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As Max Boyce would have said........
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Personally, I`ve no doubts whatsoever that if we survive the next couple of years financially (and that, like it or not, depends entirely on DA) we WILL one day make our way back into the EFL. Whether or not that will happen in my lifetime is another matter, however. `Bigger` clubs than us have dropped into non-league and had a hell of a struggle getting back out again and, as you say Dancing, I would certainly count Wrexham and Luton amongst them. In fact, as I recall Luton only dropped out of the league because of a colossal - was it 30? - points deduction so weren`t actually relegated on `merit`but still took several years to get back. Carlisle and Oxford have both gone from top flight to non-league so could consider themselves far 'bigger` than us.: Notts County would be another. Nobody has any God-given right to play at any particular level.

I agree, Dev, that DA in himself is no insurmountable obstacle to us getting back - unless he decides he wants to be. And why in the name of the Almighty would he want to do that? He has a very hefty personal financial stake in the club and the healthier the club`s position the more likely he is to get a decent return on his investment. He`s clearly a pretty stubborn character and like you I don`t see him just biting the bullet, upping sticks and walking away. He would have accepted the offer that was made pre-season, surely, if he was at all that way inclined.

I`m not at all sure about the idea of a breakaway club, though. It`s been tried a few times, as I recall, but is rarely if ever successful. It needs a group of people with a lot of business acumen, a lot of patience and and a LOT of financial resources to make it work. Also, it would inevitably split the fanbase - or whatever is left of it. It`s superficially an appealing proposition but in reality it would be an action based on bitterness and vindictiveness. As you say, its most likely outcome would be the destruction of CFC with no real likelihood that its offspring would achieve anything at all. What would we call it - Oedipus United?
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As Max Boyce would have said........ - by SaltergateBorn - 21-10-2018, 11:04
RE: As Max Boyce would have said........ - by Dancingwilldoit - 21-10-2018, 18:42
RE: As Max Boyce would have said........ - by SaltergateBorn - 22-10-2018, 10:01
RE: As Max Boyce would have said........ - by Devongone - 22-10-2018, 13:45
RE: As Max Boyce would have said........ - by Dancingwilldoit - 22-10-2018, 14:42
RE: As Max Boyce would have said........ - by Devongone - 22-10-2018, 15:52
RE: As Max Boyce would have said........ - by SaltergateBorn - 22-10-2018, 18:42
RE: As Max Boyce would have said........ - by Devongone - 23-10-2018, 12:22
RE: As Max Boyce would have said........ - by SaltergateBorn - 24-10-2018, 10:12
RE: As Max Boyce would have said........ - by Devongone - 24-10-2018, 17:55
RE: As Max Boyce would have said........ - by SaltergateBorn - 25-10-2018, 09:45
RE: As Max Boyce would have said........ - by Dancingwilldoit - 25-10-2018, 11:55
RE: As Max Boyce would have said........ - by SaltergateBorn - 25-10-2018, 18:12
RE: As Max Boyce would have said........ - by Devongone - 25-10-2018, 18:19
RE: As Max Boyce would have said........ - by SaltergateBorn - 25-10-2018, 20:11
RE: As Max Boyce would have said........ - by spireitematt - 26-10-2018, 00:17
RE: As Max Boyce would have said........ - by SaltergateBorn - 26-10-2018, 11:06
RE: As Max Boyce would have said........ - by Devongone - 26-10-2018, 12:38
RE: As Max Boyce would have said........ - by SaltergateBorn - 26-10-2018, 16:19
RE: As Max Boyce would have said........ - by Dancingwilldoit - 26-10-2018, 16:50
RE: As Max Boyce would have said........ - by SaltergateBorn - 26-10-2018, 17:15
RE: As Max Boyce would have said........ - by Devongone - 27-10-2018, 13:14
RE: As Max Boyce would have said........ - by SaltergateBorn - 27-10-2018, 20:46
RE: As Max Boyce would have said........ - by Devongone - 30-10-2018, 12:57

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