02-04-2022, 04:51 PM
(02-04-2022, 11:22 AM)Pangus Wrote: Its a shame that previous posters on this subject have not expressed a wish for owners who have an AMBITION to take this great club and its fantastic fans back to where we belong, at least initially to the Championship PDQ and be prepared to invest some money towards that goal. For me there's a danger that we end up with owners who are quite happy where we are.
I live down in the West Country and since we have been in the third tier have always had the consolation that at least we were a notch above my local clubs. Now Plymouth have overtaken us and I fear even Exeter might do the same next season. And it's not not just about where these clubs are currently in the league but their investment - not massive, but prudent - in good management teams and academy programmes. Currently, we have few prospects emerging from our own ranks due to the poor management of the academy and refusal to invest in anything higher than under-18 development. And this was one of Eisner's main stated projects in the Guildhall five years ago.