GIven that they've made a complete Horlicks of it, is there any possibility for them to turn it round.For me ,theres a complete paradox in what they've attempted to do,everythings been back to front.It stems from the initial strategy ,let the football man hold the riegns,go for promotion,when a move on the stadium ,probably feasable financially at the outset did'nt get a look in. I'm sure this would have brought them immense popularity at that point ,and would have helped hold crowds up even now ,let alone income.Instead the mantra from Ranson whenever it was brought up was "we won't be moving on that any time soon ",used to infuriate me.Not enough homework done in this respect.Once that end of the club had been secured would have been the time to introduce the football man,but again while his strategy of player trading to generate income was sound enough,his managerial appointments left a lot ot be desired,Coleman particularly seemed like a puppet appointment,a couple of years on the lash by the sound of things. Then Aidy, unlucky to lose Turner who had been a revelation ,sought Marlon,seemed to take an age to get him through the door ,finance ,reputation?While being extremely skillful ,he may just have upset the dressing room dynamic when we entered the slump,i'm convvinced we would have tolerated the dire tactics had we remained in the playoff spots .it should'nt be forgotten that their sackings probably contribute £1m. per year to our losses,so for me Ranson did'nt deliver.So now we get yesterdays statement ,it all sounded so hollow , and frankly would change zip.There really is'nt enough investment available to do whats truely nessecary,which IMO would be to purchase ACL outright,with the freehold from the council coming relatively cheaply if valuations are to be believed.They just don't have the credibilty to achieve this were the finance available ,as they obviously did'nt at the outset,but if they could through a massive leap of faith ,they just might be able to turn the villianous title of asset strippers away from themselves,being seen to be longterm investors looking to the longterm for their rewards. The trust in them is dead ,the management seen to be flawed ,it ain't going to happen for them ,the King is dead long live the King, time for a coronation .
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