King Power Out

[Raj]

40 minutes ago, Sly said:

I think it’ll take something extreme for fans to storm the stadium like Manchester United did with the Super League fiasco, or getting a game abandoned by thing stuff onto the pitch for King Power / Top to even begin to consider they should be selling us. 

 

 

Our fans???

 

They applaud the team off when we lose ffs!!!

[Sly]

Just now, Raj said:

 

Our fans???

 

They applaud the team off when we lose ffs!!!

You do make a very valid point 

[Sky Blues]

The hedge fund ex owners of my club were absolute parasites. There's a very long list of things they did that shouldn't have happened. They even put us into administration to get out of the rental contract for the stadium giving us a points deduction. They took us to Northampton then Birmingham for our home games in an attempt to get the arena for free. We would even sell our best players for a small amount if an offer came in.

 

But whatever you say about SISU they always paid the wages on time. 

 

It certainly looks bad on your club. The news is flying around. And it shouts out how precarious the finances are. In the scheme of things it's a small amount of money. Would guess well under a months wage for one of the higher earners. The Prem parachute payments are already gone. Average players on massive wages are secure. It's certainly a sign things are going badly wrong. 

 

Let's see if any of the players step in and donate a weeks wage to the cause.

[StanSP]

Is there employment law that the club have broken here? Hopefully all staff kick up enough of a fuss to realise how much of a ball Monica (?) and her staff have dropped. 

 

Is it likely to see us in more trouble in terms of points deductions? 

[foxfanazer]

9 minutes ago, StanSP said:

Is there employment law that the club have broken here? Hopefully all staff kick up enough of a fuss to realise how much of a ball Monica (?) and her staff have dropped. 

 

Is it likely to see us in more trouble in terms of points deductions? 

And we'll fully deserve it. Until they leave I genuinely don't care about the club but things like not paying staff on time is abhorrent 

[Sky Blues]

17 minutes ago, StanSP said:

Is there employment law that the club have broken here? Hopefully all staff kick up enough of a fuss to realise how much of a ball Monica (?) and her staff have dropped. 

 

Is it likely to see us in more trouble in terms of points deductions? 

From the information so far the staff will be paid on time but later than expected. If they are paid by the end of the month there will be no points deduction. But as soon as the payments start coming after the due date the points deductions start. 

 

I don't agree with it myself. It's all about kicking a club when it's down. They don't waste time doing it either. But when clubs abuse the financial rules nothing happens for years and the bigger the club the more chance of the charges disappearing. 

[Ashley]

21 minutes ago, StanSP said:

Is there employment law that the club have broken here? Hopefully all staff kick up enough of a fuss to realise how much of a ball Monica (?) and her staff have dropped. 

 

Is it likely to see us in more trouble in terms of points deductions? 

I believe its a courtesy thing being paid early more than anything Stan. 

[AjcW]

Just now, Ashley said:

I believe its a courtesy thing being paid early more than anything Stan. 

Yep 100%. Often accompanied by the courtesy of a months notice if they’re not going to be paid early  

[bmt]

This is very sad for those who were going to be reliant on it. KP can and should do one 

[Stevosevic]

Were they actually told they were getting paid early for Christmas or was it just an assumption based on previous years? 

[1972 Fox]

1 hour ago, Sly said:

They’ll be burning Thailand flags outside Seagrave if this turns nasty! 

Who will?

[Nolucklcfc]

1 hour ago, Sly said:

I’d love to know what the actual culture is like inside the club.

 

We all see the social media posts with everyone smiling, laughing, joking etc, however it’s really just propaganda. 
 

Not paying employees at this time of year is tragic.

 

Now I get if the want to align the dates, however they should give employees advanced notice of this, not drop it on them with 24 hours notice.

 

This feels to me like a decision made by someone that cash rich, inexperienced, naive and doesn’t understand the impact it will have on the people who run day to day. 
 

This will blow up I’d imagine if it hits the mainstream media. 

 

A young groundsman left seagrave because he found it too toxic. 

