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Post by B*ue dragonstander on Sept 22, 2017 8:37:16 GMT
Thanks for making the effort Timeistight. A far more sensible and interesting post than a lot of recent garbage on this mb.
I like the first image in the sense that the location appears to be Perdiswell 😊
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Post by B*ue dragonstander on Sept 19, 2017 15:46:01 GMT
Feeble reporting by the WO. Just respewing the same ol crud nearly all of which is factually incorrect. I could go on but this puerile article doesn't deserve a detailed response.
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Post by B*ue dragonstander on Sept 18, 2017 9:05:48 GMT
I know Rich & Tim contacted BBC H&W to say about the 8-1 in 1991, but when was the last time we won by an 8 goal margin? I will go for the 12-2 home win v Oswestry in the mid 70s. I think it was he season we won SL Div 1 North...in style
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Post by B*ue dragonstander on Sept 17, 2017 21:22:53 GMT
opinions reasonably held are one thing. Defamation injurious to a persons reputation is another. Just saying.
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Post by B*ue dragonstander on Sept 16, 2017 15:37:35 GMT
The board has no intention of pursuing PW, nor Perdiswell come to that. They just want to drag the planning agony out so they can use up any assets left from the SGL sale. PW is a waste of time and that's the point. A red herring like that distracts any attention from the real goings on. The longer "supporters" hand money over to these charlatans the longer they'll have to rob WCFC, and the longer it will be before a new club emerges. At least we know the price of fish now. £100,000 for a single red herring. The fishing fleet at Yarmouth will be being rebuilt as I write. Is there no limit to how much the City Council are prepared to spend in an attempt to sideswipe Perdiswell and preserve their control of the Council? No wonder other budgets are being cut when a local authority can even consider doling out this sort of cash on a project that will never happen. By involving the Club and WFA I imagine they are trying to provide some veil of legality to this proposal although I doubt they will spend anything until the appeal on Perdiswell is determined. To do otherwise would surely expose the Councillors to the possibility of an investigation?
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Post by B*ue dragonstander on Sept 11, 2017 20:42:55 GMT
I don't suppose this is an attempt by the Council and Club to show that there is a better location for a new " stadium" than Perdiswell in advance of the planning appeal? No it couldn't be could it?
At least we have an " official " Red Herring in the shape of the Mygardenshedisbiggerthanthat Community Car Free Stadium.
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Post by B*ue dragonstander on Sept 10, 2017 18:47:40 GMT
Parsonage Way is a red herring that allows the Board to avoid getting behind Perdiswell. If they had to get behind Perdiswell there would only be one route by which the stadium could be funded and that is by changing the Constitution of the Limited company. Every action ..or rather inaction..of the Board over the past nine years points to the fact that this is the last thing that the Board will allow. What is there to hide? Shareholders are being treated like mushrooms.
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Post by B*ue dragonstander on Sept 9, 2017 8:53:29 GMT
Dragon you are absolutely right. I posted a while ago that the Club as constituted and managed is irrelevant. That was not quite right. The fact that it remains in existence means that it acts as a barrier to progressing the really important matters as set out clearly by the Supporters Trust.
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Post by B*ue dragonstander on Sept 9, 2017 8:13:52 GMT
All valid and important questions. Sadly far too many of these have remained unanswered for far too long.
The other issue that may be relevant is whether there is a substantial unpaid tax liability in relation to any gain made on the sale of SGL or has this been settled? We must be close to the time where it is not possible to defer tax by reinvesting in qualifying trading assets?
Might it be that this potential liability crystallised earlier in the year and was the root cause of the shambolic state of affairs at the tail end of last season?
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Post by B*ue dragonstander on Aug 27, 2017 13:54:34 GMT
The facilities at the HD Anywhere Community stadium are more than adequate for step 9 football. I just think that City would get better attendances there than at Bromsgrove.
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Post by B*ue dragonstander on Aug 27, 2017 12:44:51 GMT
I think it is fair to say that were a City side of even 3 seasons ago playing against opposition from our current league the vast majority of City fans would have labelled the opposition as "rubbish" as in "I can't be arsed to go and watch City play that rubbish". The quality at this level of the pyramid is hardly worth paying even £8 to watch. Attendances at most clubs just scrape into three figures which says all that needs to be said about the quality of the product.
