The future of the club remains in doubt with no guarantee of further FFA funding beyond this weekend.

And Culina believes a paltry turnout for tomorrow's game against Perth Glory will cast a further shadow.

"The people of Newcastle have to ask themselves, do they want a football team in this town?" Culina told AAP.

"Because it is serious, it is very serious and I know one thing, if FFA doesn't see that we are desperate to have a football team in this town, we won't have a football team.

"Because who wants to put huge money - whether it's (owner) Con (Constantine) or FFA - into a football club that, really, the town doesn't care if it's there or not."

And the Jets coach warned that it was folly to adopt the approach that such dramas always reslove themselves in the end.

""It is important that they support us because we are in a serious situation, let's not kid ourselves and think this is just a beat up and Newcastle will be alright," he added.