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Post by willjones on Sept 30, 2008 14:31:29 GMT
Chris is a roofer from Yorkshire and ties bags around his feet as he can't afford shoes..blood and stone spring to mind!
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The good news is the denial of the suggestion you're about to enter administration. I'd feel sorry for you if that were to happen and we know all too well at United how painful it can be - as I say though, the next few years arn't going to be easy for any club and it's a tough market at the moment as the attendances are showing.
Quite a lot of the content of the article wasn't denied; gossip, speculation and rumour are widespread in football and the Internet. I'm very surprised that BSP lifted an article from what's pretty much a fanscene site. When we had redundancies over the summer as a result of re-structuring there was all kinds of speculation about impending administration in the local paper and on this forum - thankfully it would appear just as with the U's there is no truth in it.
The best run clubs over the next 3/4 years I feel will be rewarded in spades - I can see quite a few teams really struggling to survive the economic climate and the problems it will pose.
Onwards and upwards.
Will
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2008 14:37:06 GMT
One way we can beat this kind of rubbish is to make small differences ourselves. Make it our own personal project to encourage others to come along and support Histon - the fans are an absolutely integral part of the club. Even if you manage to get one extra fan along for one game, it could help - and we might even get a new regular fan, or set of fans out of it. The news story was a scary insight into how I might feel if the club *did* go bust. Lets boost gate sales and shut these critics up for once and for all!
I definately think that an on-air apology would be great.... but unlikely. This brand of lazy, and downright demoralising, journalism should be stamped out though. You can complain directly, and loudly, to the guys at Blue Square Premier using the address below (its free!!!). I for one will be making my feelings known!
Within the UK:
FREEPOST Bluesq.com
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2008 15:02:40 GMT
So, if you do pursue legal proceedings, will you be using the same barrister as in the Craig Pope affair? LOL
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Post by mikecheck on Sept 30, 2008 15:36:23 GMT
aslong as Chris Vessey is out of pocket for being such an a*se then i couldnt care who helps out.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2008 15:39:06 GMT
Nothing is going to happen to Chris Vessey. Aside from the fact that he was a conduit rather than author of this story (i.e. he wouldn't be the immediate target), everything he wrote has been confirmed by an employee of Histon FC, apparently.
There is a mole in the ranks.
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Post by mikecheck on Sept 30, 2008 15:45:08 GMT
everything he wrote has been confirmed by an employee of Histon FC, apparently.
Apparently, according to himself?
Why would they let him write it then deny it..
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2008 15:55:06 GMT
One would imagine that the Histon FC employee Vessey spoke to did so on condition of anonymity.
Anyway, if Vessey gets successfully sued, I will eat my hat.
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Post by mikecheck on Sept 30, 2008 15:56:56 GMT
The question on everyones lips is...
What kinda hat? and do we get to watch you do it at half time at the glassworld?
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Post by awaytravelandy on Sept 30, 2008 16:31:37 GMT
STATEMENT FROM BLUE SQUARE: It has come to our attention that the headline story on www.bluesqfootball.com on 29th September 2008, regarding Histon FC, was misleading. Blue Square sponsorship manager Matt Cook has made the following statement: “A story that was featured on www.bluesqfootball.com earlier today regarding the financial position of Histon Football Club was entirely untrue and misleading. We would like to take this opportunity to accept that the source of this story was not of the credible nature that the member of the editorial staff had anticipated. Further investigation has found that the story originated from a fan of rival club Cambridge United and has no basis in truth whatsoever. Blue Square understand that the website is seen as the definitive guide to Blue Square Premier, North and South football and therefore has a responsibility to carry completely factual content. We apologise to fans and everyone at Histon Football Club for the inconvenience and any embarrassment that this story may have caused.” |
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Post by jasper on Sept 30, 2008 16:35:09 GMT
More muck spreading. I think Mr Viper should issue an apology to the club but that would take guts and I doubt he has any, but feel free to prove me wrong. Histon should take whatever action against these clowns they think appropriate. The clown Viper would go down a storm in the "City" short selling bank stocks and putting someone else out of a job. I have given cash to both City and United in times of trouble and did not expect our club to receive in return a blatant attempt to try and put us in financial difficulties with wild speculation of this sort. Rumour of this kind causes doubt in potential sponsors minds and can seriously undermine a club financially. Take a bow Viper...well done!  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2008 16:52:46 GMT
Interestingly, if you read what Baldwin said in the CEN, the only bit he refutes is that sponsors have pulled out. He doesn't deny that the players haven't been paid for September yet, or that you've lost £250,000k last year on a £400,000k turnover. Aren't those figures slightly worrying?
