It's not really Clarkie's fault. From what I can gather, the board decided to slash the playing budget by 60%, hence Alun Armstrong and most of the team leaving for Darlington/York. Ex manager Tom Wade was apparently then asked to put together some players from the Northern League, which Spartans brought in and told Lee Clark to get on with it. I imagine they hoped Clarkie could turn dogs muck into gold, but it's not working so far. Relegation is a distinct possibility and some Blyth fans are wondering if this was the aim, all along.
I find it a bit strange that the likes of Gateshead, South Shields, Morpeth, Darlington can attract investment - but Spartans can't?