On the other hand. A match can be entertaining at almost any level and there is the opportunity to have a beer or two in a relaxed atmosphere whilst getting some fresh air. In addition step 9 of the pyramid does offer one thing that City haven't had for years....a small but realistic possibility of reaching Wembley.
100% off topic post 😄
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FA Cup
Aug 23, 2017 12:20:27 GMT
Post by B*ue dragonstander on Aug 23, 2017 12:20:27 GMT
A bloke in the pub told me that Snape is planning to invade Poland before Christmas. I hope this doesn't detract from doing well in this league. I have to admit to mis- reading Poland as Poundland.
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Post by B*ue dragonstander on Aug 23, 2017 12:04:58 GMT
If they did have any then budgeting for any cup income beyond that from the rounds you are bound to play in would be outwith the normal assumptions under which a football club budget should be prepared.
If you do assume cup success then get knocked out at the point of entry then, other things equal, your budget is blown. Being conservative any cup success allows a little bit of a reserve for the rest of the season and might permit a little extra spending to build on any success later in the season.
Given what happened last season and the "whoops apocalypse" moments in March then one can only assume that the budget for last season was too optimistic which continued the pattern from previous decades. It would be difficult to believe that the spots on the leopard have changed this season.
On another point an exit before the first qualifying round shows how far the club has declined in the past decade. Frankly it is has been pathetic to watch the utter ineptitude (or whatever you want to call it )of the "Directors".
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Post by B*ue dragonstander on Aug 19, 2017 19:52:56 GMT
On yer bike matey!
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Post by B*ue dragonstander on Aug 19, 2017 17:31:24 GMT
Ok it's just over a mile ... but the first part from gmv station is downhill 😉 Bromsgrove must be a 2 mile walk at least?
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Post by B*ue dragonstander on Aug 19, 2017 16:02:13 GMT
Thanks to whoever removed that thread. The Club need divine intervention but not that badly.
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Post by B*ue dragonstander on Aug 19, 2017 15:57:01 GMT
There will always be people who go no matter what, which is fair enough, if they are comfortable having their club used for nefarious purposes behind the scenes, whilst being screwed into the ground by shifty and criminal individuals, then that's their choice. Its one of the reasons that criminals target football clubs as a front, they can get away with murder and the fans won't stop them, as long as a team plays on a Saturday, who cares about the property development scams, and the money laundering. Look how easy it was for George Reynolds at Darlington, and the Oystons are still at it at Blackpool. If fans hadnt forced the issue, Tommy Agombar would still be screwing over Hereford United. The list of clubs who have disappeared due to the activities of their Directors and owners is long and scary, and sometimes after the club had gone the scoundrels moved to another club, would anyone really want Eren or Sami Muduroglu involved in their football club? But its so easy for these shysters, because fans let them get away with it, so long as 11 players show up on the pitch (paid or unpaid) everyone gets their football fix. It's just a crying shame Michael Knighton didn't manage to wreck Man Ure though...😉
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Post by B*ue dragonstander on Aug 19, 2017 11:33:58 GMT
Twice as many trains from foregate street to Malvern than to Bromsgrove and it's only a 10 minute walk from the station. Buses run every 20 minutes and stop near the ground. Cycling it is 40 minutes to Malvern and 1 hour 20 to Bromsgrove if google is to be believed.
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Post by B*ue dragonstander on Aug 19, 2017 10:10:37 GMT
Do we actually have any mods on this board? I think we need one to take some action rather urgently....
PS Jesus said come forth but Liverpool came first...
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Post by B*ue dragonstander on Aug 19, 2017 10:02:37 GMT
One thing that has had me scratching my head given the level we are playing at is what in the name of Barry Williams lucky boots are we doing playing home matches in Bromsgrove? Why aren't we playing at Malvern Town? Surely the latter is only half the travel time away and is much easier to access by public transport? I would have thought the costs would be no more and probably less than using The Vic?
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Post by B*ue dragonstander on Aug 19, 2017 9:49:21 GMT
Or any sensible advice come to that.
