Good session last neet with Gordon Shepherd and Patrick Cryne

RE: We'll lose £3.5m this year?

The £3.5m loss was for the May 04 accounts, The £1.5m loss was for May 05 accounts, Gordon said that they were late filing 04 accounts due to problems with Ridsdale's accountants in London, deadline for 05 accounts was this Friday and it was going to happen.

 

must have confused you with someone else...

I always thought it was you who constantly got at his management skills, or lack of...

 

RE: Just a thought...........that were my thoughts until last night...

I thought because Ritchie is not bringing in new players there must be an hidden agenda and promotion is for next season
I was wrong
Both said that they will be devastated if we dont go up this season
Ritchies job is not safe !!!

 

RE: Just a thought...........that were my thoughts until last night...

His job's not safe ???????</p>



 why ? Don't they think we're making progress ?</p>

 

devastated???

we don't look like automatic and the playoffs are a lottery

 

apology...

you never have said he is crap, i confused you with that jonathan bloke...

you have however, criticised the defence, or lack of it at times, and I must say looking back at some of your comments now, that you have been in most cases had a valid point. Some of the stick you have had, is now being shown, and that includes some of my responses...


so, mmmmm...

one thing though, cheers for the feedback from the meeting, next time though, let us know on here, I am only a stone throw away from the cricket club and would have attended if I knew about it...

 

He was hell bent on going..

So maybe the feeling was that forcing him to stay would have destablised the squad.

 

Not last nite but...

<font face="verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">When I spoke to him the other week I asked him about the housing plan and what the intentions were. </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">He explained the structure of  Oakwell Comunity Assets Ltd - the company that owns the assets. There are 4 directors – Mr Shepherd, Mr Cryne and 2 <place w:st="on" />Barnsley</place /> councillors’ who’s names escape me. (One of whom is a long time season ticket holder)</font></p>

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<font face="verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> </font><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Although they've applied for the planning permission, no decision has been made to go forward should it be successful.</font></p>

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<font face="verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> </font><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">*Should* the board decide to go ahead and develop the land then how the money would be spent would depend on the 4 directors. Mr Shepherd said his vote would be to put the money back into the redevelopment of the stadium/ground. He said he thought this would also be Mr Cryne's intentions although clearly he couldn't speak for him. It would then depend on the other board members support.</font></p>

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<font face="verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> </font><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The holding company doesn’t have an income (until the club pays rent*) so exercises like getting the planning permission enhance the asset and thus increase the value of the company - a responsibility the directors have to the company shareholders (shares split 50-50 between Mr Cryne and Barnsley Council).</font></p>

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<font face="verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> </font><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: " mso-bidi-language:="" mso-ansi-language:="" mso-fareast-language:="" mso-fareast-font-family:="" times="" ?times="" new="" roman?;="" en-us;="" en-gb;="" ar-sa?=""><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">*Oakwell Comunity Assets Ltd  will only charge the club rent when the club makes a profit</font></span></p>

 

RE: Not last nite but...

Excellent. Thanks for that mucker.

 

so...

what would be wrong in issuing a statament of some sort to tell the fans that...

If that was stated, then their is no problem, but at least then the fans would know about it instead of having the club buldozed and re-located (its an exaggeration BTW) and letting rumours and comments get out of hand.

This makes perfect sense now