Karl Oyston v LOLFC

[Look Out There Are Llamas]

 

[oakroader]

What a fcuking kunt

 

[Richard Cranium]

Hope Orient make as much problems next week for the EFL. They'll be praying it goes by without a problem so they're no longer they're problem. Not that they've given a fuck about them at all so far. Who'll be the next football club to be let down by them I wonder?

 

[The Terminator]

Oh I can't wait. I don't care anymore, we all just want Becchetti gone and rumours are it will happen (hopefully) soon, so we can just go back to the way we was.

Oyston is a c*** as well, although Becchetti is worse as he has successfully relegated us and left us in debt within three years.

 

[Lamby]

Hope Orient make as much problems next week for the EFL. They'll be praying it goes by without a problem so they're no longer they're problem. Not that they've given a fuck about them at all so far. Who'll be the next football club to be let down by them I wonder?

Why should the EFL and FA do things about clubs with bad owners? It's not down to them to say what an owner can and can't do.

 

[BeesKnees]

Ticket for orient fans suspended. EFL to decide based on reports both sets of fans will try to disrupt game.

I can see this being a closed doors job

 

[GodsGift]

Not sure where they have got their information from but it's not correct. Oyston doesn't want any Orient fans in the ground AT ALL.

See the EFL's statement - here.

 

[Vanni]

You know what you've got to do then Orient. Go there and beat the fcukers 3 nil. Will give you all a much needed lift going into next season, and doing us a massive favour in the process.

 

[BigDaveCUFC]

Why don't the orient team just refuse to play the game.........then see what the superb EFL can come up with.....probably Man city B team playing in orient away kit.

the superb setting that orient fans having been lied to last week are in easier words banned from going to possibly their last ever match.

but of course the EFl just wants this season out the way so they can get Man Utd and Man City B teams into next years Trophy.

 

[ForeverUnited]

Point deduction looming for Blackpool if any protests etc happen? I am sure they have a suspended points deduction for the whole thing against Huddersfield.

 

[The Terminator]

I will be heading up there regardless, I have booked my accomadation for the weekend and at worst I will just purchase a programme if I can't see the game, I bought my ticket weeks ago.

As expected, around 500 tickets sold with up to 100-200 more appearing on the day.

c*** the lot of them. EFL, Oyston and Becchetti. c***.

 

[GodsGift]

Point deduction looming for Blackpool if any protests etc happen? I am sure they have a suspended points deduction for the whole thing against Huddersfield.

Yeah, three points which would obviously take them out of the play-offs.

 

[BigDaveCUFC]

If blackpool are unable to host a L2 match then the game should be played at a neutral venue.

Cannot believe they may play a clubs last ever league match behind closed doors............really wish this current EFL board would resign and allow someone else a go with a different direction.

 

[Gashead]

Oh I can't wait. I don't care anymore, we all just want Becchetti gone and rumours are it will happen (hopefully) soon, so we can just go back to the way we was.

Good, would honestly make all the difference next year if you could get some stable ownership in place.

In the meantime, think its pretty pathetic from Oyston. Nothing new there I guess.

 

[The Terminator]

Blackpools Fan trust the Tangarine Knights have heard rumours that the game may be moved and played behind closed doors - Disgusting if it comes to that. But its an option apparently. We will hear more tomorrow.

 

[BigDaveCUFC]

A petition worth signing.

https://www.change.org/p/the-fa-abolish-the-efl

 

[Lamby]

A petition worth signing.

https://www.change.org/p/the-fa-abolish-the-efl

No, useless idea.

 

[Gladders]

Hope game isn't played, causes as much trouble for the EFL as they can, it's about time both the EFL and the FA wake up to things like this and do something about it.

This yet again proves that they don't give a damn about fans as they are happy to play a game behind closed doors and to hell with what anyone else thinks.

Just like the trophy, as long as money is coming in they would rather let the premier league youths play whether the fans show up or not.

 

[eric read]

So, does this mean I can't pay on the day?

 

[Camborne Gills]

Why should the EFL and FA do things about clubs with bad owners? It's not down to them to say what an owner can and can't do.

Seriously Lamby?

 

[roversfan2001]

Why should the EFL and FA do things about clubs with bad owners? It's not down to them to say what an owner can and can't do.

Are you joking? Please say you're joking.

 

[les.gtfc]

Hope game isn't played, causes as much trouble for the EFL as they can, it's about time both the EFL and the FA wake up to things like this and do something about it.

This yet again proves that they don't give a damn about fans as they are happy to play a game behind closed doors and to hell with what anyone else thinks.

Just like the trophy, as long as money is coming in they would rather let the premier league youths play whether the fans show up or not.

