Exeter’s financial woes

Exeter City are so short of cash that manager Paul Tisdale cannot sign any loan players to strengthen the squad which was weakend by the departure of a number of key players at the start of the season.


Attendances are down by 20 per cent on last season averaging at about 4,000.   This is a big fall and it is not clear why it has occurred even given difficult economic times.

Exeter City are so short of cash that manager Paul Tisdale cannot sign any loan players to strengthen the squad which was weakend by the departure of a number of key players at the start of the season.


Attendances are down by 20 per cent on last season averaging at about 4,000.   This is a big fall and it is not clear why it has occurred even given difficult economic times.


The club is owned by a fans’ trust so there is no benefactor on hand to pump in money.  Being reliant on a benefactor carries with it the risk of being left high and dry when the money runs out, but there are also downsides to the fans’ trust model.