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Post by B*ue dragonstander on Aug 19, 2017 9:45:08 GMT
You have to admit that the new stands are full and the new pitch is pancake flat albeit at little bare in places. ...
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Post by B*ue dragonstander on Aug 19, 2017 9:34:09 GMT
I think its a fair amount more than that for City. Last year charging £13 for adults, and with a crowd of circa 600, we still managed to spend probably £150,000 more than we brought in. Even if we reduce overheads by the full £150,000 we'd still have to have more coming through the gates at £8 for adults than we did last season. I've worked out that our income from gate receipts, with an average crowd of 400, will be about 60% of last season. I agree that 100 doesn't sound like it would be anywhere near enough. I am guessing that average revenue will be around £6 to £7 per head when concessions, complimentaries, directors etc are taken into account. So, say, City average 300 at home (might be more if the team has a good season on the pitch) that is just around £1,000 per week during the season plus sponsorship and commercial revenues. Someone on this board suggested that we are paying players £150 per week and if that is right as an average then taking overheads and ground share costs into account I am struggling to see how the Club can break even? If the team on the pitch keep banging in the goals and are at the top of the league then the average crowd could swell towards 350 - 400 but in reality who, other than a few die-hands, are going to turn out on a freezing February evening to watch City play the likes of Loughborough University? ( I know we don't play them then but it's a general point). I suppose what I am getting to is whether the Club is planning to run at yet another substantial loss in order to gain promotion back to the level at which the Board wanted us to play at this season? If so it would be a risky strategy and possibly a risk too far?
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Post by B*ue dragonstander on Aug 16, 2017 21:29:48 GMT
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Post by B*ue dragonstander on Aug 16, 2017 21:19:29 GMT
I see there were 90 or so fewer attending than there were at the opening match. I wonder what the break even attendance is for the season?
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Post by B*ue dragonstander on Jul 5, 2017 15:36:15 GMT
The determination of the planning application is the key to unlocking this.
Let's not forget how much support City as a team can muster. There is plenty of enthusiasm out there but there has been nothing to enthuse over since the 2008 EGM other than the ST and their sterling efforts.
I am pretty confident that one way or another there will be Worcester City owned by the supporters for the supporters before too long. The company board have no money and no ground and no prospect of raising one or owning or paying for the latter. They are becoming utterly irrelevant.
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Post by B*ue dragonstander on Jun 30, 2017 21:37:14 GMT
At least there is a plan from the Trust as to how to move forward. It is now up to the Ship of Fools to deliver on their commitment to make the the ClC a reality.
Once the planning decision finalises then the clock starts to tick on the need to implement it ( assuming the slippery snakes on the Council uphold the law as they are obliged to do). Once that happens there needs to be a time limit on how long the Board is given to organise the necessary constitutional changes. I would say that 90 days from planning approval is long enough for the company Board to organise the necessaries. Time is short and it needs to be made clear that any prevarication will result in a vote of confidence by the Trust.
The decline of City needs to be stopped and the time is coming where Hampson and co need to put on the spot and should they fail to deliver then they need to know that there is an alternative. Football clubs are hearts and souls not Boards and shares.
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Post by B*ue dragonstander on Jun 22, 2017 20:07:09 GMT
The land is, as you rightly say, the elephant in the room. However without the planning this is not an issue.
With planning consent granted then the local authority might have difficulty in refusing the transfer of the land to an eligible body capable of delivering the official planning policy of said local authority. There is of course many a slip twixt cup and lip...
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Post by B*ue dragonstander on Jun 22, 2017 19:56:35 GMT
Perhaps the meeting should be deferred until after the planning application for Perdiswell is finally concluded?
If not then the meeting simply becomes a meeting based on "if". Formulating policy or views on this basis becomes difficult if not impossible.
Might it not be better to hear supporters views when there is certainty on the site for a potential new ground? The delay is infuriating and unwarranted but it exists.
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Post by B*ue dragonstander on Jun 22, 2017 19:43:50 GMT
As I understand it WCFC are under no legal obligation to conduct AGMs. It may be a PR disaster for them not to do so but when did any of them care about that ? They have reduced a once great club to a minor league irrelevance so who apart from one or two on here is going to give a flying fcuk ? Spot on although I think it is more than one or two who do actually give a ff 😊 I
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