Similar situation at BPA with Bob the Builder, if he withdrew they would plummet down the leagues. They haven't even got their own ground. I remember when Bob Blackburn took over the club and said he was going to build this stadium to take BPA into the Football League, as strong opponents to Bradford City, in 5 yrs I think he said, I stand corrected if am wrong. It didnt happen. BPA go through more managers than any other non league team I can think of. If he pulled the rug they'd be gone.

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He doesn't have to leave, just look at Gretna when Brooks Mileson passed away. It must be nice for a club to have a "sugar daddy" but there are far too many variables for it to be a safe development plan. The infrastructure of a club is what really suffers when the money disappears, the players/coaches generally move on, the background staff and services, which have grown as the club grows then struggle and ultimately pay the price as a club contracts, through no fault of their own.

These clubs should ideally consolidate a level which is suitable, maybe the likes of Crawley and Fleetwood will if the crowds remain and the "sugar daddy" investment is gradually withdrawn and replaced with something more sustainable. History is split on this though with some successes and probably an equal amount of failures. Personal opinion is that it's too risky, as others have said though there isn't a lot a club can do if the people in control have their own and do as they see fit.

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Fleetwood Town used to have the same support, if not less, than what AFC Fylde get now, back in their Unibond days. The attendances took a huge jump for them as they approached closer to the football league.

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Kirkham Wesham talking more bull crap again. You have reached your summit of sustainability where you are now. Embrace it and enjoy it.

How can you label fact as "bullcrap" dimwit?

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