[spireitematt]

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?

That is correct SB although I wouldn't say crawl in a corner, sit down and weep, with me it's more. What the xxxx is going on? and we are now through the looking glass people. I try to be optimistic but its very very difficult at the minute and I wouldn't say I am a committed member of the 'It'll get better party' or a happy clapper. I don't know where this is going to end but it feels like we've been scraping the barrel for a long time now and that we are going to go through the bottom of it.

I agree that everyone will have opinions on why we are where we are. We all have opinions and views and we might not agree 100% of the time but we all have one thing in common and that's supporting Chesterfield FC and wanting the best for it. I find it difficult to see how we will survive if we get relegated to National League North especially with the debt. A mate of mine who is a Stockport fan told me there is a lot of similarities of what Stockport went through and what we are currently going through. You've only got to look at York City and Torquay United to see how far ex football league clubs can fall.