04-09-2019, 09:12
That`s a very interesting analogy you draw there, Matt, between CFC and Brexit.
I suppose it`s true that incompetence takes many forms and that corporate and political are just 2 of them. I agree that both of them make you want to crawl into a quiet corner, sit down and weep. (I think that`s what you`re saying; it`s certainly how I feel right now.) Like you I try to be optimistic, although I`m not as committed a member of the It`ll get Better Soon Party as you are; I`m just an Associate Member. However, and really for the first time, I`m starting to think seriously about where this is going to end. I`ve been trying to think of another event that I`ve watched with the same mixture of disbelief, horror and fascination that I`m feeling about our current plight and I have to admit that I`m struggling. I suppose the build-up to the invasion of Iraq comes close, but that had the added ingredient of blatant mendacity, so it`s not quite the same.
Whatever your opinions about how the club has come to be where it is – and I`m sure we`ve all got plenty of those – I don`t think anyone that argue that CFC is a very sick puppy right now so the question has to be asked about whether euthanasia would be the kindest and most humane option. I honestly think I`d prefer that to the humiliation of seeing us in the National League North. At least it would clear the decks and allow some sort of Chesterfield Phoenix FC to regenerate from the ashes. Whether or not that has any chance of happening depends, of course, on the intentions and inclinations of one man; who knows what they are?
I didn`t go last night so if you did, Dancing, please let`s have your thoughts. I`ve read virtually everything that Stephen King has ever written over the years and like a good horror story; I`ve got the stomach for a bit of gore. Sadly (and I do mean that most sincerely, folks) I really don`t feel that I can summon up any more the will to commit the time or financial outlay involved just to witness the horror first-hand. I`m not going to turn my back completely on the club as you`ve decided to, Dev – I`ve no doubt at all that I`ll be scuttling back up the M1 again at the first signs of any recuperation – but for now I`d rather watch things unfold from a distance. I feel quite ashamed to be saying that, but there we are.
Historically, we`ve always had lower gates for mid-week games but it would be staggering if attendances didn`t drop away; I`m amazed they haven`t before now, to be honest, and I think that says a hell of a lot about the loyalty of the core fan-base. Perhaps that would be for the best, though, in the long term. If enough people stay away, the club would no longer be financially viable, DA would have to sell or liquidate (probably the latter – I don`t think he`d be prepared to accept any offer that anybody in their right mind would be prepared to make) and the club could then reconstitute with some goodwill behind it. God, have I really just said that?
I suppose it`s true that incompetence takes many forms and that corporate and political are just 2 of them. I agree that both of them make you want to crawl into a quiet corner, sit down and weep. (I think that`s what you`re saying; it`s certainly how I feel right now.) Like you I try to be optimistic, although I`m not as committed a member of the It`ll get Better Soon Party as you are; I`m just an Associate Member. However, and really for the first time, I`m starting to think seriously about where this is going to end. I`ve been trying to think of another event that I`ve watched with the same mixture of disbelief, horror and fascination that I`m feeling about our current plight and I have to admit that I`m struggling. I suppose the build-up to the invasion of Iraq comes close, but that had the added ingredient of blatant mendacity, so it`s not quite the same.
Whatever your opinions about how the club has come to be where it is – and I`m sure we`ve all got plenty of those – I don`t think anyone that argue that CFC is a very sick puppy right now so the question has to be asked about whether euthanasia would be the kindest and most humane option. I honestly think I`d prefer that to the humiliation of seeing us in the National League North. At least it would clear the decks and allow some sort of Chesterfield Phoenix FC to regenerate from the ashes. Whether or not that has any chance of happening depends, of course, on the intentions and inclinations of one man; who knows what they are?
I didn`t go last night so if you did, Dancing, please let`s have your thoughts. I`ve read virtually everything that Stephen King has ever written over the years and like a good horror story; I`ve got the stomach for a bit of gore. Sadly (and I do mean that most sincerely, folks) I really don`t feel that I can summon up any more the will to commit the time or financial outlay involved just to witness the horror first-hand. I`m not going to turn my back completely on the club as you`ve decided to, Dev – I`ve no doubt at all that I`ll be scuttling back up the M1 again at the first signs of any recuperation – but for now I`d rather watch things unfold from a distance. I feel quite ashamed to be saying that, but there we are.
Historically, we`ve always had lower gates for mid-week games but it would be staggering if attendances didn`t drop away; I`m amazed they haven`t before now, to be honest, and I think that says a hell of a lot about the loyalty of the core fan-base. Perhaps that would be for the best, though, in the long term. If enough people stay away, the club would no longer be financially viable, DA would have to sell or liquidate (probably the latter – I don`t think he`d be prepared to accept any offer that anybody in their right mind would be prepared to make) and the club could then reconstitute with some goodwill behind it. God, have I really just said that?