Budget blow to Boro boss Day

13 Dec 2016 By David Watters

EVO-STIK League Southern promotion-chasing Farnborough are cutting their playing budget to help balance the club's books.

The Yellows told fans that manager Spencer Day would have less cash to work with over the second half of the campaign before their 2-0 weekend win at Aylesbury United, officials blaming lower than expected gates so far this season despite the current success of Day's second-placed side.

In a statement also citing the failure of their Boost the Boro standing order fundraising scheme to take off, officials at Cherrywood Road said they could not continue to run the EVO-STIK League Southern Division One Central club at a loss and asked fans for their patience and support.

The club said: "We have been working so hard behind the scenes to generate funds through sponsorship, events and other commercial avenues, but with home games not even generating enough revenue to cover the cost of staging the match, these other revenue streams cannot be relied upon alone to pay the players dues.

"We are not prepared to run the club at a loss, as we know where that can lead, as seen in recent years and we pride ourselves in paying the players what is owed on time. Therefore difficult decisions need to be made extremely quickly and we have informed the manager of the budget position that looks likely to be adjusted imminently if things don’t change.

"We feel it is important to be upfront with our finances so supporters can fully understand the position. The players, management and volunteers support this in so many other ways that we will not detail but we can assure you they are all going well beyond what is expected and contribute to the club massively."

Urging fans to turn out in force for their festive fixture with AFC Dunstable, the club added: "We will continue to work tirelessly to promote the club and bring in more finance but will not risk the future of the club. So please do your bit and grab a friend or family member and get them down to Cherrywood Road, starting a week on Saturday. Your club needs you now."

To read the full statement, click here: http://www.farnboroughfc.co.uk/2016/club-statement-21.

Farnborough head to Egham Town in EVO-STIK League Southern action on Tuesday night hoping to overtake current leaders Royston Town who are in Buildbase FA Trophy action.

Images courtesy of www.farnboroughfc.co.uk

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Where next?

Good luck to our flag-bearers! Good luck from the EVO-STIK League Southern to Weymouth and Royston Town in the Buildbase FA Trophy on Tuesday night!

Trio have their carrots to progress! EVO-STIK League Southern North Leigh could be heading to Tranmere Rovers in the next round of the Buildbase FA Trophy while Royston Town and Weymouth could be meeting following Monday lunchtime's draw for the second round proper.