Club watch.....

Not satisfied with upsetting local businesses the Club has now decided to take a ‘swipe’ at its own fans.

"Here at ATFC, we would like to apologise for a comment that was made a few weeks ago regarding promoting the ATFC facilities to the detriment of local pubs and external facilities" – Aldershot Town FC match day programme, 16th October 2010.

And from the Club Secretary, in the same programme, came the following ‘warning’, "The economic climate is very hard at present and it’s not about to get better in the short term. So when we read about supporters complaining about the type of football KD is playing and that they won’t return until something changes just think carefully about what you are declaring".

Look 'Mr Secretary', our Club came back to life through the effort and combined emotional support of ‘us’, the fans. We therefore have every right to express both concern and opinion. And as you quite rightly point out…times are tough and we will all have to prioritise our expenditure in the future. The trick that you must pull off is to get the Shots priority rating to the top of the page….

And it does seem somewhat pointless to use such unfortunate language in a programme that will only be read by those who have continued to attend despite, ‘the type of football that KD is playing’, and it will certainly not be read by the 1000 fans who have already become established non-attendees.