Originally Posted by ForeverRed
Your first answer is closest to the mark.
1. Having no decent council ground to play at, they were forced to pay the Gardens an astronomical fee for what was reportedly the worst pitch in the competition with inadequate lighting and zero off-field support
2. A lack of committee members meant that the committee of the day could only get through the bare minimum admin work to actually field teams and run the club
3. Item 2 meant that there was zero capacity to attempt community engagement or sponsorship engagement, or to develop other income streams
4. There is a lack of financial and business nous within the existing and past committee to turn things around, especially considering items 2 and 3
5. A seeming lack of community support for the club.
In short; They have nowhere suitable to play but The Gardens. That establishment fleeced that sheep a little too often and it's now dead from exposure.
It's a crying shame that people like FR need to feel good about themselves by throwing s**t at past committee members who only ever wanted the best for the club.
Did they have egos? Probably.
Did they always agree with each other? Absolutely not.
Did they often have to fight for what they thought was the right thing to do? Always.
Did they always endeavor to better the club, and up until this point drag a club with zero community support and a s***show of a facility problem into NL1 and keep it there for a number of years, winning a few GF's in the process? Absolutely, and regardless of their egos or disagreements - every one of them should be proud of the effort they put in to accomplish what they did.
Get back in your box.
