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Pros and Cons - spireitematt - 14-02-2018
Well here is a list of Pros and Cons of being relegated from L2. Feel free to add anymore, I know Dev will have some.
Pro's
- New Grounds to visit in the Conference
- At least we won't lose in the first round of the League Cup like we have since 2007
- Finish in the top 7 seven next season we will be in the playoffs
- Get to play Salford City if they get promoted and possibly end up on there documentary on BBC 1
- Lower ticket prices (Hopefully)
Con's
- Could take years to get out of the Conference
- Could get relegated again down to Conference North
- Less fans will turn up at home games, unless we are playing Salford City or near the top of the Conference
- No Derbies
- Majority of teams are down South
- Play on some 3G/4G pitches
- Mansfield fans will take the piss
- Club goes bust and end up setting up a phoenix club playing in the East Midlands Counties League or Northern Counties East League and local rival being Staveley or some obscure village team in Nottinghamshire.
RE: Pros and Cons - bluepooch - 14-02-2018
It all depends if Allen and Carson are making the decisions .
RE: Pros and Cons - Devongone - 15-02-2018
Biggest advantage is the opportunity to re-build the club on a more sustainable basis. The players are cheaper, the wages are cheaper, and we won't be in direct competition with any bigger, more attractive clubs, so we should be an attractive home for very good non-league players. The asking price for the club if DA wants to sell would have to fall radically. Going down will almost certainly force him to make his intentions clear - they might, however, be to force us out of business ..........
If you look at League Two you will find way more than half the clubs have played non-league football since WW2. If you look at the Vanarama more than half the clubs have been in the league and all the current top four are former league league clubs.
In terms of youth development our young players should be ready slightly earlier to make a first team impact and being in the Vanarama should hasten their development if they can make the most of that opportunity.
To be honest on-field I don't think spectators will notice a vast deterioration in playing standards. There ARE good players. Danny Rowe would be the best player in our division too.