A few years ago my mother took over as of a small club, the sec had died, having been sec for nearly 70 years! The club had nothing apart from the essentials and the old secs twizzle stick for working out the results.
I decided to organise a sale for the club so they could buy a calculator etc, I wrote to all the studs advertiseing in the BHW and RP over a period of a month and only 1 even bothered to reply!
That to me summed up where the sport was heading 20yrs ago!
These studs may one day realise who puts money in there pockets!