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New Signings Required Urgently
at 16:13 13 Dec 2023

As someone who doesn't really follow football finances, can I ask why it is that we have so little money?

There are 21 professional teams in our division, and we have the 6th highest average attendance. Obviously ticket prices vary, but I imagine we are top 10 in terms of gate receipts. We receive parachute payments this season, and (based on our small squad size) have reduced the wage budget a lot.

So what's the big difference between us and someone like Gateshead, off the pitch? Are our L2 players like EEL and Hendo earning so much that the parachute payments don't cover them? Do the other professional clubs (especially those with smaller fanbases) have rich owners subsidising them?

I've seen the odd comment suggesting we may need to drop down a division to be sustainable, and I'm trying to understand why that is. Apologies if this has been asked and answered before.

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Match Thread: Rochdale vs Oxford
at 21:07 26 Jan 2021

It seems to be the exact same issues every week.

Faffing around at the back.
Individual errors.
A complete inability to defend set pieces and crosses in general.
It's even the same players making errors most of the time!

Surely something has to change? I'm not sure what we can afford, but if nothing changes then we're certs to go down.

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