Farbrace's dilemma: Should I stay or should I go?

The director of cricket is also the best communicator at the club and he has played a vital part around the club and at members’ forums and Q&As in stressing that this season could still be a successful one despite the financial turmoil swirling around Hove.

In most of those forums and interviews Farbrace has hinted that his fourth season in the role might be his last. Eight of his players are out of contract when it finishes and drastic cuts to the playing budget and squad size are almost certain as the county tries to reduce its debts and any new arrivals have to be approved by the ECB.