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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.