Would a community owned club have the resources to get back into the Football League?
Gazes enviously in the direction of Exeter City, AFC Wimbledon, Newport County, or indeed Motherwell & St Mirren.
Always advocated for supporters to have a stake in their football clubs, however the problem tends to be when they are fully owned, a glass ceiling is reached.
Newport are facing a deficit in their operational budget and lost £1.2m last year. Currently seeking investment.
Portsmouth supporters- even with their substantial fan base- had to go cap in hand to Disney.
Scarborough, and Darlington especially are struggling to escape, even this level.
Exeter have bucked the trend in recent years with their fantastic youth set up.
Maybe the answer lies abroad with German 51/49 model.