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Re: 2-0 Gosport

By harrowred (RedHarrow)26/3/2023 14:24Sun Mar 26 14:24:08 2023In response to Re: 2-0 Gosport

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Swings and roundabouts I suppose. Will we be financially better off or worse? I feel like ticket prices might have to be reduced but being honest, the people who are Boro fans will continue to attend regardless. It’s not a large group, but a loyal group. I don’t think attendances will drop dramatically, and with more local games, we may even get a few extra away fans?

There will be less money spent on travelling and probably less on wages, unless the club decide they want to go straight back for promotion. I wonder how our current budget would compare to others in the Isthmin Div 1 SC. I suppose it’s a possibility that we could go to Southern South Div 1 Central but I’d think North Leigh and Kings Langley would be likely to go there. Let’s not forget that I think Guernsey are responsible for paying for away teams to fly to them, so that’s another away game with no expenses.

There could be more chance of more money though as I think we will enter the Trophy and FA Cup at earlier stages? This is of course balanced out with the fact you would be less likely to go further in the competition.

Sponsorship may be lower but if there are a similar amount of fans at games, it probably won’t be much different. One difference is that there are currently less games to play in the league below.

The problem is it’s so hard to get out of step 4. Leatherhead and Merstham who both fell into that division last year are currently 14th and 17th. We can’t allow ourselves to be lulling at the bottom of that division too. East Thurrock who went into the Div 1 N are only 8th and likely won’t make the playoffs.

Edited by RedHarrow at 14:29:30 on 26th March 2023