Re: Eddie Battye : Tue Sep 08, 2020 10:03 pm
Scarlet Pimpernell wrote:
You cannot blindly support the club even in so called times of need. We have apparently has season ticket holders giving the club over £100,000 by not asking for our money back. We have one of the highest season ticket prices, the drinks let’s be honest are expensive and if you want to go into the bar you need to pay an additional subscription. The supporters that do use this facility are obviously happy to pay.
In return all we ask is for a competitive team who turn out acceptable performances on the field. What we are getting is neither of these and we appear to be preparing to once again trim our squad. I wonder how many of those that are out of contract will be resigned because these will be the easiest to jettison.
I fear we are on a cliff edge which could see us disintegrate as a club on the field which will result in loss of revenue and a similar outcome off of it. The one thing we cannot afford at any cost is relegation, we have been close too many times and our luck will eventually run out.
We the supporters will continue to support Wakefield Trinity because that is what we do but what will others do when the club would really be at a time of need.
I know it is another negative post but I feel some on here need a reality check. We cannot allow even this short season to go without vast improvements because this will impact on sales which on past statements will mean we will be going into next without the funds to produce a competitive team when relegation returns.
In return all we ask is for a competitive team who turn out acceptable performances on the field. What we are getting is neither of these and we appear to be preparing to once again trim our squad. I wonder how many of those that are out of contract will be resigned because these will be the easiest to jettison.
I fear we are on a cliff edge which could see us disintegrate as a club on the field which will result in loss of revenue and a similar outcome off of it. The one thing we cannot afford at any cost is relegation, we have been close too many times and our luck will eventually run out.
We the supporters will continue to support Wakefield Trinity because that is what we do but what will others do when the club would really be at a time of need.
I know it is another negative post but I feel some on here need a reality check. We cannot allow even this short season to go without vast improvements because this will impact on sales which on past statements will mean we will be going into next without the funds to produce a competitive team when relegation returns.
Will anyone really not re-engage with the club because of some poor performances in empty stadiums in an irrelevant season? I doubt it. I imagine people will simply be glad to get back to some degree of normality.
We have had a poor 12 months. Until Brough and Fifita were injured last year, we were flying, and this was after a few years of success that was way over our expectations.
I doubt anyone will be splashing the cash at the end of this year. The pack needs some refreshing but giving Battye some game time and letting King go works fine for me. In fact, I'd like to see more of the fringe players get games, seeing as though the results don't matter.
We could have a decent end of season, throw a few wins together, and it will make no difference to season ticket sales, as no one is there to see it and enjoy the thrill of the win. The main risk to season ticket sales is people finding something else to do, which apply to all clubs, not whether we win or lose in front of empty seats.