everton carr Posted 25 October 2018 Posted 25 October 2018 EGM at the club tonight with the club expected to fold with immediate effect.Sad day for fans of local football
Voll Blau Posted 25 October 2018 Posted 25 October 2018 What's happened there then? Would be sad to see.
filbertway Posted 25 October 2018 Posted 25 October 2018 http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/oadbytown/news/club-statement-extraordinary-general-meeting-this--2359740.html Looks like they need some support tonight
Soar Fox Posted 25 October 2018 Posted 25 October 2018 3 hours ago, Voll Blau said: What's happened there then? Would be sad to see. Paying players three figures a week who were worth nowhere near that amount. Badly run at boardroom level since Ken passed away a few years ago. Embarrassing from the Oadby Town twitter account begging for investors. Nearly all clubs at their level need help with finances but others cut their cloth accordingly.
CosbehFox Posted 25 October 2018 Posted 25 October 2018 Yeah once again clubs paying over the odds on crowds they don’t have. The non league game is healthy than ever but the silly idiots who think they can fund it all are common. Last season they they were playing lots of young kids under a good manager. The board went tits up and sacked everyone from that team.
jonthefox Posted 25 October 2018 Posted 25 October 2018 Such a shame. Being Oadby born i always used to go when city were away.
PAULCFC Posted 25 October 2018 Posted 25 October 2018 Rember going when they played WBA in a friendly..Ozzie Ardiles came on in the second half.Shame
The People's Hero Posted 29 October 2018 Posted 29 October 2018 On 25/10/2018 at 16:24, Cardiff_Fox said: Yeah once again clubs paying over the odds on crowds they don’t have. The non league game is healthy than ever but the silly idiots who think they can fund it all are common. Last season they they were playing lots of young kids under a good manager. The board went tits up and sacked everyone from that team. There is a massive culture now in the non-leagues of not cutting cloth accordingly. Maidstone United have some tough decisions to make at the moment, in terms of whether they invest in the playing staff and coaching to improve performances, or improve the ground to meet League 2 standards. The bizarre situation is that being promoted with a ground which doesn't pass muster actually earns you RELEGATION (??) so really clubs need to be prepared to have that ground in place, otherwise why bother competing? The flip side is that they really need to stay in the division. For now they are just outside the relegation spots, so really could do with investing in the playing staff... its all a bit off. Its a very sensible board though, so I have no concerns about any mismanagement there. Lots of clubs are gambling big time, and only so many can go up to L2 (from conference), with other clubs also gambling in lower divisions. Will be a shame when some inevitably go to the wall.
Mok Posted 29 October 2018 Posted 29 October 2018 On 25/10/2018 at 15:38, Steve_Walsh5 said: Paying players three figures a week who were worth nowhere near that amount. Badly run at boardroom level since Ken passed away a few years ago. Embarrassing from the Oadby Town twitter account begging for investors. Nearly all clubs at their level need help with finances but others cut their cloth accordingly. It isn't since Ken passed away, it been since about 2000, since a chap known as Ollie Burton ran the club. Ken was on the committee at the time. During the time the club ran up up huge debt and lost the ground and had to liquidate the Limited company. Since then during the last 6 seasons after relegation, the club has not been able to afford wages other than travelling expenses. Ollie Burton ran the club badly, had several players on contract and the club lived beyond its means, Ollie left when £20k was taken from the Greene King brewery and was taken out of the bank account in cash withdrawals, and the club survived but were relegated. The last committee resigned en masse, and some volunteers are trying to keep the club going, the support they were looking for was for volunteers, currently only 3-4 people are trying to run the club.
