Truro City

[sparksy]

A winding up petition by HMRC against Truro City was in the London Gazette this week! Another club in trouble!

[Rother]

There's probably a shady backstory to the Truro situation but I have to say that I fear the next 5 years is going to see an absolute decimation of the Non-League clubs bankrolled by benefactors.

 

In fact I suspect half the League 2 teams will become semi-professional. There's just not going to be the money around for clubs to carry on like this. In times of recession a few clever / opportunistic individuals make a fortune but many more lose one. And this one is going to be extended for a long time which means many ordinary folk who can currently spend £20 a week + travel + grub at lower league footie just won't do it anymore.

[Windsor_Sec]

As we know from bitter experience the winding-up order in itself doesn't mean a great deal unless the man in charge has no intention of doing a deal, then it's a problem ! HMRC will always do a deal as long as it's a sensible offer and you don't take the

P1$$ out of them.

[Big J R]

I'm pretty sure there will be a fair few more clubs failing by the end of next season.

 

Don't think the Greek position is helping matters. Having said that, I've never tried the Greek position !!

 

[Rother]

Neither are the mercenaries....

[missunderstood]

There's probably a shady backstory to the Truro situation but I have to say that I fear the next 5 years is going to see an absolute decimation of the Non-League clubs bankrolled by benefactors.

 

In fact I suspect half the League 2 teams will become semi-professional. There's just not going to be the money around for clubs to carry on like this. In times of recession a few clever / opportunistic individuals make a fortune but many more lose one. And this one is going to be extended for a long time which means many ordinary folk who can currently spend £20 a week + travel + grub at lower league footie just won't do it anymore.

Great post Rother, one of the most sensible I have read for a very long time. IMO far to many people who are involved with non league clubs seem to be burying their heads in the sand and for a lot of clubs it may be to late for them before these people wake up. For a long time now I have felt the only solution is for two or perhaps three clubs to pool their resources and merge to form a "super-club" which would still retain the DNA of the former clubs.

 

If radical action is not taken soon then your prediction of absolute decimation will almost certainly become a reality, and future generations of supporters will be deprived of ever watching their local team because of ridiculous tribal pride.

Edited September 28, 2011 by missunderstood