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Positives if we are relegated
- Thread starter Green Flash
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As someone who goes to all the away games, the positives of league 1 are:
More southern teams so less travelling, so cheaper.
Weekends in much nicer places than the Championships such as Lincoln, Cambridge, Mansfield and hopefully Oxford.
A potential visit to a quaint non league ground in the early rounds of the FA Cup.
More southern teams so less travelling, so cheaper.
Weekends in much nicer places than the Championships such as Lincoln, Cambridge, Mansfield and hopefully Oxford.
A potential visit to a quaint non league ground in the early rounds of the FA Cup.
He took a team in obscurity and put them on the radar, they also provided the most testing pre season friendlies for Argyle of all local teams for past 4 years. Had two 3 promotions,
If you like quaint ground grounds visit Weymouth Town in your summer holidays, rather be visiting Carrow Road or stadium of light than Shrewsbury Town on a wet soaked Tuesday night,
As has been very apparent all season, the Championship now is a different Division to what it was the last time we were relegated.
Also, crowds are generally up at all levels, including Non-League. The days of Argyle only getting 12-13000 at this level are long-gone, wherever we are in the table.
We needed a 22000 capacity stadium this season and because we don't, we have lost a lot of money, as we will again next season if we stay up.
I know people will say we can't afford it and it's easy to spend other people's money, etc. etc. But our short-sightedness in failing to plan for success will continue to damage us. The failure of planning includes the lack of corporate facilities as well.
We have had a sell-out season but our average gate should have been around the 20000 mark at least.
Without a major benefactor, it's hard to see us becoming a sustainable Championship club on 16500 gates.
Frankly in your league 1 scenario I would say as Cooper, Whittaker Hardie and Gibson would be part of the reason for our 'relegation' they should stay to help rectify the situation, and too good for league 1... Unproven as yet.
There are no positives if we are relegated.
How can you possibly know that” the days of Argyle only getting 12 -13000 at this level are long gone wherever we are the table” We have had sell out crowds because we have enjoyed unprecedented success in the past few seasons and there has been the novelty factor. If we are relegated or struggle again in the championship the size of the crowd is more likely to be decided by who we are playing. It is not short sightedness by the club but ,unlike many fans, a desire to keep us sustainable.
Definitely are. Do you enjoy watching us lose every week?
Monty, if you don't want to follow my idea of finding one, I will be your editor for a small weekly fee.
No, they are not unproven. Relegation does not mean every player in the team is not proven to be championship standard. Cooper Whittaker Hardie and Gibson have proven they are (Cooper knocking on door of PL standard). Jury out on a handful of others. Some plainly are not.
You are failing to factor in the fact that interest could drop off considerably and we would still fill the stadium to capacity. There are thousands on the season ticket waiting list. IF we stay up, the club could sell out the stadium on season tickets alone. If we go down and are competing for the play offs or better I still feel we will approach or hit home capacity every game. A mediocre season in league one and I accept crowds will start to drop off.
I doubt very much that we will sell out many home games in the championship next season if we continue to struggle. Don’t forget ST holders bought their tickets before this season commenced on the back of last season’s promotion. How many of the “new “supporters will renew their ST based on what they have witnessed since Christmas at a presumably higher cost ?Only time will tell.
