jogills
Vital Football Hero
Our chairman has taken flak from some quarters for not communicating with fans enough. I'll park that one and address the EFL and their failure to communicate, which clearly influences how much individual club chairmen & women have to say. Absolutely nothing from the EFL bar some ifs and buts regarding points deductions and ongoing disciplinary actions.
We have had rumours circulating about possible start dates, a suggestion that 12th September is the preferred option. There was talk of an imminent vote on proposals but we are still hearing some clubs stating that they cannot open for business without fans. I'm becoming less certain that these matters will be easily resolved at our level and am less than confident still of help from above. We have heard that we could lose £60k per game without fans so presumably we would still be losing heavily with reduced attendances.
I have found much of the unattended, televised offering boring but some games have attracted big viewing figures. Be sure the premiership promoters will learn to adapt the product to cater more to the tv audience. Any success in this direction will reduce interest in lower division football and reduce interest in providing help lower down. Why is the EFL not talking openly about the game at our level and the serious problems it faces. We are keeping our heads down, quietly thanking our chairman for doing the same and hoping for the best. There are clubs in worse positions than ours and one wonders how long some can keep trading. I know we discussed the possiblity of major changes to our competition at the start of the pandemic but that might be even more likely if we don't get any steer from the EFL.
We have had rumours circulating about possible start dates, a suggestion that 12th September is the preferred option. There was talk of an imminent vote on proposals but we are still hearing some clubs stating that they cannot open for business without fans. I'm becoming less certain that these matters will be easily resolved at our level and am less than confident still of help from above. We have heard that we could lose £60k per game without fans so presumably we would still be losing heavily with reduced attendances.
I have found much of the unattended, televised offering boring but some games have attracted big viewing figures. Be sure the premiership promoters will learn to adapt the product to cater more to the tv audience. Any success in this direction will reduce interest in lower division football and reduce interest in providing help lower down. Why is the EFL not talking openly about the game at our level and the serious problems it faces. We are keeping our heads down, quietly thanking our chairman for doing the same and hoping for the best. There are clubs in worse positions than ours and one wonders how long some can keep trading. I know we discussed the possiblity of major changes to our competition at the start of the pandemic but that might be even more likely if we don't get any steer from the EFL.