Ebbsfleet Boss contemplates consequences of Cup exit

Liam Daish has admitted that Ebbsfleet’s failure to sustain a decent FA Cup run could pose problems financially in the future. Fleet’s uncharacteristically, lacklustre defeat to Redbridge, three divisions below the Kent based club, has left Daish pondering an FA Cup exit that the club can ill afford. Daish said, “I’m sure the chairman and directors ticked this off as revenue. I'm sure there'll be ramifications one way or the other.” As well as missing out on the £12,000 prize money, Ebbsfleet have also thrown away the chance of a money spinning FA Cup first round tie. Daish continued, “It's a question for the people above. It's prize money and we know how hard it is at the moment, and how hard we work out there to get money in.”

Ebbsfleet currently sit 15^th in the Blue Square bet Premier table after picking up 8 points from their last four league games. With the Fleet having played three of their last four games away from Stonebridge Road, they have announced that they have rearranged their home league clash with Stockport County, to help with the clubs revenue, to the weekend of the first round of the FA Cup.