jogills
Vital Football Hero
I'm up for a new way of doing things, for controls and restrictions. I would be positive about practical ways of bring back football at Priestfield but some things cannot be wished away.
We are still awaiting the first sporting event with paying attendance: 1,000 at The Oval which has a capacity of over 25,000. Games in Scotland, without fans, have already seen postponements due to positive tests and failure to follow codes. We have local spikes in areas with EFL clubs. It's no use starting with a surge of optimism only to see a host of individual problems sabotage the project. Confidence, meticulous preparation and good compliance will be essential.
Sorry but I think we have a way to go yet. The Brian Moore Stand issue has been raised but will it open at all? Aberdeen have trimmed £1M from the club wage bill with all those receiving £30K and above taking a 20% cut. They think that is a first step. It's easy for us to talk of players needing to be reasonable in their demands but they and their agents will take time to adjust. Some may end up walking away from football.
The first step is not boosterism and aspiration but the setting out of requirements and potential organisation for football in 2020 and beyond. This may yet include major restructure of the leagues. If we persist in talking big and doing little the prospect of clubs failing and leagues collapsing increases.
We are still awaiting the first sporting event with paying attendance: 1,000 at The Oval which has a capacity of over 25,000. Games in Scotland, without fans, have already seen postponements due to positive tests and failure to follow codes. We have local spikes in areas with EFL clubs. It's no use starting with a surge of optimism only to see a host of individual problems sabotage the project. Confidence, meticulous preparation and good compliance will be essential.
Sorry but I think we have a way to go yet. The Brian Moore Stand issue has been raised but will it open at all? Aberdeen have trimmed £1M from the club wage bill with all those receiving £30K and above taking a 20% cut. They think that is a first step. It's easy for us to talk of players needing to be reasonable in their demands but they and their agents will take time to adjust. Some may end up walking away from football.
The first step is not boosterism and aspiration but the setting out of requirements and potential organisation for football in 2020 and beyond. This may yet include major restructure of the leagues. If we persist in talking big and doing little the prospect of clubs failing and leagues collapsing increases.