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Is the deadline 19 March as you (and the renewal letter I got this morning) state, or is it 13 March as the leaflet I also got this morning states? Perhaps I'm getting confused. I'll look at it more closely this evening.

I'm sure they are, although it's important that those running the club don't blame the malaise entirely on poor results. It's just too easy.

Yes, the nettle was firmly grasped over David Burke's failure but if Paul Barber was involved in his removal, as I think you imply, it took him an awful long time to grasp it - he joined the club before the start of season 2012/13. By the time DB left the steep decline in the Albion's fortunes -...

So you're saying that the problem is that traditional supporters are spending nowhere nearly enough money and that's why they are having to be replaced/supplemented by 'new modern' fans who spend a lot more? Questions... Where's the evidence that traditional supporters spend less than 'new...

I agree with this too, although in the Withdean years it sometimes got more complicated than that. Dean Wilkins was said to want an 'us against the rest of the world' policy in his dressing room - the players versus everyone outside that door... staff, directors, supporters, away teams...

There will be a number of reasons why people don't renew and yes, the quality of the football will be up there among them. We needn't criticise these people - let's be grateful that they have given the club their money and support over the past few years. The underlying point is that four...

I'm with you as far as the renewing goes, but I'm not looking forward to the spin in the renewal letter. Last winter the club sent out cliché-ridden diatribe on the cheapest available paper with Tony Bloom's signature printed at the bottom and at least one example of smug self-justification per...