SUFC: The Future SUFC up for sale

[Booma]

I'd imagine it will be something along the lines of are we gonna be in a position to play games come the start of the season and where the clubs at, if there not satisfied then either we are out or a points deduction

If we can’t play the games a points deduction is pretty meaningless. They might as well just kick us out.

 

[lreed567]

I doubt we are gonna hear anything, and even if we do. All ****ing waffle

Exactly, will be pretty much the same statement that was put out before, it's clear where we are at from the court case today

 

[Holy Joe]

This was covered by the Echo at the start of the summer: https://www.echo-news.co.uk/sport/2...confirm-rule-around-southend-uniteds-embargo/

"The National League have now told Echosport that teams can kick off a campaign under an embargo as long as they have a license."

It's not an issue with the Winding-Up Petition or the embargo in itself. The National League were hours - or maybe even minutes - away from applying for our license to be revoked in May when it required that the club's outstanding accounts were filed by the end of that month (this was covered in the reports from the validation order court hearing). It was clear from the club statement at the start of June that there was pressure to meet not just obligations under the Winding-Up Petition but those to football creditors (which includes club employees), which would be a stipulation of the league, and that is what they will be considering, given that there are still reportedly staff wages outstanding in addition to the Winding-Up Petition.

Ta. Guess I get frustrated with the statements that were gonna get thrown out the league, points deductions etc etc. When the reality seems to be that no one knows, because the 'rules' that the NL follow aren't prescriptive. So whilst we may suffer some kind of penalty no one knows for certain what it will be or when it may occur.

I guess Anna Firth and the trust reps at the nl meeting may know more but neither are talking publicly in any detail, so hard to know.

 

[Tommy's Mooney]

Maybe I'm a horrendously naive optimist, but it doesn't seem too crazy to foresee that NL will give a short deadline, forcing a quick sale and suddenly we are back on track, albeit a few weeks behind where we would like to be and of course emotionally knackered

 

[Shrimper Brownie]

I’m genuinely embarrassed to be a Southend fan because of Ron Martin

 

[Richard Hearn]

'NOO' you are ITK that they aren't involved or 'NOO' you hope they are not? What happened to anyone but Martin?

Having had past experience of this firm and knowing others who have had even more, any involvement of this lot would be out of the frying pan, into the fire with bloody great brass knobs on.

And I have never been in the "anyone" but Ron camp, more like the "be careful what you wish for" caravan.

 

[rigsby]

https://regisplc.com/ They were mentioned on here previously, when the US firm were appointed but seemed speculative. The Regis group have the financial resources and will be known to Martin. Substantial land and property owners, plus links to local businesses including the Roslin Hotel in Thorpe Bay too

They will make Ron look good.

 

[hlane17]

So no 5pm statement. Probably still scrambling to spin the situation in Ron's favour.

 

[jphfitz]

Maybe I'm a horrendously naive optimist, but it doesn't seem too crazy to foresee that NL will give a short deadline, forcing a quick sale and suddenly we are back on track, albeit a few weeks behind where we would like to be and of course emotionally knackered

I think that is best case scenario

 

[JD]

Tick Tock Ronnie boy

 

[Shrimper]

THis just points to the possibility PG Site Services are taking over. They could never get a statement on time

 

[jphfitz]

Ta. Guess I get frustrated with the statements that were gonna get thrown out the league, points deductions etc etc. When the reality seems to be that no one knows, because the 'rules' that the NL follow aren't prescriptive. So whilst we may suffer some kind of penalty no one knows for certain what it will be or when it may occur.

I guess Anna Firth and the trust reps at the nl meeting may know more but neither are talking publicly in any detail, so hard to know.

Matt, my comments are based on intel from that meeting. I don’t know for certain as things change and we don’t know what line Ron has tried with the NL.

I don’t think they will be falling for his rubbish though, think they see through him.

 

[DevonShrimper2019]

Anyone else think that the NL announcement, of a meeting tomorrow, means the whole statement, due out at 5pm, is now being hastily re-written?

 

[palexander]

Anyone else think that the NL announcement, of a meeting tomorrow, means the whole statement, due out at 5pm, is now being hastily re-written?

Or wont be released today at all...

 

[bazzashrimper]

If he used the fit and proper ownership test in court… the league will know whether they sent this to Kimura, Kimura + 1 or more.

 

[Chrisb]

Matt, my comments are based on intel from that meeting. I don’t know for certain as things change and we don’t know what line Ron has tried with the NL.

I don’t think they will be falling for his rubbish though, think they see through him.

That's good to hear.

 

[south247]

Or wont be released today at all...

Is there anything he says that is believable? Even Boris told the truth, well sometimes.

 

[yogi bear up the cagire]

3 parties and lots of lies , Is Ron related to Boris ?

Oh! The similarities but I don't think we're permitted to go down that avenue, without earning the wrath of the mods

 

[Beefy]

Well that's 5pm gone so no statement then

Unlike Ron Martin to miss a deadline tbf

 

[kentblues]

These organisations are good at sticking their heads in the sand when it suits. And vague regulations are good ones if they can do whatever they want.

You would think they have noticed the players can't even train, no pre season, water to training ground cut off, no friendlies happening, staff not paid for months, no medical staff and, therefore, think letting us start the season with this still being the case would be a no-no...

The other issue is that a squad starting competitive games with no pre-season will carry risk for the players- hamstrings, calves, injuries will abound in a small squad.

So I would be surprised if we weren't given a short deadline of some description, but not very. Don't forget the FA were keen to have a standard contract where clubs didn't have to continue paying injured players- so I don't think they like much the concept of player welfare...or indeed contracts generally..