A Victory So Deserved & So Important (April 09)
February 2, 2010 by admin
Filed under AFCB - News Archive 07-09
- 20th April 2009
For the second season running, the team and the coaching staff are striving heroically to undo circumstances caused by the failures of those that controlled the club.
The victory on Saturday against Chester was nothing short of magnificent. The pressure on the team was vast, but they brushed aside all the off the pitch problems to record a vital victory. In doing so, they have provided an extraordinarily important lifeline.
They are within touching distance of securing Football League safety. This time they have had to overcome the Football League’s arbitrary deduction of a massive 17 points, ongoing financial worries and uncertainty over ownership. Such pressure is grossly unfair, which makes their successes under Eddie Howe all the more inspiring.
A contribution far beyond just points
Their efforts to overcome all the negativity thrust upon them and the club may well turn out to be the most critical contribution ever made to the club. League survival means the tangible value of professional football and higher revenues are retained. That massively increases the chance of investment and helps reassure those owed money, sponsors etc.
Off the pitch, there may well still be a mountain to climb, but that mountain is becoming easier to conquer thanks to the valiant efforts on the pitch.
And as always…
UP THE CHERRIES!
