Not a lot but 4k towards a striker

Quoted from 75

After receiving advice from a couple of people, I'll look to put the cash in as a loan or as shares.

Quoted from Marinerz93

Not more benign loans  , maybe buy the shares for yourself or donate them to the trust if that's allowed  

Quoted from RoboCod

This location thing that seems to have sprouted up is barmy. There's no end of nice places to live in this area, and as we spent so much of the last 30 odd years flying high in the higher divisions signing all manner of great players who moved to the area I can't see how this is now a problem, especially as the problem is blindingly obvious...we're in the shitty Conference.
I have no doubt, in my personal view, that we will need to stump up some considerable cash to get the goal scorer to win us those vital games we've constantly let slip in recent seasons. Have we got/did we have the cash to wrestle Bogle/Williamson away? Will the old 'GTFC made an offer that was considered derisory' story pop up, as it seems to almost annually in the GET in 6 months time? Are we considered such a big fish in a small pond that these smaller clubs just want to fleece us ?

I don't know, but I do know location would not/should not enter into it when we deal professionally with a player, offer a proper fee and show the location to them as we used to to such fantastic effect not so long ago.

Quoted from Grimsby Telegraph | 9th May 2014

Grimsby Town looking at selling shares to boost club's transfer budget

GRIMSBY Town fans could be given the opportunity to boost the club's summer transfer coffers.

Selling shares to supporters is just one of the initiatives being discussed at boardroom level as the Mariners prepare for next season's assault on the Conference.

The club are exploring ways of bolstering next season's playing budget which, as reported, will be lower than that of this campaign.

The details of the initiative have not yet been finalised, but John Fenty told the Telegraph that it would give Town more clout when recruiting new players.

He explained: "There's been a suggestion from one of the board members that we might seek to sell shares in order to top up the playing budget.

"It is seen of a way of raising funds to add to what we do know will be a slightly reduced playing budget from last season.

"There's no doubt that in the last few seasons, the size of the playing budget has played a large part in determining which clubs have been promoted – you can argue it goes hand in glove."

Town are expected to release their retained list of players imminently, with attentions quickly turning to the hunt for new recruits.

And Fenty said the scheme could enable Hurst to be more expansive in that search.

He continued: "Often, if you ask a manager where he's expecting to finish a season, he'll say; 'show me the budget and I'll tell you where we'll finish'.

"I know it's not exactly like that and it's a lot more scientific, but that does often allow a manager to plan for the coming season.

"It's an initiative that has been suggested by one of the board members and one that we'll look to roll out in the near future.

"You hope that it would be very successful because it would enable us to strengthen the budget further, which I'm sure the manager would take great glee in.

"Let's hope the opportunity realises some success because there's no doubt that most clubs that have enjoyed success have enjoyed the bigger budgets."

Keep reading your Grimsby Telegraph for updates on the scheme as they are revealed.

Quoted from Maringer

Location isn't just about having somewhere nice to live, it's having things around to do.

Young footballers are invariably going to want to live in or near a major city for the nightlife and social opportunities that a relatively small, impoverished town just can't offer. It's no surprise that some of our players tend to keep themselves based in Sheffield/Notts/Hull(!) and then commute over here so I think our location does affect our 'pulling power' and is an important factor to consider.