Keith wrote:RedRedWine wrote:
I will not be renewing my season ticket next year on this basis whilst a sale remains unconcluded, regardless of whatever league we are in.
I hope you are in the minority, as this will only harm the club and make zero difference to Bond Group. We need fans putting money in to the club now, more than ever.
It is not a decision I have taken lightly - I will never stop supporting the club and will continue to turn up to home games this season, but there needs to be a timetable for a sale to be concluded IMO. As I explained - the reason why I feel Jason believes he can piss around, and seemingly not even entertain credible bids as per the boards update, is because we are largely self-sufficient as a club with regular home gates above 4,000 and a small playing budget. Yes, continue to support the ongoing running costs this year - but should that cease being the case in the future, potentially with a clear indication that people/supporters will not indefinitely accept this current situation beyond the current campaign, then it might hasten his exit and increase his willingness to entertain offers that are not from a self-proclaimed soft drinks tycoon.
Without supporters this club is largely worthless, regardless of what the balance sheet says. Bond Group need the club to continue being relatively well supported to maximise their sale price. I think this is a very different situation from when we were up for sale previously, where we were struggling on and off the field and Peter McGuigan was looking to sell to any conman going to cut his losses - we are told that there are parties that actually want to buy the club in its current form and develop it further; which is what we all want. The only person standing in the way of that is the current owner.