Robbie

Let’s be honest about what’s actually happened at #swfc. The apparent back-up plan was clear: sell Charles for a serious fee (£3–5m) to stabilise cashflow. That injury didn’t just hurt on the pitch, it blew a hole in the financial plan. Since then, this hasn’t looked like strategic rebuilding. It’s looked like survival. Players sold (or being lined up to be sold) not because it makes football sense, but because wages have to be paid and the lights have to stay on. That’s not normal. And we should stop pretending it is. The media circus around the administration hasn’t helped. The hype, the leaks, the breathless talk of multiple bidders from day one only made the process noisier, slower and more fragile than it ever needed to be. Buying a football club in administration requires verified funds. Cash. Certainty. Not hopes, dreams or grand future plans. Clubs with real buyers don’t strip their squad to the bones or dump players at knock-down prices. That happens when there’s no safety net and no clarity on timing. Yes, there is light at the end of the tunnel. The right buyer, with the right funding, will wait for the right price. That’s how proper acquisitions work. But let’s stop pretending this looks healthy or normal. And in the middle of all this, the manager is being asked to do the impossible. Compete, motivate, stabilise and somehow plan for a future that keeps shifting week by week. That’s not leadership failure on the touchline. That’s structural chaos above it.

Club statement | Darren Moore Read here: port-vale.co.uk/news/club-stat… #PVFC | #PVFC150

Just about done. #SWFC