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Still wont be tough enough for Ballybofey.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack B
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Originally Posted by Dalymountrower
A highly reputable LOI journalist spoke about this last night. The case was thrown out of court and the charges were dropped. Can’t say I know much about him, should be an interesting appointment nonetheless, can’t be much worse then where we were at with the other two.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack B
Will he make it to the summer break?
Dan McDonnell was saying on off the ball last night that Bircham was famous at QPR for dying his hair blue. Heard of him as a player. He could have declared for the ROI but was a ex Canada international.
Mouthy and nasty player at times, and I liked going to see QPR. Seems the Power kind, maybe he has mellowed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
Lee Power confirmed he has sold the club. No further details given.
Waterford set to launch a complaint.
https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/...-40305992.html
As always with new LOI investors, without any details on them, it’s hard to know if these new guys will be good for the club or run it to the ground but it looked like Lee Power was well on the way to doing that anyways.
Hopefully for the fans these new guys can run the club professionally after the last few years of chaos
Just done a bit of research on UK Companies House.
Only one result I could find for Richard Forrest and R&S Holdings Ltd (which is actually listed as R&S Forrest Holdings Ltd of Chelmsford, Essex)
If it’s the same people - the other companies they own are two day nurseries and a Montessori School.
Something doesn’t feel right with these lot to be honest…
Seen it reported already that they may be signing the new owners son.
Good to hear there won't be much changing so.
In fairness that wouldn’t bother me too much because the squad is utter wa*k. I wouldn’t read too much into it either.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack B
For all the bad that went on under Power, he did save the club and leave it in a better place that what it was when he took it on. I’ll give him credit for that but by god did some bizarre **** go on over the 4.5 years. Things started to go downhill when we were refused entry to the europa league. But the club has been pure toxic for the past 18/24 months because a particular individual calling the shots behind the scenes. That man in question has been retained and that concerns me but Forrest has brought in a business associate of his, as new club chairman. Forrest sounds like he’ll be a lot more involved then Power had been so hopefully that minimises the level of power and control Rub has. Serious work needs doing on and off the pitch. Since Rub essentially took over the running of the club from Fenlon the clubs professionalism dropped immensely. It’d be great to see us operate like a half functioning football club again.
Gives us a fighting chance for the rest of the season, the new manager has been a breath of fresh air since he has come into the club. There already seems to be a good level of rapport between owner and manager, it’s welcoming to hear that the owner has sat down and had a proper discussion with the manager and made a plan going forward with regards trying to stay up. That’s been missed hugely in recently years. Rub rightly ****ed us over this year if rumours are believed to be true.
A power cut in Waterford
Is that LPs spell as football owner gone for good now? It reminds me of when he was a player once promising but lost his way somewhat!
He is still the majority shareholder of Swindon. Think has 85% which could drop to 35% pending the ongoing court case in the UK, the minority shareholder has been trying to buy the club for some time now but Powers been adamant to flog Swindon to some unknown ‘US’ group but the courts have blocked it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
That club is a bit all over the place, doesn’t help that there fans are quite deluded. They seem to think Swindon are a bigger club then they are because they’d a season in the top flight 30 years ago.
Is Waterford’s troubles over. They are a good stable club for the league , they have a good size latent fanbase.
Swindon have been a bit of a basket case club over the last 30 years. They’re about between the Second and Third Tiers in England normally if they were Stable, but they’re not.Quote:
Originally Posted by sulywaterfordfc
No different to most English lower division clubs to be honest, they’re one big bill away from a crisis.
The premiership has really affected the mindset on English fans imo. From reading the Swindon group over the years, they’re biggest issue every year was the lack of investment despite the fact the club hadn’t a lot to **** in. I recall at one point Swindon were losing 28k a week or month (can’t remember exactly which one) but they’re fans were still bemoaning at the lack of big money signings.Quote:
Originally Posted by DCSIL
There’s a lot of clubs in the football league are only a big bill away from becoming the next Bury.
Can’t really say our troubles are over yet because we’ve a we’re poor and inexperienced squad and are rooted to the bottom of the table. But it gives us the chance to rebuild and more then anything it gives us hope. There’s a lot of positivity around for the first time in many months. It already appears and feels as though the new manager has done more in the last three weeks then the previous crowd did in six months. The new manager appointed the manager more or less too, I feel that’s a big indictator we’ll see a lot of movement over the next six weeks on the players front especially with how the managers been talking.Quote:
Originally Posted by D24Saint
What exactly has he done in the last 3 weeks Suly? Genuine question
By all accounts the previous management done very little work on the training ground. So Marc has had it tough in that regard, he’s been putting the players through double sessions getting the players fit and he’s been putting focus on tactical training - apparently next to no tactical training was done under Newell/Sheedy. He has identified weakest in the squad, pin pointed areas he needs to strengthen. Highlighted publicly how many players needed in the window. The best thing for me is, he seems open, honest and transparent. He’s brought in a level of positivity again, which has created a little buzz. It’s got people a bit excited again. As opposed to the doom and gloom atmosphere for the past 12 months. There’s even smaller things such as going down to the academy for training with the kids.Quote:
Originally Posted by pateen
Random but I read somewhere that he took over as temporary coach of first team when Jim Magilton was suspended as manager which led to him leaving QPR.
