You may have stumbled on something here.

Pay on the gate and tax man takes 20% in VAT

Anyone wishing to donate their gate fee should pay the club directly. Perhaps write out a cheque payable to WTW and drop it into the club shop.

I'll be doing the same

I shall be making a donation on Sunday by cheque, I agree to buy a ticket would be subject to VAT

I get what you're trying to achieve BUT if the club has a "black hole" in the accounts, then it will need to be plugged by entries throu the accounts - either as profit on sales or capital injections from i) additional shares being sold (not currently likely), ii) from directors/shareholders loaning funds to the club (possible, but clearly MC/CB wish to avoid this) or iii) from player sales (increasingly ominous).

The solution is clearly beyond what many of us can put together as individuals with relatively limited means.

The best I can think of is (and only for for those who can afford it) to pay for season tickets in full using a credit card. That way, if (and hopefully this is a very big "if"icon_wink.gif the club folds before the start of the season, the credit card provider would be able to refund you directly. They would then join the list of unsecured creditors.

This.

Write a cheque. Write donation on the back. Give it to me on Sunday or a staff member. Every little helps as the saying goes