[MattFox]

I wonder if this affects Jon and Anthony or whether special arrangements have been made for Aiyawatt’s Courtiers

[hejammy]

20 minutes ago, Nolucklcfc said:

A young groundsman left seagrave because he found it too toxic. 

Sometimes the grass is always greener......

 

[AjcW]

38 minutes ago, Stevosevic said:

Were they actually told they were getting paid early for Christmas or was it just an assumption based on previous years? 

Fair assumption isn't it, just like i've assumed i'm finishing at 3 on Christmas Eve like the last four years.... and I was correct.

 

6 minutes ago, MattFox said:

I wonder if this affects Jon and Anthony or whether special arrangements have been made for Aiyawatt’s Courtiers

Even if it does.... it doesn't. Senior Execs aren't going to be worried about an early Christmas payday in the same way the person who makes Rudkin his weak as piss tea every day is...

[Stevosevic]

3 minutes ago, AjcW said:

Fair assumption isn't it, just like i've assumed i'm finishing at 3 on Christmas Eve like the last four years.... and I was correct.

 

Even if it does.... it doesn't. Senior Execs aren't going to be worried about an early Christmas payday in the same way the person who makes Rudkin his weak as piss tea every day is...

A fair assumption I agree but two different things if they were told v an assumption 

[foxinsocks]

Another stunning piece of pr.  Either anthony is a fool or top ignores him.

The wording suggests they rraluse hiw appauling this is abd how it will land yet thry have done it anyway.

 

 

[Collymore]

This is massively concerning. 

 

It's a bit like that famous quote of there being other life in the universe - there either is or isn't and both answers are equally as frightening. 

 

We have two scenarios here. Either this ridiculously run club have been foolish and heartless enough to change a pay date at such short notice, at Christmas, without any thought or empathy. 

 

Or we are in such a mess financially our hand has been forced with no other option. 

 

Both scenarios harrowing. 

 

Id imagine there'd be parents waiting on the money for the main presents for kids.

 

Horrific. 

 

 

Edited 19 December 2025 by Collymore

[VLC86]

9 minutes ago, foxinsocks said:

Another stunning piece of pr.  Either anthony is a fool or top ignores him.

The wording suggests they rraluse hiw appauling this is abd how it will land yet thry have done it anyway.

 

 

Looks to me like a complete dropping of the ball rather than ignoring it but who knows.

 

Either way it’s a huge concern, as if you have a company that hasn’t got the foresight and controls to actually take ownership and check if you are going to pay your staff on the usual time frame (at Christmas, I know they are paid later but this always happens) then you can see how we have ended up being a shambles all over the place.

[Zear0]

1 hour ago, Raj said:

 

Our fans???

 

They applaud the team off when we lose ffs!!!

They applaud the team off when we get relegated... 

[los dedos]

 

[AjcW]

4 minutes ago, los dedos said:

 

See that feels less like an admin decision and more of a bigger issue when you read into it.

 

"It's regrettable that I have been unable to relay this with greater notice"

 

Why haven't you been able to? Why has this been such a quick decision? What does aligning with the group actually do?

[NAKC20]

Who are classed as King Power staff exactly? Are we talking those working in the club shop or maybe people at Seagrave including all the coaches etc..

[VLC86]

3 minutes ago, AjcW said:

See that feels less like an admin decision and more of a bigger issue when you read into it.

 

"It's regrettable that I have been unable to relay this with greater notice"

 

Why haven't you been able to? Why has this been such a quick decision? What does aligning with the group actually do?

It’s pretty clear that everyone has just assumed this would happen and nobody has either stopped to ask if it is or at a higher level taken ownership to actually do it.

 

I guess this is probably the level of oversight you might expect from a small business, not from us.

[foxile5]

6 minutes ago, AjcW said:

See that feels less like an admin decision and more of a bigger issue when you read into it.

 

"It's regrettable that I have been unable to relay this with greater notice"

 

Why haven't you been able to? Why has this been such a quick decision? What does aligning with the group actually do?

We're not owned by king power group anymore. Why do we need to align?