Brendan Flood says goodbye

[oldcolner]

Brendan Flood has posted a farewell message on Linked In as

Chairman of UCFB Holdings Ltd & Real Estate Developments Group , Director of Burnley FC & Businesswise


As a local lad, it has been a huge privilege to serve as a Director of #BurnleyFC since 2006,when we had a turnover of £6m and losses of £2m pa. It was very challenging back then. We have progressed slowly but steadily to a turnover of £130m and have become a consistently profitable club. We are known to be frugal but,in truth we,the Board, care so much about the Club because we are fans first and foremost. The biggest decision for any business is to choose a good #leadership team. We have chosen strong managers and the staff within the Club have been absolutely tremendous, having grown in confidence year on year.I will miss them the most. I hope that ALK, led by Alan Pace,contribute to the future of the Club and enjoy some of those special memories which only sport can provide. My favourite memory is the Championship Play Off final 1-0 win vs Sheffield United in May 2009. We have never looked back. Thank you Burnley- I have never wanted to be from anywhere else.

A man who has been a director of over 100 companies half not now trading can’t be faulted for effort and UFCB seems to be a success, that benefitted from club links. I hope they continue. I don’t know him but he seemed instrumental in getting promotion first time even though the loans seemed a bit dodgy and we would probably have been in deep doodoo if we had failed. He tried to build the US links years ago.


Good luck Brendan and thanks

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Some don't like him, but I do because his heart was always in the right place.

Bon Voyage.

[kritichris]

That's the thing with local directors, it's difficult to criticise them when they think they are doing the best for the club rather than serving their own interests. Teasedale had his critics but he saw us through some rough times.

[Altobelli]

Goodbye to bad rubbish, which is what he was and is.

[kritichris]

Goodbye to bad rubbish, which is what he was and is.

OK, I stand corrected, it isn't difficult to criticise them :-)

[Altobelli]

You was spot on with your quote kritichris " serving their own interests", which is what he did and in the end costing BFC just as much if not more than he actually put into the Club in the end

[alfinyalcabo]

You was spot on with your quote kritichris " serving their own interests", which is what he did and in the end costing BFC just as much if not more than he actually put into the Club in the end

Totally agree Alto.

[alfinyalcabo]

OK, I stand corrected, it isn't difficult to criticise them :-)

It isn't hard to criticise Teasdale Kriti.. Welcome to the board mate..

[kritichris]

It isn't hard to criticise Teasdale Kriti.. Welcome to the board mate..

Cheers alf..... Chris is fine, the Kriti bit is a throwback to when I used to live on Crete in 2007.

[oldcolner]

You was spot on with your quote kritichris " serving their own interests", which is what he did and in the end costing BFC just as much if not more than he actually put into the Club in the end

Alto did he not inject money (he didn’t have?) into the club in 2009 that led to our promotion, but would have put us at risk of administration had we failed to get up?

How did he take money out as the accounts seemed to say no directors took fees or dividends.