Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2013 8:49:39 GMT
Onwards we go....
Posted by Saint SaviourUser Info on 18/12/2013, 8:30 am
A Sea Of Blue... Saturday is our time to define.
Despite dropping top our lowest ever league position we have been the one true loyal benefactor to Stockport County. For that reason alone every fan whether you be a season ticket holder, Super ten, occasional home supporter, away attendee only or whether you have simply purchased products from the Club, every single one of us deserves to be at peace with ourselves for maintaining such a gallant show of unyielding support.
Saturday’s protest was set in motion by the fans of Stockport County who wanted better for their football club, quite simply considering all that’s gone before them let alone in just the past 6 months we had earn’t that right to actually demand better.
So we are soon to arrive at December 21st ready to protest against what was a board of shareholders where some had effectively slowed the clock down on our clubs ability to function as any thriving club with such a support base as ours should have been, had we been managed better.
Within the shareholders group, 7 entity’s had for many months seemingly sat idle whilst our supportive 2 of CB/RP along with possibly 2 or 3 other stock holders performed personal miracles to keep our club afloat during tough times of missing budgets, taking care of previous costly mistakes and covering more overspend of the Clubs costs than was ever probably in their mind. It’s my opinion that these two along with a further three Shareholders who I understand have also been very supportive should be applauded for the stance in recent weeks and months when it would have far easier to walk away from all of it. For that I and we should be very grateful.
In light of all of the above becoming public knowledge, Sea Of Blue sought and decided to fight for four objectives to be undertaken from our shareholders in order that our club would become free of the blocked paths that were exposed at every turn. Sea Of Blue has fought for the right to make Stockport County an interesting proposition for any investor who has the desire to unleash this clubs potential to go forward and revive its fortunes both on and off the pitch.
The four objectives;
1. Removal of the massive loans that shareholders had built up.
2. Return of all equity from the silent 7, and at no cost to the shareholders who were actively sustaining the club in the past months.
3. A request for honest, open communication from our board.
4. The removal of all Ryan Mcknights Blue sky thinking business policy’s which have simply being proved as a failure.
As of 2pm Yesterday “Tuesday”, we can confirm Sea Of Blue has been successful to some extent with objective 1 & 2 in that 6 shareholders have agreed to reverse their equity for £1 and all loans levied against the business have been removed.
Final discussions between the one outstanding shareholder is still taking place but the club and supporters should have some confidence that this will be completed very soon as the shareholder was the one who suggested some time ago via headlines in the Manchester Evening News that; “Currently there are around £850,000 in loans to the football club and without the club reducing this debt we will see no investment into the football club. “If those shareholders that have loans are not prepared to contribute funding to assist with the running of the football club further, they should write them off and give County a better chance of securing investment. “If those that do not contribute anymore write off their loans I am prepared to write off mine as this would change the debt of the club considerably.”
Objective 3, In terms of communication, we can also confirm a full commitment that the board will deliver each month an open and honest appraisal to supporters. Considering our supporters have hardly been spoken to by the board unless it’s for a request to help the Club this is a great turnaround of their thinking and is very much welcomed.
Objective 4 has received nil movement by our board. We find this startling, as it is evident from the loud howls of derision that there is next to zero affection for our CEO’s methods and terminology and the fact our board have left this open can only be of continued concern to all Stockport County supporters.
So on Saturday, we move on;
Proud for now in that fact our presence has cleared over £500k of loans that any new investor won’t have to provide for the clubs past mistakes.
Proud that we have agreement that we will have open, honest communication from our board.
Prouder still that we have provided the platform and now the grounding for our supportive shareholders to be able to go out and complete a new deal to then form a new board of Directors and a management team that will nurture, develop once again into something we can all be very proud of and ultimately take care of this great heritage of ours as we are Stockport County AFC.
Much to do...
To the Nursery we go!!
Apologies for grammar, my proof reader and Editor was asleep at 1.44am this morning..
