Weymouth managed a crowd of just 967 after slashing admission prices in what could have been their last match. With players unpaid in 2009, and there being no insurance in place, loan signing Jordan Collins was the oldest player fielded today at the age of 20 and the only one with any Conference experience - having started nine games over the past two seasons. With no squad left, manager Alan Lewer is expected to quit shortly and will be followed out the door by Chief Executive Gary Calder. Even if the club finish the season being the Conference whipping boys, they are unlikely to be allowed to remain in the division.
Northwich were handed back the keys to their ground yesterday, 37 days after being locked out, but this morning lost manager Steve King as he resigned after 109 days. Like Weymouth, their players and staff have not been paid for over two months and the first player walkout - of Lee Steele to Barrow - is likely not to be the last.
Lewes face a winding up order from Portakabin in early March with a self-imposed deadline for investors already passed, meaning that the court date will decide their future without immediate investment. Having now lost nine straight games they have had to return two loan players back to Barnet as they didn't have the money to pay for them. They are 15 points short of safety, and expect to fail ground grading regulations to retain their Conference status anyway, so they are expected to enter Administration in the next two weeks.