Launchpad, I understand your point, but I shall expand a little on mine. While it might be easier for a smaller establishment to cope with a downturn, the fact is that in the last 5 years the cost of flying has risen by a significant margin (fuel, insurance, Airways and Airport charges, rent etc...), and some clubs may find it difficult to return to the "modus operandi that existed prior to the sausage factory days". Difficult is not impossible, but for some clubs it might as well be.
As for the funding administration point, I couldn't agree more.