Posted by Saint SaviourUser Info on 18/12/2013, 8:30 am
A Sea Of Blue... Saturday is our time to define.
Despite dropping top our lowest ever league position we have been the one true loyal benefactor to Stockport County. For that reason alone every fan whether you be a season ticket holder, Super ten, occasional home supporter, away attendee only or whether you have simply purchased products from the Club, every single one of us deserves to be at peace with ourselves for maintaining such a gallant show of unyielding support.
Saturday’s protest was set in motion by the fans of Stockport County who wanted better for their football club, quite simply considering all that’s gone before them let alone in just the past 6 months we had earn’t that right to actually demand better.
So we are soon to arrive at December 21st ready to protest against what was a board of shareholders where some had effectively slowed the clock down on our clubs ability to function as any thriving club with such a support base as ours should have been, had we been managed better.
Within the shareholders group, 7 entity’s had for many months seemingly sat idle whilst our supportive 2 of CB/RP along with possibly 2 or 3 other stock holders performed personal miracles to keep our club afloat during tough times of missing budgets, taking care of previous costly mistakes and covering more overspend of the Clubs costs than was ever probably in their mind. It’s my opinion that these two along with a further three Shareholders who I understand have also been very supportive should be applauded for the stance in recent weeks and months when it would have far easier to walk away from all of it. For that I and we should be very grateful.
In light of all of the above becoming public knowledge, Sea Of Blue sought and decided to fight for four objectives to be undertaken from our shareholders in order that our club would become free of the blocked paths that were exposed at every turn. Sea Of Blue has fought for the right to make Stockport County an interesting proposition for any investor who has the desire to unleash this clubs potential to go forward and revive its fortunes both on and off the pitch.
The four objectives;
1. Removal of the massive loans that shareholders had built up.
2. Return of all equity from the silent 7, and at no cost to the shareholders who were actively sustaining the club in the past months.
3. A request for honest, open communication from our board.
4. The removal of all Ryan Mcknights Blue sky thinking business policy’s which have simply being proved as a failure.
As of 2pm Yesterday “Tuesday”, we can confirm Sea Of Blue has been successful to some extent with objective 1 & 2 in that 6 shareholders have agreed to reverse their equity for £1 and all loans levied against the business have been removed.
Final discussions between the one outstanding shareholder is still taking place but the club and supporters should have some confidence that this will be completed very soon as the shareholder was the one who suggested some time ago via headlines in the Manchester Evening News that; “Currently there are around £850,000 in loans to the football club and without the club reducing this debt we will see no investment into the football club. “If those shareholders that have loans are not prepared to contribute funding to assist with the running of the football club further, they should write them off and give County a better chance of securing investment. “If those that do not contribute anymore write off their loans I am prepared to write off mine as this would change the debt of the club considerably.”
Objective 3, In terms of communication, we can also confirm a full commitment that the board will deliver each month an open and honest appraisal to supporters. Considering our supporters have hardly been spoken to by the board unless it’s for a request to help the Club this is a great turnaround of their thinking and is very much welcomed.
Objective 4 has received nil movement by our board. We find this startling, as it is evident from the loud howls of derision that there is next to zero affection for our CEO’s methods and terminology and the fact our board have left this open can only be of continued concern to all Stockport County supporters.
So on Saturday, we move on;
Proud for now in that fact our presence has cleared over £500k of loans that any new investor won’t have to provide for the clubs past mistakes.
Proud that we have agreement that we will have open, honest communication from our board.
Prouder still that we have provided the platform and now the grounding for our supportive shareholders to be able to go out and complete a new deal to then form a new board of Directors and a management team that will nurture, develop once again into something we can all be very proud of and ultimately take care of this great heritage of ours as we are Stockport County AFC.
Much to do...
To the Nursery we go!!
Apologies for grammar, my proof reader and Editor was asleep at 1.44am this morning..
