Pre-Match Thread HMRC v SUFC - FINAL hearing on 1st March. DISMISSED

[Smiffy]

Is it a reasonable assumption that Ron may be waiting for those 5 stated companies to be wound up before he secures the loan for Southend? It made me wonder that if he secured the loan before his court case, the judge may well say, "You've just had £5m given to you, pay the tax on these companies."

I hope not as one of those 5 is us...

 

[Blues4LifeDan]

I hope not as one of those 5 is us...

I was referring to the companies that are in court on Wednesday. Maybe it's 4 rather than 5. Either way, I'm no financial expert and like many of us poor souls, am just clutching at straws.

 

[Linda Loan Shark]

Is that why he has taken a £5m loan out to pay the other 4 companies he owes money to as well as Southend?

 

[CanveyCastle]

Is that why he has taken a £5m loan out to pay the other 4 companies he owes money to as well as Southend?

Loan Shark Linda did you lend him the money ?

 

[RHB]

I feel so much better now that Spinner has told it as it is. I mean, who knew? Still, fills a few columns in the Echo I suppose.

 

[undercovershrimper]

Is that why he has taken a £5m loan out to pay the other 4 companies he owes money to as well as Southend?

I doubt it, if he can get this golden £5M it will be to pay HMRC and the clubs other creditors of which we are led to believe there are many, and then to keep the club afloat until further monies from FF are released. It is a very big IF though

 

[Sussexshrimper]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1620908883656196099

What the **** is happening to our sufc ..

 

[Fairport]

On Glen Pennyfather 's radio phone in show it was announced that we haven't paid Darlington FC their share of recent gate receipts. Another one in the long line of creditors Ron owes money to. How much longer to we have to put up with this dodgy business guy.

 

[Mr Plow]

On Glen Pennyfather 's radio phone in show it was announced that we haven't paid Darlington FC their share of recent gate receipts. Another one in the long line of creditors Ron owes money to. How much longer to we have to put up with this dodgy business guy.

Yep owe them £8k I've heard.

 

[Shrimper]

The sad thing is none of this surprises me any more. I think we'll get through March 1st but it won't pretty.

 

[meerkat54]

It’s totally disgusting how this club treats staff and suppliers ect.
I’m not surprised but it still doesn’t stop me getting angry and totally ****ed off with Martin.
One thing for sure we ain’t going to make 1st March unless Ron gets the necessary dosh sorted pronto.

 

[Holy Joe]

On Glen Pennyfather 's radio phone in show it was announced that we haven't paid Darlington FC their share of recent gate receipts. Another one in the long line of creditors Ron owes money to. How much longer to we have to put up with this dodgy business guy.

Get 14 days to pay half the net gate receipts (less match expenses) - think game was played on 14 Jan, so we're a few days overdue, although interest could be accruing at Barclays Base Rate +5% (still probably cheaper than a bridging loan). One of the penalties for being overdue could be expulsion from the competition. Not sure if there is any precedent for that.

Interestingly we're allowed to deduct £75 for the expense of using floodlights - I know there was lots of speculation on the cost of using those earlier in the season. Assuming the £75 is probably abit out of date and not reflecting current electricity costs I'd be a little surprised if they cost more than a few hundred quid to turn on for a game.

 

[Linda Loan Shark]

Loan Shark Linda did you lend him the money ?

I couldnt even trust that he would pay a penny back!

 

[Shrimper95]

The youth team lost 7-0 tonight against Luton, another problem because of Ron not paying wages.

 

[MisterStubbs]

Our once great football club continues to have its name dragged through the mud by this charlatan of a bloke. It’s heartbreaking to say the very least.

 

[rootshall rambler]

It’s totally disgusting how this club treats staff and suppliers ect.
I’m not surprised but it still doesn’t stop me getting angry and totally ****ed off with Martin.
One thing for sure we ain’t going to make 1st March unless Ron gets the necessary dosh sorted pronto.

Dont be negative about that ”person”…… you’ll upset his supporters on here !!

 

[Chrisb]

Our once great football club continues to have its name dragged through the mud by this charlatan of a bloke. It’s heartbreaking to say the very least.

It is heartbreaking, whatever he may or may not go on to deliver in the future this won't be forgotten or forgiven.

 

[rootshall rambler]

Jeez.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1621155676579074052

https://twitter.com/x/status/1621156066280214531

https://twitter.com/x/status/1621160357564919811

“In Ron we trust” ……..yeah right.

 

[Kat_r]

I still think he’ll pull it off with hmrc.

But it’s the not paying staff that gets me annoyed.

As soon as the money comes through he must pay staff. No games or trying to act like a saviour. No Power plays etc


Pay the staff and dont Expect them to be grateful.

It’s the least you can do

 

[MisterStubbs]

It is, whatever he may or may not go on to deliver in the future this won't be forgotten or forgiven.

This ends in one of two ways for me. 1) the prick somehow manages to scrape the money together for us to survive just a little while longer thus allowing the new stadium to be built in which after that he sells up with millions in his back pockets. 2) the club as we know it ceases to exist beyond this season.

Either way, the bloke quite frankly deserves every bit of backlash heading his way. I don’t know the bloke, I only ever had brief encounters with him way back in the early 2000s when I worked for the club (even then you could tell he was a prick to be fair) but I’ve got such strong hatred towards him for all the things he has put us through, I’ll never be able to forgive nor forget.