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Post by saveourcobblers on Nov 2, 2015 9:59:46 GMT
Good Morning All Its with regret that I am posting for this reason on your fans forum. Northampton Town FC are at risk of going out of business in 2 weeks time. We face a winding up petition on the 16th November for an unpaid tax bill. We also find ourselves owing a massive 10Million pound loan to our local council which was taken out for stadium redevelopment, which has mysteriously gone missing in our property developing chairmans pockets David Cardoza. I personally have followed the cobblers across land and sea of the UK, visiting the majority of the 92 football league clubs. I ask in hope that you can help us with raising awareness to our cause with help growing publicity on social media. We have a twitter page saveourcobblers and are using the hashtags #SaveOurCobblers & #SaveNTFC Finally, I ask if you can all dig deep for as little or as much as you can. We have a fund raising page which is crowdfunding.justgiving.com/ntfctrust , we've set a target of £100,000 but unfortunately whats needed is substantially more! We are currently just over £13,500. Thank you for your time reading this, and we do hope to be still in existence come Christmas!! Thanks NTFC Supporters.
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Post by wrongsideoftheriver on Nov 2, 2015 10:15:16 GMT
I sympathise for the fans I really do as it's got to be heart breaking to watch your club be ripped to part in a matter of weeks.
It does however beg the question why didn't the fans raise the issue of the clubs finances a while back. Surely you must of noticed from the yearly financial reports that the debts were rising?.
We're currently going through something similar with our BOD raising debt against the club with Wonga loans! to fight a legal case that we've already lost! I honestly fear that we're going to be the next Portsmouth, Luton etc...
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Post by pucklegas on Nov 2, 2015 10:18:35 GMT
Feel sorry for them, and this is very sobering, just shows you have to be careful what you wish for, because Nick will never let this happen whilst he has so much invested. Remember when Yeovile got to the championship their board voting to keep the lions share of revenue in the top two divisions, a bit rich considering where they come from, and where they are heading, can't wait to make my childish banner!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2015 10:24:11 GMT
It does however beg the question why didn't the fans raise the issue of the clubs finances a while back. Surely you must of noticed from the yearly financial reports that the debts were rising?. Sound familiar.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2015 10:24:14 GMT
Good luck to you with your fight. I personally wouldn't like to see any team go out of business.
Just think, for finishing bottom of The Prem next season your guaranteed at least £130Million!!!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2015 10:27:12 GMT
Feel sorry for them, and this is very sobering, just shows you have to be careful what you wish for, because Nick will never let this happen whilst he has so much invested. First signs of running out of cash? Borrowing at high interest rights from a third party..
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Post by RD on Nov 2, 2015 10:28:36 GMT
Good luck. I genuinely hope you survive.
I won't however be contributing as, what little money I have would be better spent ensuring that my club doesn't find itself in the same situation (or for keeping aside for when we need do indeed find ourselves in the same situation in the not-so-distant future potentially).
Good luck though.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2015 10:28:38 GMT
Feel sorry for them, and this is very sobering, just shows you have to be careful what you wish for, because Nick will never let this happen whilst he has so much invested. First signs of running out of cash? Borrowing at high interest rights from a third party.. Not having the cash is different than running out of cash.
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Post by RD on Nov 2, 2015 10:29:03 GMT
Feel sorry for them, and this is very sobering, just shows you have to be careful what you wish for, because Nick will never let this happen whilst he has so much invested. First signs of running out of cash? Borrowing at high interest rights from a third party.. Not to worry, the consortium will reveal themselves any day now!
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Post by pucklegas on Nov 2, 2015 10:31:21 GMT
Feel sorry for them, and this is very sobering, just shows you have to be careful what you wish for, because Nick will never let this happen whilst he has so much invested. First signs of running out of cash? Borrowing at high interest rights from a third party.. Think this was a Watola master plan to shaft Shamesburys, but has backfired at mo.
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Post by Severncider on Nov 2, 2015 10:49:01 GMT
It does however beg the question why didn't the fans raise the issue of the clubs finances a while back. Surely you must of noticed from the yearly financial reports that the debts were rising?. Sound familiar. Are you suggesting we owe the Taxman money?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2015 10:49:30 GMT
First signs of running out of cash? Borrowing at high interest rights from a third party.. Think this was a Watola master plan to shaft Shamesburys, but has backfired at mo. Watola doesn't plan, he does as he's told.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2015 10:50:00 GMT
Sound familiar. Are you suggesting we owe the Taxman money? Nope.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2015 10:56:35 GMT
Sound familiar. Are you suggesting we owe the Taxman money? LOL that's the next big scoop covered. Rovers owe the taxman £2.7M.... You wait, in a few weeks there will be a 130 page thread all about it....
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Nov 2, 2015 11:04:04 GMT
Sound familiar. Are you suggesting we owe the Taxman money? The Northampton chairman has spent the last couple of years insisting everything was fine, while a sharp deal to finance the new stadium by developing a shopping area fell through. That does sound familiar.
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Post by baggins on Nov 2, 2015 11:51:55 GMT
Good luck to you with your fight. I personally wouldn't like to see any team go out of business. Just think, for finishing bottom of The Prem next season your guaranteed at least £130Million!!! Is that right, £130 million? That's a disgrace, it really is.
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Post by RetroGamer on Nov 2, 2015 11:54:31 GMT
I'm sure they will reform and win the league like most other league clubs seem to do these days.
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Nov 2, 2015 11:55:53 GMT
Good Morning All Its with regret that I am posting for this reason on your fans forum. Northampton Town FC are at risk of going out of business in 2 weeks time. We face a winding up petition on the 16th November for an unpaid tax bill. We also find ourselves owing a massive 10Million pound loan to our local council which was taken out for stadium redevelopment, which has mysteriously gone missing in our property developing chairmans pockets David Cardoza. I personally have followed the cobblers across land and sea of the UK, visiting the majority of the 92 football league clubs. I ask in hope that you can help us with raising awareness to our cause with help growing publicity on social media. We have a twitter page saveourcobblers and are using the hashtags #SaveOurCobblers & #SaveNTFC Finally, I ask if you can all dig deep for as little or as much as you can. We have a fund raising page which is crowdfunding.justgiving.com/ntfctrust , we've set a target of £100,000 but unfortunately whats needed is substantially more! We are currently just over £13,500. Thank you for your time reading this, and we do hope to be still in existence come Christmas!! Thanks NTFC Supporters. We won't be giving anything as we have all contributed via O'Toole.
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Post by mjhgas on Nov 2, 2015 12:26:57 GMT
When will football fans wake up and channel their Sky Sports subscriptions in to their own club!!!?
£50 per month x 2,000 fans = £100,000 per month!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2015 12:28:04 GMT
Good luck to you with your fight. I personally wouldn't like to see any team go out of business. Just think, for finishing bottom of The Prem next season your guaranteed at least £130Million!!! Is that right, £130 million? That's a disgrace, it really is. Yes, the new TV deal comes into affect next season. That's why all the chairman are sh**ting themselves this season, no one wants to drop out. Just think that £130M doesn't even include ticket sales, merchandise etc etc.
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