Well that could be add to the list of rankle betwwn Dundalk and Waterford, should invite Jeff McNamara back as a guest next game too!Quote:
Originally Posted by sulywaterfordfc
Don't mention Jeff McNamara in Waterford. 1997 play-off wasn't it? Bit of a fast one pulled off by Dundalk signing him as an amateur shortly before the play-off and then he scored twice against us leading to the inevitable Waterford complaint which we lost!Quote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
Fast one but within the rules of the time - sure he was signed as an amatuer, played for the jersey and not a penny changed hands!!! That loophole got closed pretty quickly after. After the sifting through player registrations 2012 and trying to claim Rafter wasnt resgistered got a wry smile at the irony considering McNamara years previously. The European stuff and cronyism with Power and Delaney highlighted a trend. Im say this in hoping to see some light at the end of the tunnel of Dundalk issues as there just may be for Waterford currently.
Came across this article on Twitter. The latest on Lee Power's running of Swindon.
https://www.theguardian.com/football...-to-fall-apart
The new owner seems to have his house in order. Seems to be over a lot too. Interesting time ahead for the club. We’d a lucky escape really, we were down and out until Bircham was appointed and of course investment in this window thus far will likely be key in us avoiding relegation.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract
Swindon on the other hand look in serious trouble. Even if the new owner is in place soon, they’ve got no CEO, manager, director of football or players. And an owner wanting out. Staff went unpaid for June until earlier this week when they received 60% of pay.
Power Outage in Swindon
https://twitter.com/BBCWiltsSport/st...76624338100232
Squires Cartoon on this sorry fiasco: https://www.theguardian.com/football...f-swindon-town
Waterford were very lucky IMO
So much depended on the European qualification, JD sticking his oar in and all. What would have been very disappointing for Waterford fans at the time, could actually have a better longer term benefit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr A
Marc Bircham’s contract Terminated.
And that seems to be only the start of it.
https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2021...d-of-play-off/
This one could run...
Even Lee Power would be proud of that sacking method :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Eminence Grise
Waterford's owner responds with a statement that doesn’t really state a whole lot as expected
https://twitter.com/mcdonnelldan/sta...284838919?s=21
Waterford up for sale..
https://www.the42.ie/waterford-fc-4-5797964-Jun2022/
But they're not happy at the above...
https://waterfordfc.ie/club-statement-23-06-2022/
Will it even end? the people in the background are ruining the club!
A week after appointing a new manager .THIS! Ive said it before but I genuienly feel sorry for Waterford fans,they should be an established Premier Divison club with the fanbase and the ground they have but are shafted by their owners all the time,truly mental......
€1.3m for a club with no assets. Bargain.
So they have done this to "illicit a commercial assessment of the club’s market value and potential interest" but put a value of €1.3m on the club prior? At least with Power he was getting hammered financially on another football asset and he needed out when Waterford werent going to help his cash flow problems with European qualification money. Forrest seemed to lose interest when he couldnt get Forrest Junior a game.Quote:
Originally Posted by Longfordian
As far as LoI clubs go Waterford is in a reasonable position to attract interest. Seemingly ok financially in the 1st Division, have gotten back in the promotion picture as long as the new manager can keep the head of steam going, decent ground for nominal rent, a one club city with potential for attracting solid attendances and a history so doesnt have the same hurdles as a new club. Dont know the weekly player budget but if it is manageable in the 1st division - not all doom and gloom.
Not necessarily going to have Waterford fans jumping for joy but it ticks a lot of boxes for those who were circling looking to dip a toe in to LoI, Irish Sea FC, Yola, and whomever else could crop up, Bill Hulsizer to make a return.....
Illicit = illegalQuote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
Elicit = draw out.
Hard know if it's plain bad spelling or a Freudian slip.
First Division club
No assets
Massive fanbase of 450 season ticket holders
Wage bill being gorged on a full-time professional squad with plenty of not so cheap UK players
Yes Richard Forrest you've sold me because I'm a stupid multi millionaire and I'm definitely going to pay EUR 1,300,000.00 for this completely sustainable football club which isn't going to burn a big hole in a pocket
Would the €1.3 million not be better spent by anyone interested by buying the name Waterford United from whoever owns it. Then pump the money into football in Waterford and not waste it by paying out the current owner of Waterford FC.
Missed that!Quote:
Originally Posted by Eminence Grise