Mok Posted 29 October 2018 Posted 29 October 2018 On 25/10/2018 at 16:24, Cardiff_Fox said: Yeah once again clubs paying over the odds on crowds they don’t have. The non league game is healthy than ever but the silly idiots who think they can fund it all are common. Last season they they were playing lots of young kids under a good manager. The board went tits up and sacked everyone from that team. This is not quite the truth, the problem at non league level there is a lack of the volunteers around, to run them. The old boys are vanishing, and sadly young players that are coming through expect money. So its a general football problem. Where have the mutual League, City league all vanished to? Look at the Leicester Senior League, its full of reserves side, amd quailty has gone downhill, along withthe support. Unfortunately the state of Mens football on Saturday is sliding. There are too many other things for youngsters to do in this day and age. The greats of local football are vanishing. Oadby had 3 managers last season. The young players from last season were on win bonus and most went to St.Andrews for the same deal as they play for the manager not the club, they were brought to the club by the Chairmans son in law who ran Oadbys reserves, and follwed the ex Chairman who left for St.Andrews also, to pay them there instead. The old first manager went to Nirvana and has since left there also. Nobody can be sacked from the team at that level, nobody is on contract, it was the entire committee, management and players decision to leave, and the majority are at St,Andrews. some people who went ot the AGM last May, including supporters are trying to keep it going.
everton carr Posted 30 October 2018 Author Posted 30 October 2018 On 29 October 2018 at 10:31, Mok said: It isn't since Ken passed away, it been since about 2000, since a chap known as Ollie Burton ran the club. Ken was on the committee at the time. During the time the club ran up up huge debt and lost the ground and had to liquidate the Limited company. Since then during the last 6 seasons after relegation, the club has not been able to afford wages other than travelling expenses. Ollie Burton ran the club badly, had several players on contract and the club lived beyond its means, Ollie left when £20k was taken from the Greene King brewery and was taken out of the bank account in cash withdrawals, and the club survived but were relegated. The last committee resigned en masse, and some volunteers are trying to keep the club going, the support they were looking for was for volunteers, currently only 3-4 people are trying to run the club. Remember Ollie Burton he had such big plans for the club whatever happened to the state of the art stand he promised to build. The likes of Ken Tarrant George Curtis Cyril Tony etc who were always willing to give up there time for the club are much missed
Mok Posted 30 October 2018 Posted 30 October 2018 33 minutes ago, everton carr said: Remember Ollie Burton he had such big plans for the club whatever happened to the state of the art stand he promised to build. The likes of Ken Tarrant George Curtis Cyril Tony etc who were always willing to give up there time for the club are much missed Ollie is the main culprit responsible for the clubs demise, when he left and the club owed around £300k and hence lost the groud as a result. Te GReene King money was the final money he coud extract, Ken paid the majoirty back to the brewery about a year later. Ollie finally disappeared when there was no more money to take for himself before Oadby were relegated Ken Farrant, George Curtis sadly have both passed away, Cyril wifes was ill and he doesnt come anymore, Tony is the only one left who supports the club. As I said the network of old boys is dying off, and people dont want to give up time to run football teams. Particularly with the attitude of majority the youngsters coming through today
RODNEY FERNIO Posted 31 October 2018 Posted 31 October 2018 Me and my mate used to be paid a few pennies to retrieve the ball from the stream running next to the pitch when we were kids.
everton carr Posted 9 March 2019 Author Posted 9 March 2019 Been on the cards for a while but completly gutted that Oadby Town have folded Watched the club many times over the years and have seen many ex Ciry players play for the club
SemperEadem Posted 9 March 2019 Posted 9 March 2019 A big blow for grassroots Leicestershire football.
CosbehFox Posted 9 March 2019 Posted 9 March 2019 I find it a bit odd to be honest. There’s umpteen clubs what play at their level with literally no budget. When times get tough, they field kids until it gets to the summer and then they reassess. Probably relegated themselves to the county leagues or similar. It seems dramatic to immediately pull out. The statement doesn’t really go into massive detail either about why other than budget. In which if they have been playing players they can’t afford then where’s the blame ?
