I seem to remember that Downes (the investor at Hinckley who has ultimately called in his loan which has contributed to this situation) was hailed as a club savior when he strode into town. It's a sign of what can happen when the toys get thrown out of the pram or the money dries up
Due to current uncertainties surrounding Eastwood Town the match Loughborough Dynamo v Eastwood Town due to be played on Saturday 2nd November 2013 has been postponed.
No further comments will be made by the League at this time
Scanning the NLP yesterday, it seems that the problems at Eastwood concerning their run in with HMRC hark back to their time under a previous regime. I bet it's that flash git who threw loads of money their way when they won the NPL. ANother example of an ueven playing field perhaps?
£2 million worth of debt (if correct) is pretty scandalous and smacks of ineptitude on a grand scale at best and something more sinister at worst.
Time for the authorities to do more so that they are permitted to examine the books periodically to protect the fans from this kind of outcome if nothing else
Perton Pitman wrote:£2 million worth of debt (if correct) is pretty scandalous and smacks of ineptitude on a grand scale at best and something more sinister at worst.
Time for the authorities to do more so that they are permitted to examine the books periodically to protect the fans from this kind of outcome if nothing else
We've been saying this for rather a long time now - I would think Supporters Direct should be saying as much to the football authorities - a non-league club going under can cause quite a lot of distress, financial and emotional - but I'd imagine the FA and other administrators will continue to stick their heads in the sand and react with shock when the next one goes under
By the way, another cracking quiz question in there, I know we do have some fans of that sport in our midst, but I wonder how many could name the teams in both leagues. I couldn't, and I just looked!
No crisis - we've found our level that's all...and what a relief as the expectation levels are at a level that they should have been at for at least a decade, i.e. zero