To the Cobbold brothers who famously served as Chairmen of Ipswich Town in the 1970s and 1980s, the idea of a crisis was the boardroom at Portman Road running out of wine.
However, for Riviera Stadium Ltd who recently had their takeover of Torquay United ratified by the National League board matters are currently of a much more serious nature.
Heavy rainfall on Tuesday night saw their midweek fixture away to Solihull Moors washed out and as a result the Gulls dropped into the National League relegation zone without kicking a ball as their rivals all won their respective fixtures. This now means that greater importance is now placed on United's next fixture with fellow strugglers Guiseley, managed by former Gulls loanee Adam Lockwood.
A win for the Gulls against the West Yorkshire outfit would lift them back out of the bottom four, but defeat would prove to be far more problematic for Kevin Nicholson's side.
This time last year, United were on 29 points and were 22nd in the league table, six points and one place better off than then.
The Gulls then went on to clinch another 22 points from their remaining 14 fixtures to clinch survival with a total of 51 points.
A similar return will almost certainly be necessary this time around for United as only six points separate them in the 21st place from 17th placed Braintree Town.