PS. I think doubt will be put in potential sponsors' minds by the fact that your attendances - already very low - have only got lower this year.
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Post by musicman on Sept 30, 2008 17:24:43 GMT
Interestingly, if you read what Baldwin said in the CEN, the only bit he refutes is that sponsors have pulled out. He doesn't deny that the players haven't been paid for September yet, or that you've lost £250,000k last year on a £400,000k turnover. Aren't those figures slightly worrying? PS. I think doubt will be put in potential sponsors' minds by the fact that your attendances - already very low - have only got lower this year. You clearly know little, if anything, about how businesses operate, especially in sport where there is little money to be made and most clubs survive through patronage. Don't poke your nose into business you don't understand, as my father said to me. |
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Post by willjones on Sept 30, 2008 17:36:58 GMT
Jasper - I'm just glad the rumours/reports about imminent administration have been refuted so adamantly. I was 100% sincear in my offer of help when I thought, like many, the rumours could be true.
Rumours and speculation like this can certainly be unsettling as you say but sadly it's very common nowerdays and in the current climate - look at us over the summer with people suggesting on here we were going to the wall...days away from administration again...people speculate and hear rumours all the time, that's football.
As I keep saying, it's going to be a tough few years for a great many number of clubs both in the league and non-league - people are spending less and less money on leisure each month and clubs are going to have to cut thier cloth accordingly, at all levels of the game.
Will
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2008 18:10:30 GMT
Interestingly, if you read what Baldwin said in the CEN, the only bit he refutes is that sponsors have pulled out. He doesn't deny that the players haven't been paid for September yet, or that you've lost £250,000k last year on a £400,000k turnover. Aren't those figures slightly worrying? PS. I think doubt will be put in potential sponsors' minds by the fact that your attendances - already very low - have only got lower this year. You clearly know little, if anything, about how businesses operate, especially in sport where there is little money to be made and most clubs survive through patronage. Don't poke your nose into business you don't understand, as my father said to me. Don't be a patronising sh*t, as my father said to me. Particularly when it's completely misplaced. I understand that football clubs (with a few exceptions) don't make money and require patronage. But it goes without saying that it is desirable for a club to be as independent of this patronage as far as possible, as it can easily dry up.. A small club like Histon are both (i) particularly susceptible to it drying up and (ii) particularly dependent on it. A precarious combination. However, the main point I was trying to make in my previous post is as follows: it's being presented by Baldwin and the CEN as if Vessey has made up a host of unfounded rumours about Histon. This is clearly incorrect. Firstly, he reprinted rather than originated the article. Secondly, there is only one bit of it which is actually open to any doubt (sponsors leaving). I just wanted to point both of those FACTS out as they seem to have been missed. No doubt deliberately by the CEN as "Cambridge supporter spins web of lies about Histon" sells more papers than "Non league journalist writes article about Histon". |
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Post by musicman on Sept 30, 2008 18:50:51 GMT
Don't be a patronising sh*t, as my father said to me. Particularly when it's completely misplaced. Oh dear, you really don't understand, do you? However, the main point I was trying to make in my previous post is as follows: it's being presented by Baldwin and the CEN as if Vessey has made up a host of unfounded rumours about Histon. This is clearly incorrect. Firstly, he reprinted rather than originated the article. Secondly, there is only one bit of it which is actually open to any doubt (sponsors leaving). Baldwin has said nothing about Vessey, neither has the CEN - other than that they took the story from his website. You need to calm down a bit. |
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