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Post by Finnish Gas on Jun 10, 2014 9:51:17 GMT
Ex-Saint White joins Rovers9:42am Tuesday 10th June 2014 in Sport Daily Echo: Photograph of the Author By Wendy Gee Daily Echo: Jamie White Jamie White EX-SAINT Jamie White has been reunited with his former Salisbury City boss Darrell Clarke at Bristol Rovers – and promised he will score plenty of goals for the Pirates as they look to reclaim their Football League status. The 24-year-old from Harefield, Southampton, joins Rovers on a free transfer after terminating his contract with Salisbury, who yesterday announced the appointment of Moroccan businessman AS Outail M Touzar as their new chairman – and unveiled a Saudi Arabian prince as their first potential summer signing. Salisbury – under the new ownership of Touzar and Mark Winter – have been given until Thursday to get their finances in order if they are to preserve their place in the Conference National. The Conference have told them they must pay their outstanding debts, including players’ unpaid wages which is believed to run into thousands. White is understood to have used the fact that the terms of his contract had been breached by late wage payments to make his exit from the club on a free transfer. White was an outstanding prospect at Saints, winning the a c a d e m y player-of-theseason for 2006/07, but he had to accept his prize on crutches – one of a spate of injuries that sank his hopes of a professional career at St Mary’s. He played for S h r e w s b u r y Town (loan), E a s t l e i g h , Totton & Eling a n d Australian outfit Whitsunday Miners along the road to recovery and his fortunes changed dramatically for the better when he bagged over 50 Wessex League goals for Winchester City in 2011/12, moving to Salisbury at the end of that campaign. He averaged a goal every other game at Salisbury, netting 37 in 73 games for the Wiltshire club and sharing the Conference South ‘golden boot’ with Havant’s Ollie Palmer in 2012/13, and he is confident there are plenty more in the tank. Asked what he would bring to Rovers, White stated simply: “Goals!”
“Basically anything in the box will be in the back of the net,” he promised.“Daz (Clarke) knows me very well and I’m sure he’ll get the best out of me.” Clarke, looking to take Rovers straight back up following relegation from League Two, said: “Jamie is a goalscorer who averages one goal every two games. “He has the potential to be a 20- goal-a-season man.” Salisbury’s first transfer target is Khalid Bin Bader Alsaud, a 19-yearold Saudi prince who played for Conference South side Bromley last season. Chairman Touzar said: “I’ve been receiving great reviews on him from my scouts and advisors.” Meanwhile, both Salisbury and Hereford United have been warned to get their ownership issues and debts sorted by Thursday – or risk being thrown out of the Conference. Joint owner Winter said: “We will be doing everything we possibly can not to let their (the Conference’s) trust down and hopefully, come Thursday night at 5pm, we’ll still be a Conference club. www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/11267004._/
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Post by Finnish Gas on Jun 10, 2014 11:23:24 GMT
Salisbury City put under transfer embargo by Football ConferenceSalisbury have been handed a transfer embargo by the Football Conference until they pay their outstanding debt. The Conference Premier club came out of administration in December but have fallen back into financial difficulties and it is thought players' wages have been delayed for the last two months. Businessman Otail Touzar and fan Mark Winter took over the Whites last month. The new owners have been told they must pay the outstanding wages by Thursday or risk being thrown out the league. But Winter told BBC Wiltshire he is confident the players will receive their money by the 17:00 BST deadline, set by the Football Conference at their AGM on Friday. The problems with payments has already had an effect on the squad for next season, with striker Jamie White cancelling his contract to move to Bristol Rovers and captain Brian Dutton also leaving. And it means incoming midfielder Prince Khalid Bin Bader Al Saud, who was unveiled by chairman Touzar on Monday, cannot complete his move from Bromley until the embargo is lifted. The Whites, who finished 12th in non-league's top flight last season, have suffered five years of financial turmoil and previously incurred a double demotion to the Southern Premier in 2010, after failing to pay back a creditor by a set deadline. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27777991
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2014 11:42:38 GMT
Brian Dutton also leaving Salisbury. Anyone heard where he's going?
Edit: Just seen according to Wiki he plays for Havant and Waterlooville and there's me thinking that Finnish was teasing us with a little insider rumour!
