Hyde FC lost their 21st match of the season yesterday, 2-5 at home to Wrexham. They have not won a single match and drawn just three. Under 1,000 people saw them lose yesterday, whereas there were over 8,000 at Luton.
Luton and benefactor club Forest Green have budgets of £2m a year and can afford to pay their players £800 a week. Hyde have to manage on a budget around a tenth of that.
Hyde FC lost their 21st match of the season yesterday, 2-5 at home to Wrexham. They have not won a single match and drawn just three. Under 1,000 people saw them lose yesterday, whereas there were over 8,000 at Luton.
Luton and benefactor club Forest Green have budgets of £2m a year and can afford to pay their players £800 a week. Hyde have to manage on a budget around a tenth of that.
They are one of a handful of part-time teams left in the top tier of the non-league system and all the others have more resources than Hyde. Playing in Greater Manchester is particularly challenging for a non-league club (and indeed some lower tier Football League clubs) trying to attract crowds.