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Desperate appeal to save Truro City FC

By gotcha872, in General Football and Sport

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gotcha872

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This is a desperate appeal to anybody that can help in anyway what so ever, I'm a big Leicester fan with lots of family that live in Leicester, I'm regularly at the games. I'm currently living in Truro, Cornwall and support my local team as well

On 11 October 2012, Truro City's administrators failed to meet the deadline for the Football Conference's requirement of a £50,000 bond that would enable the club to continue in the Conference South. A reduced amount was offered by the club, and was refused by the Conference. The match at home to Dover Athletic on 13 October was called off, and the club was expected to be expelled from the league with liquidation probably following such an expulsion.[26] However, on 12 October the Conference gave the club another week to pay the bond, in the light of "encouraging" information from the administrator. Membership of the Conference will be reviewed again on 18 October if the bond is not paid.

Anything that any one can do will be much appreciated :

www.savetrurocity.co.uk

http://www.thecoplandroad.org/2012/10/truro-city-common-tale.html

gotcha872

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When Truro City AFC was minutes from going out of existence back in 2004, we owed a huge debt of gratitude to Kevin Heaney for saving us, and to 'Mr Truro' himself, Chris Webb, for approaching him to do so.

Little did we know then what the enormity of that debt would be.

Some were very suspicious from the start of Kevin Heaney's reign as Chairman and owner. The man undoubtedly loved football, but also a “successful†property developer, at least on paper, and in the papers' Rich Lists.

Why would he want to save a club in deepest Cornwall he had no previous interest in?

It was soon apparent that the Treyew Road ground, home to Truro City - given to the good Citizens of Truro and protected by a Covenant since the 1950s - was the motive behind his apparently generous gesture.

In December 2004 a lease was granted by the Trustees to Kevin Heaney, and then on 21st September 2007 the terms of the lease were varied to sign the freehold over to him. No surprise then that just four days later a charge was placed on the ground by Lloyds' Bank. (Ed. note: Remember them, Bears?) He had taken what amounted to a massive mortgage out on Treyew Road.

All the talk of financing the club from his largess was utterly false. The assets which had been in place for decades were now being stripped to fund the team and goodness knows what else was ripped away from the club. It certainly wasn't going back into the club itself.

Whilst the team enjoyed promotion after promotion - breaking all national records in the process and an FA Vase Final victory at the new Wembley against Totton - the Treyew Road site stayed in the dark ages, with improvements only being made to satisfy ground grading regulations, a sure indication that his 'end game' didn't involve football being played at Treyew Road, a very prime piece of land in Truro.

By now 'Mr Truro' Chris Webb was embroiled in the web of lies and deceit. What had initially been a last ditch plea for help had now become a potential money spinner for the pair of them, with the very existence of our club in the balance

Kevin Heaney was a main protagonist in the 'Stadium for Cornwall' project. This was of course as he didn't want progression for the club in their longtime home as he wanted to get Truro City out of Treyew Road so the site could be developed.

During this time, his dictatorship showed no ends. Many people, most lifetime fans who had volunteered their free time at the club, left because of his questionable dealings and actions towards them and others. Most have still stayed away to this day because of him.

We had become one of the most hated clubs around during his reign as local companies after local companies had to chase money owed to them from non-payment. The old official supporters club was disbanded by Heaney as the supporters' tea/food hut (which was a non profit making hut) was stopped and outside caterers came into the club for match days.

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A new Truro Independent Supporters Association was formed which kept the fans together and arranged away day travel. This didn't go down to well with the man at the top as he couldn't control us nor touch any money raised by us. We had become the only voice speaking out against his dealings.

Kevin Heaney's final crass act against us - the fans, his 'customers' - with the realisation that his time was up was to sell the ground for over two-million quid, remove himself from his directorship of all his companies (leaving his Russian girlfriend as director) and going bankrupt.

The only possibility of the club being handed over when he sold the ground was again ruined by him, a bit of It's my ball and if I can't play with it then nobody can. A deal was in place to see the club move forward but he and his 'new' club Chairman, Chris Webb, made sure it didn't happen. In fact, Chris 'Mr Truro' Webb himself told the players, ''We would rather see the club back in Step 7 [of the English football pyramid] than hand it over to anyone else.â€

The players have had to contend with numerous non and late payments of wages and bonuses, yet they have remained loyal to the club due to the great bond they have with us fans. After enduring years of ill treatment it's still amazing how they have stuck around. That shows the bond we have.

So here we are today. No ground ownership, in debt, the players are our only assets, and with very little hope. The Heaney Factor is still haunting us and holding many people back as they believe he is still in some control even though we are in administration. The fans have been brilliant and with the larger football family showing great affection and willingness to help, all are working wonders to try and save the club and our proud 123 years history from going down the drain.

Whether we will succeed in survival is anyone's guess, but we will keep trying.

Bayfox

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General Football please.

Sorry but i had to watch george reynolds fcuk darlington and no one gave a **** infact since brighton became the 1st it's been a bit of a re occuring theme.

Lamby

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Only spend what you can afford, they paid Barry Hayles a shit load a week and got other such players in, in the hope it will propell them further up the leagues and it backfired. How can you feel symapthy for that?

Libertine Dream

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Only spend what you can afford, they paid Barry Hayles a shit load a week and got other such players in, in the hope it will propell them further up the leagues and it backfired. How can you feel symapthy for that?

Why can't I be sympathetic towards the fans, its not their fault they had an irresponsible twat for an owner

Jace

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It's a shame the Stadium for Cornwall will not go ahead it sucks not having a professional football team anywhere near us Truro was so close to being our only hope of this 1 day happening. I even went to Wembley when they won the FA Vase years ago

Jace

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Why can't I be sympathetic towards the fans, its not their fault they had an irresponsible twat for an owner

To be fair to Heaney before he took over they were an incredibly tiny club on the verge of collapse with probably no more than 50 supporters for some games, he has taken the club to a level they could of never of achieved before It was always going to be the sale of their current land and a proper football stadium outside the City that would of made them. I can't understand why he would think the Council would help fund him though they were always going to be too broke to commit

cambridgefox

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I used to think you were alright, but just lately you've been coming across as a proper ****.

Just an opinion like.

its ever since he got that picture of him and his:

1.girlfriend

2.sister

3.mates girlfriend (borrowed)

4.prostitute(admittedly looking upmarket)

5.picture of bird off the Internet.

6.prostitute

BHAFC Braders

BHAFC Braders

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General Football please.

Sorry but i had to watch george reynolds fcuk darlington and no one gave a **** infact since brighton became the 1st it's been a bit of a re occuring theme.

Sadly we were far from the first , but it's becoming more of a Theme with the likes of Doncaster, Plymouth, Wrexham, Portsmouth etc.. sailing close to the abyss and even Darlington too we tried to help - I'll knock on the message about Truro to North Stand Chat , think we have a few fans from down those parts.

kingfox

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He's become a rebel since he got banned. He's the hard kid now

Well he ain't quite got to my level, I've been banned about four times.

Once is not hardcore, Lamby is still a puff in my eyes.

Voll Blau

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Very sad to see. Boom and bust is hitting football at every level. It's a shame hardly anyone of any real importance in the sport pays any attention...

Leicester_Loyal

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Very sad to see. Boom and bust is hitting football at every level. It's a shame hardly anyone of any real importance in the sport pays any attention...

Agreed. It's happening more and more now, clubs going bust and losing assets.

BHAFC Braders

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Truro city have up until 5pm today to place £50,000 bond with the Conference and to secure their future. Two prospective buyers so far with one being the preferred choice of the Administrators. Still hope and fingers crossed.

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