What Will Happen to the Inbetweeners?

I always enjoy pieces by Roger Titford in When Saturday Comes that look at the sociological side of the game and there's an excellent article in the recent 400th issues that looks back to the state of the game in the wake of World Wars I and II and how it may look after coronavirus. 

A phrase about those 'in between' the big clubs and those in non-league struck a chord as I have thought for some time that many in Leagues One and Two are stuck between a rock and a hard place as the riches above them get greater. 

Having to run to stand still financially means significantly reduced ticket prices are hard to deliver while all-seater, sometimes out of town, stadiums do not deliver the kind of beer-in-hand vibe of the terraces that some non-league clubs are tapping into. 

As I wrote about Grimsby Town recently, the recent suspension of football has merely reinforced how the Mariners and so many others remain a focal point for their respective towns. 

Fundraising efforts, supporters not claiming season ticket refunds and fans already signing up for next season, without knowing when and what that will look like, have been in evidence from Carlisle United to Crawley Town and all points in between while the Premier League and Championship have been played to their conclusion but the future still remains very uncertain.