Hereford United director Nick Nenadich feels luck has not been on the side of the Bulls recently.
"What has been the most difficult thing is relegation and the costs associated with it," Nenadich told BBC Hereford and Worcester.
"And you can't legislate for those because it's not only money that you lose, it's paying people off, all the costs associated with it, the fair weather supporters saying they're not watching that rubbish.
"So gates drop and you are left with your hard-core of people who through thick and thin will support you. They come in with whatever they can afford.
"I've thought many times I don't need to be beating myself up here but when you see those people you think no I'm not going to jack this, I'm going see it through."
Nenadich feels the low transfer fees received for Sam Clucas and Ryan Bowman didn't reflect their true value, especially for Clucas.
"We knew that before Sam went to Mansfield, Crewe had offered £40K for him but Sam chose Mansfield and then very quickly he starting scoring goals.
"Nottingham Forest are now talking £350/£400K for him.
"In three months his valuation has rocketed from £15k to £400K, it does leave a funny taste in your mouth.
"The sell on clause is 15% but sadly for us he is injured at the moment, an ankle injury I understand, so he's not likely to move in the January window. Perhaps the end of the season.
"I don't want to put too fine a point on this but I think it's fair to say if we didn't have bad luck we wouldn't have any luck!"