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Post by Rovers 12th Man on Jun 10, 2014 11:47:34 GMT
Brian Dutton also leaving Salisbury. Anyone heard where he's going? Already signed for Havant and Waterlooville. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2014 11:51:11 GMT
Brian Dutton also leaving Salisbury. Anyone heard where he's going? Already signed for Havant and Waterlooville. Yeah thanks, I had just edited my post above. Wonder why Finnish had highlighted his move then? Is it all done and dusted? |
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Post by Finnish Gas on Jun 10, 2014 12:04:10 GMT
Sorry - should have removed the "bold" highlight.
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Post by peterparker on Jun 10, 2014 12:24:15 GMT
Mr White, less of the "Daz" please. He is gaffer, boss, manager
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Post by billygas on Jun 10, 2014 14:14:58 GMT
Mr White, less of the "Daz" please. He is gaffer, boss, manager DAZ MAKES WHITE A BRIGHTER PROSPECT WITH NO CONDITION(ERS)
  
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Post by lincsblue on Jun 10, 2014 22:10:21 GMT
Being reported that Salisbury players have now been paid
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Post by Finnish Gas on Jun 11, 2014 18:09:00 GMT
Salisbury City manager Mikey Harris considering futureManager Mikey Harris is considering his future at Salisbury City, BBC Wiltshire has learned. The 29-year-old is thought to be unhappy with the Conference Premier club's current financial plight. Salisbury have been under a Football Conference transfer embargo since April and it is thought staff wages have been delayed for the last two months. The club's new owners have until 17:00 BST on Thursday to pay the salaries or risk being thrown out the league. Morrocan businessman Otail Touzar and fan Mark Winter took over the Whites last month. Winter told BBC Wiltshire on Tuesday he was confident the players and staff would receive their money in time. Salisbury have suffered five years of financial turmoil and previously incurred a double demotion in 2010, after failing to pay back a creditor by a set deadline. Harris has been at Salisbury for six years and worked as assistant manager under Darrell Clarke when they dropped to the Southern Premier. The management duo secured two promotions in three years to return to non-league's top flight, before Clarke opted to join Bristol Rovers last summer. Harris succeeded Clarke as boss, making him English football's youngest full-time manager, and they finished 12th in his first season in charge. More ups and downs?Hereford United were expelled from the Football Conference on Tuesday following the club's failure to pay their bills. It means Chester have been reinstated as a Conference Premier club and Hayes & Yeading will stay in Conference South. Salisbury have until Thursday to pay their own outstanding debt or risk being thrown out of the league as well. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27796102
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Post by Finnish Gas on Jun 11, 2014 18:10:59 GMT
Harris' Salisbury future in doubt?4:32pm Wednesday 11th June 2014 in Sport Daily Echo: Mikey Harris Mikey Harris MIKEY Harris is reportedly considering his future as manager of Salisbury City. The 29-year-old is currently away on honeymoon, but he is understood to be unhappy with the club’s financial plight which has left their Conference Premier status in jeopardy. Salisbury have been under a Football Conference transfer embargo since April having fallen behind with paying staff wages. The Conference have given the Whites' new owners Mark Winter and Morrocan businessman Otail Touzar until 5pm tomorrow (Thursday) to settle those debts or risk the club being kicked out of the Football Conference. Harris became England’s youngest full-time football manager when he succeeded Darrell Clarke as boss last summer. He led them to 12th in his first season in charge. www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/11271145._/
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Post by templegas78 on Jun 11, 2014 18:39:54 GMT
Are we expecting Mikey Harris to join DC in the very near future?
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Post by mehewmagic on Jun 11, 2014 19:31:55 GMT
Are we expecting Mikey Harris to join DC in the very near future? No, because the honeymoon period is over :-) |
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Post by fanboy on Jun 11, 2014 21:58:56 GMT
Are we expecting Mikey Harris to join DC in the very near future? No, because the honeymoon period is over :-) It never f*cking started unfortunately ! |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2014 5:57:37 GMT
No, because the honeymoon period is over :-) It never f*cking started unfortunately ! I think ot was a honeymoon/best man/new manager joke. |
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Post by RD on Jun 12, 2014 7:33:03 GMT
Are we expecting Mikey Harris to join DC in the very near future? No, because the honeymoon period is over :-) Very good  |
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Post by Finnish Gas on Jun 12, 2014 19:40:59 GMT
Salisbury City appeal for more time to solve cash crisisLast updated Thu 12 Jun 2014 Salisbury City FC have just updated their website with this statement: A 5 PM deadline set by the Conference tonight to address some financial issues relating to Salisbury City FC has passed without any action being taken against the club for the time being. Salisbury City FC have asked for an extension from the league and presented them with evidence to support their claim. Furthermore the club today have, upon legal advice, taken steps to remove the current owner, Mr Otail A.S. Touzar after information surfaced questioning the legitimacy of his takeover of the club. Following consultation with legal experts, Mr Touzar has been banned from the club and will be served with legal papers in the forthcoming days to overturn his ownership. – Salisbury City FC www.itv.com/news/meridian/update/2014-06-12/salisbury-city-appeal-for-more-time-to-solve-cash-crisis/I think we will be playing Dartford!
