Could we not argue that is exactly what we are doing this season hence why we maybe lost the likes of Holt, Tiffoney and Turner to other clubs with bigger budgets or even clubs with form for not balancing their books.
Hypothetically if the players fund (begging bowl) say raised even enough in January to allow Dools to sign someone of that level again and give us a real crack at promotion I for one cannot see that being a bad thing. Also its a direct fund to the squad as if I was in a position to give club say 25k in Jan I would insist it went to playing budget and not say new bulbs for floodlights or toilet overhauls (although much needed there).