Club statement / chairman update

[Sparky]

An update from Chairman Mark Palios

As we approach our 140th season as a football club, I wanted to provide you with the latest update on a variety of issues and let you have my thoughts on matters both on and off the pitch.

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Includes:

Re Dawes: As Chairman, I take responsibility for the appointment of Ian Dawes as manager. I felt he had earned the opportunity to try to prove himself in that role, after having been with us for three years as assistant, earning a great reputation for his coaching ability and having had an excellent spell as interim manager in 2020, when he was undefeated in his five matches in charge, winning four of those games. It is always something of a gamble to give the opportunity to an assistant manager to make his first step up to manager in the League and of course we now know that it unfortunately did not work out, but every young manager has to be given his first opportunity somewhere

Budget: We have now got the club to a position where it is broadly financially stable in League Two, and can roughly break even on a cash basis with an average playing budget. Our playing budget is about average for League Two, but there are some teams we are all aware of who can simply out-pay almost everyone else.

Future owners: We are in active dialogue with a number of interested parties but it remains to be seen whether we will get a deal over the line. It’s not simply a case of agreeing financials – it’s also a case of ensuring that we find the right owner who can help the Club to thrive in the future. Whilst those discussions go on, it remains business-as-usual and Nicola and I continue to try to keep moving the Club forwards. We both remain committed to, and focused on, doing that until there is someone better placed to take over the baton.

Next season:
I am delighted to be able to report that Season Card sales are currently running ahead of the same point last year, and I thank every one of you who has kept the faith and renewed, or become a Season Card holder for the first time.

 

[Ian]

Wow, that was some update. No real surprises in there but a welcome update nonetheless.

 

[bigmart]

A decent statement which is pretty honest and for me with Nigel Adkins in charge gives me hope for next season

 

[O4anotherplayoff]

It’s an excellent piece of communication. The online Q&As are decent, but the considered written word can often get more across, and more effectively, than the more spontaneous spoken word.

That said, mindful that MP refers to the AGM being a week tomorrow, I hope any shareholders on here have got their tougher questions lined up!

 

[Ian]

Some supporters are now having a moan about the fact we are mid table budget. If you haven’t got the money, you haven’t got the money!

At least iFollow is disappearing, awful service. Hopefully replaced with something better.

 

[Sparky]

Some supporters are now having a moan about the fact we are mid table budget. If you haven’t got the money, you haven’t got the money!

At least iFollow is disappearing, awful service. Hopefully replaced with something better.

Some people are never happy. Others saying he’s deliberately timed it when people are happy after the Wrexham game. He can’t win - people have been saying Palios have been quiet and then when they put something detailed out they moan!!

 

[dollar'sbloke]

He states they have put in £6 mill now as shares which are valued higher in theory. Don't we still have a large debt and doesn't he state we have no external debt. Anyone of the dismal profession shed any light here.
The comments of some beggar belief, one claims our supporter base demand we should be challenging top of Div 1. I missed the core 10,000 with bumper turnouts also!

 

[Rockford's Love Child]

There is still a certain amount of spin, but it is much better than his previous statements.

I think the most interesting section relates to the January transfer window. I think it is clear that Adkins asserted authority and said he did not want to make changes for the sake of it, so hopefully he has overall control of recruitment in the summer and we end up with a better balanced squad of players that he really wants.

 

[drwhoman]

I think it was a good honest and detailed statement. Very enlightening!

 

[Am on mobile]

Yes its good to hear what the club have been doing. Also good to hear abt the things tgey are doing and wanting to do and get to.

 

[Am on mobile]

Also it will be interesting to see who they are talking to about selling the club. To and all that