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Post by Finnish Gas on Jun 12, 2014 19:57:25 GMT
Salisbury City heading for relegation after 'idiot' Moroccan investor fails to investBy TristanCork | Posted: June 12, 2014 Salisbury City bosses have less than two hours to save the club from relegation after a Moroccan businessman who was named as the new chairman failed to invest a single penny so far. The Wiltshire club will be relegated from the Conference Premier at 5pm today, Thursday, if they fail to meet the conditions imposed by league chiefs – which include paying players unpaid wages dating back to April, and other debts. The total is thought to be around £29,000, and Salisbury City look almost certain to go the way of Hereford United, who were relegated out of the league earlier this week , for failing to meet the same Skrill Conference test. At lunchtime today, shareholder Mark Winter posted a message that he was meeting with League officials this afternoon, following a frank admission before fans last night. The statement from Mr Winter said: “Following events of yesterday, where I addressed the supporters club members and informed them of the situation at Salisbury City FC, discussions with the Football Conference are taking place ahead of the 5pm deadline set for later today. “They have been made aware of the situation and are understanding. At this point there is no other comments on this subject that the club can make on the future of the club. “Should we be able to resolve this very difficult situation the club will still need financial funding to remain in business as explained to the fans yesterday. “Please bear with us while we are doing our utmost to resolve the situation. We will keep you updated if there are any news. Yours Sincerely, Mark Winter” At a fans’ forum meeting last night – less than 24 hours before Salisbury’s own deadline – owner Mark Winter laid bare the crisis at the club, and said Moroccan businessman Otail Touzar had, so far, not produced any investment. “If no money comes in we'll be kicked out of the Conference,” said Mr Winter who is also managing director of Southampton-based company Aqua Pacific. “He (Touzar) has lost the fans and players. They have been asking who this idiot is. The players don't want to work for him and neither does the manager.” The Western Daily Press reported this morning how Salisbury City manager Mikey Harris was understood to be considering his position amid the crisis, which has seen players leave. Mr Winter said he now wanted his Moroccan business partner to stand aside and let others come in who could help. “I've asked Otail to sign over his shares to me so others can invest, but he won't at the moment. Therefore, I won't allow anyone to invest while he's got control,” he told fans. “I feel like the biggest idiot in the city. It has cost me £75,000 to learn a lesson. I never intended anything bad to happen to the club. But, as people keep telling me, he was the only man available to help at the time. “I've taken money from my mortgage to help save the club. I feel embarrassed and ashamed about how this has panned out. Never in a million years did I expect this outcome. I don't know what the next seven hours will bring. If Otail leaves, I know people who want to come in and help,” the 47-year-old added. Mr Winter and Mr Touzar bought the club for £1 and agreed to take on around £160,000 of debts. Mr Winter said he owns just two per cent of the shares, and when he was appointed chairman on Monday morning, he said he owned the majority of shares. He announced he was chairman on Monday and had signed a Saudi Prince as a midfielder, despite the fact that Salisbury City have been under a transfer embargo since April because they haven’t paid players. He unveiled 19-year-old Prince Khalid Bin Bader Alsaud as his first signing the same day, and later revealed to the Western Daily Press that he had been the mystery businessman fronting the Middle-Eastern consortium that had been in negotiations with both Reading and Crystal Palace. Mr Winter said Mr Touzar had come highly recommended by investment advisors Capita. “I had lots of talks with potential investors but when it came to it, people, understandably, said I'm out,” he told fans. “I needed somebody to be the financial backer and was recommended someone by a well-respected man from Capita. That man was Otail Touzar. I met him and spoke to him and he reckoned he could take the club to the Championship - he came down to earth later on. “His business is investing in football clubs. Even William and former director Jeff Hooper said you've landed on your feet. But that's not the case.” Salisbury’s impending relegation would be the second time off-the-field difficulties had caused a drop. In 2010, they were relegated two divisions because of finances and administration, but the club survived and managed to gain two promotions since then to enjoy their first season back in the top tier of non-league football last season. But with financial turmoil returning again, a number of players have already left, including defender Brian Dutton, star striker Jamie White – who moved to Bristol Rovers – and Cameroon midfielder Clovis Kamdjo. Read more at www.westerndailypress.co.uk/Salisbury-City-heading-relegation-idiot-Moroccan/story-21226997-detail/story.html
