Bonser dismisses Saddlers sales

21 January 2009 14:47
A reduction in season ticket sales and gate receipts has left the Saddlers £350,000 out of pocket compared to where they were this time last year.[LNB]Bonser insists new boss Chris Hutchings will not have to sell anyone in a bid to reclaim the money but could not guarantee wantaway defender Anthony Gerrard, who on the transfer list at this request, would still be at the club beyond January.[LNB]"We are around £350,000 down on gate receipts and season ticket sales on where we were last year," said Bonser in the Express and Star.[LNB]"When you've got Woolworths closing, Marks and Spencer closing shops, Aston Martin and Jaguar in trouble and thousands of redundancies announced every day, football clubs aren't immune.[LNB]"A lot of people have lost their jobs and although they are supporting Walsall from their armchairs they cannot afford to come to the club."[LNB][LNB]

Source: Team_Talk