davieG Posted 9 March 2019 Posted 9 March 2019 Financial trouble forces Oadby Town Football Club to resign from United Counties League The chairman said: 'It’s finances, pure and simple' ByJordan Blackwell 19:03, 8 MAR 2019 Historic Leicestershire football club Oadby Town have been forced to resign from the United Counties League amid financial trouble. The chairman of the club, Sacha Jak, says they cannot fulfil their fixtures and have dropped out of the league with immediate effect. The decision to withdraw was announced on Twitter on Friday afternoon, with Mr Jak saying manager Nick Brett and the players resigned earlier in the day. Oadby sit 10th of 20 in the table, with nine games to play. It’s a much better situation than the club, founded 82 years ago, were in last season when they battled at the bottom and almost folded. 'It's finances, pure and simple' Mr Jak took over the club last May but had to deliver the bad news after just 10 months at the helm. “It’s finances, pure and simple,” he said. “I took over in May and the previous committee had resigned en masse. “I was new to the area, but stuck my hand up and thought to have a bit of ambition and give it a go. “I wanted to make Oadby Town the second biggest club in the city. “At the start of the season, we had a big sponsorship, one of the biggest in the club’s history, we had a new kit, the programme was looking good, we were getting publicity locally. “But the finances have dried up. We had public meetings to try to get more support, but it’s not come. “We make nothing once you’ve paid the officials. The club doesn’t own the ground nor the bar, the only money we make is through the gates or sponsorship. “We got gates of 70 to 80, but we needed double that. The model that we had, we needed 120 or 130 plus a bit more sponsorship. 'It's reversible' “It’s like one of those whack-a-mole games at the fair – as soon you’d hit one thing, another problem would pop up.” Resigning from the United Counties League means Oadby Town would have to start at the bottom of the league pyramid next season, but it does not yet mean the end for the club. “It is reversible, Mr Jak said. “We’re back to square one, the protocol is kicking in but it’s not final. If someone was to come in with £20,000, I could make a few calls and make it work. “We’ve had loads of love and support, people offering help, other clubs messaging me. The wider football family knows what it is like.” https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/financial-trouble-forces-oadby-town-2626172
everton carr Posted 9 March 2019 Author Posted 9 March 2019 1 hour ago, Cardiff_Fox said: I find it a bit odd to be honest. There’s umpteen clubs what play at their level with literally no budget. When times get tough, they field kids until it gets to the summer and then they reassess. Probably relegated themselves to the county leagues or similar. It seems dramatic to immediately pull out. The statement doesn’t really go into massive detail either about why other than budget. In which if they have been playing players they can’t afford then where’s the blame ? I agree 10 th iin the table they could have put out the youth team until the end of the season lose every game and still not get relegated. paying players £150 a game on gates of around 80 what did they expect?
CosbehFox Posted 12 March 2019 Posted 12 March 2019 There’s something not right with it; they’ve just come out and asked for £10,000 worth of donations but it’s needed in 17 hours.
UniFox21 Posted 12 March 2019 Posted 12 March 2019 2 hours ago, Cardiff_Fox said: There’s something not right with it; they’ve just come out and asked for £10,000 worth of donations but it’s needed in 17 hours. Something very much isn't adding up
Soar Fox Posted 12 March 2019 Posted 12 March 2019 I know lads who are on over £100 a week there. Like @Ross-Kemp said there owner is as dodgy as they come. They have been poorly ran for the past few years now but have kept spending money they haven’t got. They could easily have played a few younger lads until they get the finances sorted.
CosbehFox Posted 13 March 2019 Posted 13 March 2019 8 hours ago, Steve_Walsh5 said: I know lads who are on over £100 a week there. Like @Ross-Kemp said there owner is as dodgy as they come. They have been poorly ran for the past few years now but have kept spending money they haven’t got. They could easily have played a few younger lads until they get the finances sorted. Yeah I know of the fella who ran them last year and had to make do with kids. Kept them up.
everton carr Posted 13 March 2019 Author Posted 13 March 2019 11 hours ago, Cardiff_Fox said: There’s something not right with it; they’ve just come out and asked for £10,000 worth of donations but it’s needed in 17 hours. I would imagine if they got in touch with the City they would donate £10k but don't trust the owner at all I've still donated £25 though against my better judgement
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