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Post by Finnish Gas on Jun 12, 2014 20:02:01 GMT
Whites in crisisby Joel Holt 10:35am Thursday 12th June 2014 in News SALISBURY City owner Mark Winter says he feels “embarrassed” and “ashamed” after buying the financially stricken club with Moroccan businessmen Otail Touzar, who is yet to invest a single penny. The 47-year-old told supporters last night £29,000 needs to be raised to cover the players' wage bills by 5pm today or they will be axed from the Football Conference. Two per cent shareholder Mr Winter has already plunged about £75,000 into the club while his business partner Mr Touzar, 31, is yet to invest. But Mr Winter, who has supported the Whites for the past six years, doesn't want anyone to help save the club until Mr Touzar, who is chairman, signs over his shares. The crisis follows an incorrect announcement by Mr Touzar earlier this week that he'd signed a Saudi Arabian prince Khalid Bin Bader Alsaud to play for the Whites. A club insider told the Journal this wasn't true and no contract had been signed. At last night's supporters' meeting, held at The Vestry on Milford Street, Mr Winter outlined the severity of the club's financial problem to fans. “If no money comes in we'll be kicked out of the Conference,” said Mr Winter who is also managing director of Southampton-based company Aqua Pacific. “He's lost the fans and players. They have been asking who this idiot is. The players don't want to work for him and neither does the manager (Mikey Harris). “I've asked Otail to sign over his shares to me so others can invest, but he won't at the moment. Therefore, I won't allow anyone to invest while he's got control. “I feel like the biggest idiot in the city. It has cost me £75,000 to learn a lesson. “I never intended anything bad to happen to the club. But, as people keep telling me, he was the only man available to help at the time. Related links Whites fans voice frustration “I've taken money from my mortgage to help save the club. “I feel embarrassed and ashamed about how this has panned out. Never in a million years did I expect this outcome. I don't know what the next seven hours will bring. If Otail leaves, I know people who want to come in and help.” Mr Winter, who is responsible for running the club on a day-to-day basis with the help of fellow supporter and fiancée Michaela Menzel, took over the club last month from William Harrison-Allan when it was on the verge of folding. Along with Mr Touzar he took on about £160,000 of debts after purchasing the club for a pound. About £41,000 of that was owed to the players, some of which the Journal understands has been paid. “The club was going to fold anyway so I had 48 hours to do a deal and save the club,” Mr Winter added. “I had lots of talks with potential investors but when it came to it, people, understandably, said I'm out. “I needed somebody to be the financial backer and was recommended someone by a well-respected man from Capita. “That man was Otail Touzar. I met him and spoke to him and he reckoned he could take the club to the Championship - he came down to earth later on. “His business is investing in football clubs. Even William and former director Jeff Hooper said you've landed on your feet. “But that's not the case.” City made the step down to the Southern Premier league after suffering a double demotion in 2010. But player/manager Darrell Clarke, with his assistant Mikey Harris, helped them climb back to the top level of non-league. In the midst of the financial saga, defender Brian Dutton has left and striker Jamie White terminated his contract to join Bristol Rovers, despite Mr Winter offering him £700 to stay. Cameroonian midfielder Clovis Kamdjo is also not planning to return. Mr Winter says a statement regarding the club's Conference future will be posted on the club's website by 5pm today. The Journal has asked Mr Touzar for a comment but he has not yet replied. m.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/11273243.Whites_in_crisis/
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Post by Topper Gas on Jun 12, 2014 20:22:01 GMT
So Jamie White turned down £700 to join Rovers, I thought we'd stopped offering big contracts? LOL
Sadly, the Conference is sounding like a joke of a league compared even to Div 2.
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