Day 272

Samba Kanouté’s run in the first team is paying dividends on the training ground. The young defender showed signs of improvement in nearly every aspect of his game in March. We’re expecting him to develop into a good League 1 player (that’s two divisions up from the Conference league) over the next few years; this is a great start.

Gateshead swept the monthly awards, with the top two spots in the Player of the Month prize, first place in the Young Player of the Month award, and the Manager of the Month honours all going their way. They also scored one of the three best goals in the Blue Square Bet Premier in March.

The club lost £44,818 last month. That’s an improvement on February’s £59,676. With promotion all but guaranteed now, I think we’ve turned the corner and will have little further reduction in finances. The current balance is £564,399 in the red; I’d say that’ll drop between fifty and a hundred thousand pounds more before swinging quickly in the other direction. Next season should begin with a positive balance, then the club can work on profitability.