question - the academy, could that in itself be owned by the supporters? With the club as a separate entity?