Storming Norman

[alexbarmy]

There was over 12-18 months of petitions, protests after every game, supporters club actions, contacting the FL, boycotts etc before the sentinel came on board (radio stoke pandered to them until the end, which is probably why Sandoz doesn't cover any vale anymore due to the way he covered it). Before that tideswell called bratt a steady hand on the tiller. If you think the clubs being screwed, do something about it, rather than sitting there expecting others to.

I was referring to the Yank saga. Bratt was a steady hand-you lot just wanted more money pumping in to spend on wages or players.

[TwiceInABlueMoon]

The best thing us fans can do is notify the local press. Everyone send letters and emails, expressing your concerns, into the Crewe Guardian and the Stoke Sentinal. People power. Links below:

http://www.creweguardian.co.uk/contactus/

http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/contact.html

[NEVTHEDEV]

Fed up with all this crap,surely its got to be legal,if it goes through the books?

[valefaninpeace]

There was over 12-18 months of petitions, protests after every game, supporters club actions, contacting the FL, boycotts etc before the sentinel came on board (radio stoke pandered to them until the end, which is probably why Sandoz doesn't cover any vale anymore due to the way he covered it). Before that tideswell called bratt a steady hand on the tiller. If you think the clubs being screwed, do something about it, rather than sitting there expecting others to.

I was referring to the Yank saga. Bratt was a steady hand-you lot just wanted more money pumping in to spend on wages or players.[/quote]

Shows how much you know. Bratt was the root of all the problems. The American bloke didn't cause any. And by the time miller and deakin came along the club were already in trouble and everyone (apart from Sandoz) could see it. People dislike deakin and miller (no one is fussed about th

[Proggs]

Hi VFiP, thanks for the win yday. What do you make of Vales short-term future? Adams sign or not? A?150k at moment. How about Smurf? Gossip says he may walk.

[alexbarmy]

There was over 12-18 months of petitions, protests after every game, supporters club actions, contacting the FL, boycotts etc before the sentinel came on board (radio stoke pandered to them until the end, which is probably why Sandoz doesn't cover any vale anymore due to the way he covered it). Before that tideswell called bratt a steady hand on the tiller. If you think the clubs being screwed, do something about it, rather than sitting there expecting others to.

I was referring to the Yank saga. Bratt was a steady hand-you lot just wanted more money pumping in to spend on wages or players.[/quote]

Shows how much you know. Bratt was the root of all the problems. The American bloke didn't cause any. And by the time miller and deakin came along the club were already in trouble and everyone (apart from Sandoz) could see it. People

[alexbarmy]

Just so you know a bit more. The 1.8m pounds has been lent to Norman Hassall Limited. I looked at Norman Hassall Limited's accounts and lo and behold there is no cash there - it has been used.

It has been used to buy into Commercial Enterprises (Crewe) Limited - the company which effectively owns the land when the companies were split. Because when the 1.2m old loan was secured on his shares he needed more cash in order to buy into the land company. So he has borrowed another 1.8m to do this.

Effectively Norman will have 'paid' 3m pounds for his shares in the football club and land company (by extracting the cash from the club).

It's a twisted web of affairs - all know is that 3m pounds which could be used for the day to day running of the club has GONE.

[Timon]

Reported today that Italian businessman Massimo Cellino has been prevented from buying Leeds due to unpaid import duty on buying a yacht.

If the unpaid excise duty case by HMRC finally goes against Norman then the FL needs to know. - view external link

[alexbarmy]

Reported today that Italian businessman Massimo Cellino has been prevented from buying Leeds due to unpaid import duty on buying a yacht.

If the unpaid excise duty case by HMRC finally goes against Norman then the FL needs to know.

Very interesting - let's hope HMRC win!

[AstonAlex]

Very interesting - let's hope HMRC win!

Now that's not a sentence you hear every day!

But agreed, the short term upheaval might lead to a better long term financial future if the odd million in club funds doesn't get converted into shares every couple of years.