Lord knows we’ve been through tough times before, but this season has been nothing short of a disaster. After the relative highs of survival last year, many of us had hopes of kicking on. It’s not worth focusing on what we actually got – it is, frankly, too depressing. Just one game to go, right?
Off the pitch, things have been far from ideal too. A conveyor belt of managers have all looked like the wrong appointment, transfer business hasn’t been joined up, and the only solution proposed has been to buy a pub. Maybe it will all be easier to cope with if we’re pissed. It certainly can’t make it harder.
Now, news of the Dr’s fraud conviction seems to have broken in the papers, there’s even more cause for concern. As if watching the club as an entity struggling wasn’t hard enough, we’re now faced with serious questions about the backers of the club’s financial stability. The Dr’s well publicised bankruptcy and the collapse of the Dartford Disneyland project leave a dark cloud hanging over us, with fears that his past financial mismanagement may cause us further trouble too. Despite officially relinquishing ownership, his family is still funding the club. The status of his family members involved in the club is unclear. It’s all extremely unsettling—if their money disappears, what happens to us?
It’s hardly like we’re a prime asset. And with an Independent Football Regulator in the offing, scrutiny on club ownership is increasing – making it even harder to find a replacement owner. If Ebbsfleet United as an organisation gets caught up in these investigations, we could face more uncertainty at a time when stability is exactly what we need. There’s no doubt this season has been one to forget, but what worries us now is whether things could get even worse. If financial turmoil is looming, we may be in for an even harder fight—one that goes beyond relegation battles and into existential survival.
We deserve transparency. We deserve a club that is built on solid foundations, not on the precarious dealings of a man who has now been exposed in court. After a season like this, morale is low enough, but the uncertainty surrounding our future makes it even harder to see a path forward. We have endured hardship before, and we’ll always be proper supporters of the team, but right now, the future feels more uncertain than ever.
All we demand is honesty, accountability, and a plan for stability—because after this nightmare season, we simply cannot afford more chaos. That, or we need ownership that can deliver it.
You can read the full piece on the fraud conviction here
