Re: Results Don’t Lie

By Wakes26/11/2018 18:56Mon Nov 26 18:56:36 2018In response to Re: Results Don’t Lie

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From an outside perspective looking in, it would appear the situation we now find ourselves in is most probably a combination of many different issues, all of which have contributed to our position at the bottom of the league and the losing of the sports bar. Everyone is quick to blame the new owners, but it is plainly obvious that the issue runs a lot deeper than this. The Boon family have been the making and also salvation of the club for over thirty years and without them we would not have this fantastic facility, awards for the best pitch in non league football, two fantastic FA cup runs to the 2nd round, also making the draw for the 3rd round proper whilst dumping 2 football league sides out along the way and also coming within touching distance of the National League. Then there’s the 2 other first round appearances against football league opposition in a breathtaking period in the clubs history.
Despite all this success, we never grew our fan base (which is another major reason as to why we have not progressed). The farm end should have been developed with a roof of some kind (despite not acquiring the land) which would have increased the atmosphere behind the goal and thus drawing more people to stand there. Wheatsheaf Park is a largely open ground and with small crowds you have to grab as much atmosphere as possible or the place can become soulless. A decent PA system would have gone a long way with speakers dotted around the ground to give the place more of a ‘Football League’ feel to it. I have always said that people want atmosphere and we have failed to deliver it and I very much blame this for our low crowds.

Matthew Boon has done his father proud for boldly taking over the reigns when the club would probably have folded and we should congratulate him for that whilst also consistently providing extremely competitive playing budgets year after year. I’m not sure what happened when passing the club over to Joe and Paul but it would appear that they had not received any help from club officials and were practically blindfolded and in at the deep end with no previous experience of running a football club. Why were they not helped? Admittedly I’m sure they will be the first to admit that mistakes have been made and big ones at that and they will be big enough to accept that and take it on the chin. I can only comment on what I can see in front of me and it would so appear that everyone is equally at fault here from those currently at the club to those who have chosen to disband. The club still remains Staines Town FC so some people need to get their backsides back down here and show some loyalty and support in the clubs hour of need or it could well become the clubs final season in our long and proud history.

As always.....COME ON YOU SWANS!!!

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