WATERLOO look destined for relegation – but that may yet prove a blessing in disguise.

Bottom of National Two with just one win does not bode well and with five clubs possibly going down due to restructuring, the Crosby outfit are probably too far off the pace to recover sufficiently to avoid the drop.

However, with travelling costs proving such a burden at more than £30,000 this term, a drop to a more regionalised league might do the club a massive favour, certainly in commercial terms.

As looks likely, if they become part of a new National Two North not only will travel costs be reduced but with home fixtures against more local opposition such as Fylde, Kendal, Preston Grasshoppers and Macclesfield, gates should also improve. In turn that could lead to increased income from gate receipts and bar takings as visitors will be more inclined to tarry a touch longer rather than set out immediately for a 300-mile trip back to Cornwall!

At the moment Waterloo would be competitive at that level but only if they can hang on to the core of this season’s squad and to ensure that, negotiations must begin early in the new year sending out a clear message that despite this season's problems Waterloo are still in business and will be a force to be reckoned with in the future.

 To leave it until the end of the season is not an option as other clubs will almost certainly be looking for easy pickings from the squad. Some players will leave, in the modern game that is inevitable, but to sign as many players up as early as possible leaves time to recruit from elsewhere.

Despite the problems there is a bright for the club but only if they get organised both on and off the field and with the right people in place to take the club forward. The answer is in their own hands.

NEXT GAME: Waterloo v Birmingham & Solihull, National Two, November 29.