Absolutely no thought for the many Orient fans who will have already booked train tickets and accommodation.

Disgusting stance from the EFL.

 

[The Terminator]

The EFL have confirmed that we've only been given 1000 tickets and any remaining sales go on sale to season ticket holders and Fans Trust members.

http://www.efl.com/news/article/2016/efl-statement-blackpool-v-leyton-orient-3702745.aspx

What a waste of time and load of bollocks, we've sold 500 and will take no more than 650, our away support is average and about right for a club of our size.

 

[E10rifle]

Shame. I was looking forward to Plod turning away 500 of us and then realising that we'd be off for an en masse jolly-up in town.

 

[Camborne Gills]

Are you joking? Please say you're joking.

No, he isn't joking. He has been posting this shit all season. You will get a more reasoned argument from Bobbin.

 

[Kenneth E End]

Why should the EFL and FA do things about clubs with bad owners? It's not down to them to say what an owner can and can't do.

OK, to rephrase.
The EFL and FA are powerless legally to stop these owners if they've never been disqualified from running a business.There are 100s of companies every month subject to winding up petitions and tax debt.

What needs to happen is that there needs to be stronger financial rules, such as quarterly financial reporting, proof of funding, cast iron guarantees that the club is a going concern and a supporters trust part ownership. This will never happen, but owners should be putting money in just as equity rather than business loans. If they fail these, penalties are severe.

The Conference had it right - a zero tolerance approach. Any outstanding debt or if you remain in administration, this must be resolved before a certain date (probably the AGM) or there is automatic relegation. When Plymouth went into administration a few years ago, going nearly a year on end without paying players is ridiculous.

 

[The Terminator]

OK, to rephrase.
The EFL and FA are powerless legally to stop these owners if they've never been disqualified from running a business.There are 100s of companies every month subject to winding up petitions and tax debt.

What needs to happen is that there needs to be stronger financial rules, such as quarterly financial reporting, proof of funding, cast iron guarantees that the club is a going concern and a supporters trust part ownership. This will never happen, but owners should be putting money in just as equity rather than business loans. If they fail these, penalties are severe.

The Conference had it right - a zero tolerance approach. Any outstanding debt or if you remain in administration, this must be resolved before a certain date (probably the AGM) or there is automatic relegation. When Plymouth went into administration a few years ago, going nearly a year on end without paying players is ridiculous.

Good explanation.

I feel that all prospective owners of a football club need to be vetted better as well. Like how many businesses they currently have, how many in their life they've had all together? Have they ever part owned/been employed by a company that has been liquidated?

All the EFL and our previous owner Barry Hearn have come out with since we've had our problems is an attitude along the lines of "yeah, but he had lots of money, lots and lots of it, he was loaded you've got to be happy with that" Well, thats all well and good, but how has he spent and earned this money he has got?

A quick look on google shows that Becchetti has been a wanted man in Italy and Albania for a number of years and that the previous Sports company he owned - A ladies volleyball club in Rome was liquidated after someone stopped paying all the creditors.......sound familiar doesn't it?

 

[Kenneth E End]

People can shout and protest all they want and blame the EFL and the FA constantly for their failings, but I have yet to see one of these people (ahem... Freelaf) come up with a sustainable and coherent plan to stop it.

 

[NolansOrient]

Good explanation.

I feel that all prospective owners of a football club need to be vetted better as well. Like how many businesses they currently have, how many in their life they've had all together? Have they ever part owned/been employed by a company that has been liquidated?

All the EFL and our previous owner Barry Hearn have come out with since we've had our problems is an attitude along the lines of "yeah, but he had lots of money, lots and lots of it, he was loaded you've got to be happy with that" Well, thats all well and good, but how has he spent and earned this money he has got?

A quick look on google shows that Becchetti has been a wanted man in Italy and Albania for a number of years and that the previous Sports company he owned - A ladies volleyball club in Rome was liquidated after someone stopped paying all the creditors.......sound familiar doesn't it?

This is precisely the point I was going to make.

All it takes is a cursory google search to find out that becheti owned a sports team within the past 5 years (women's volleyball), they had significant investment, won their league, then the plug was pulled, and were subsequently liquidated - they no longer exist.

Surely this is the exact kind of information that would result in failing the ''fit and proper'' persons test?

One of the silver linings of our relegations is not being constrained by the jobsworths at the efl. What a useless organisation.

 

[PiedPiper]

One of the silver linings of our relegations is not being constrained by the jobsworths at the efl. What a useless organisation.

You say that, don't the national league fine managers for not wearing the league's sponsors coat? I'm sure a manager got fined once for wanting to wear his own attire