WHO ARE YA? - Boreham Wood | Vital Football

WHO ARE YA? - Boreham Wood

Jules

Website Owner
Staff member
Thank you to Boreham Wood Supporter Brett for answering these questions!

<b>How Long Have You Supported Boreham Wood?</b>

8 years.

<b>Last Season's League Finish?</b>

19th.

<b>What Do You Think Of Your Manager?</b>

Outstanding. (Hands off when Cowley goes!!)

<b>Hopes/Expectations This Season?</b>

Play offs.

<b>One(s) To Watch?</b>

Morgan Ferrier.

<b>Top Five Predictions?</b>

Forest Green Rovers, Dagenham & Redbridge, Lincoln City, Tranmere Rovers and Boreham Wood.

<b>Bottom Four Predictions?</b>

Guiseley AFC, North Ferriby United, Braintree Town and Southport FC.

<b>Thoughts on Lincoln City?</b>

Good team. Will be there or thereabouts.

<b>Score Prediction?</b>

Lincoln City 1-2 Boreham Wood.

<b>Random Fact About Your Club?</b>

We have the youngest Manager in the top 5 Divisions of English Football.

<b>What are your proudest and most embarrassing moments as a Boreham Wood Supporter?</b>

<b>Proudest:</b> Writing a book about watch the club. It comes out next week!!

<b>Most embarrassing:</b> None so far though I'll be embarrassed if no one buys it!!

<b>Yakubu is paying to watch you - why? If he is that interested, why doesn't he just play?</b>

He lives close by and was introduces as a friend of one of our players. Not sure why he doesn't sign. They have been trying to get him on board. He's been very helpful on the training ground.

<b>How is professional football sustainable on an average gate of 524 this season and 544 last season?</b>

A well-run club with strong revenue streams away from match days.

<b>How on earth did you manage to lose at home to Wrexham?</b>

God knows. We were entitled to a off day.

<b>Do you have a Supporters Trust and what role do they play at the Club?</b>

We don't have a Supporters Trust.

<b>Which was your most favourite match involving Boreham Wood?</b>

The 2015 Conference South Promotion Final when we beat Whitehawk to reach the National League for the first time in our history.

<b>Which was your least favourite match involving Boreham Wood?</b>

New Years Day 2011 when as a struggling Conference South side, we got thrashed 3-0 at home by our local rivals St Albans.
 
How is professional football sustainable on an average gate of 524 this season and 544 last season?

A well-run club with strong revenue streams away from match days.

How on earth does this work ? Must be some extraordinary other revenue streams
 
23 x £10 x 500 = £115,000.

Assuming a minimum budget of £500k to run a conference club at all, that means they're raising £400k a year in other ways, absolute minimum.