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Gillingham FC in trouble
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Garry Nelson's Left Foot
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Icy Gull said:
Oh, wouldn't that be sweet...
harsh.
I can't see it's right to blame Gillingham for accepting an offer from our board (corrupt or otherwise) which secured them financially for a decade, although I wouldn't shed any tears seeing Scally in personal financial trouble.
Sad to see any local team in difficulty - the fans don't deserve that.
I can't see it's right to blame Gillingham for accepting an offer from our board (corrupt or otherwise) which secured them financially for a decade, although I wouldn't shed any tears seeing Scally in personal financial trouble.
Sad to see any local team in difficulty - the fans don't deserve that.
bhaexpress
New member
They could always sell Priestfield to gypsies.
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Icy Gull
Back on the rollercoaster
- Jul 5, 2003
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Martlet said:
Bellotti and Scally were mates I believe, so he knew exactly what was going on and I don't believe we were expected to survive anyway?
Sorry if I sound a bit bitter about our time in Gillingham, anyone who went regularly will understand
Not their fans fault of course and my suggestion ain't gonna happen anyway
Seagull's Return
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It's important to separate supporters from chairmen (well, it really pisses me off when NIMBYs claim we sold the Goldstone and didn't bother to make plans for the future, etc, etc), and as Martlet says what Scally did was to cheerfully accept the bent offer "we" made to him over the ground share. I'd personally be very glad indeed to see Scally taken down, and certainly don't hold any affection whatsoever for Gillingham - but I can't help feeling sorry for their fans, if this is true.
Big "if", though - Scally is a dodgy little bastard and it all smacks a bit of scaremongering on his part.
Big "if", though - Scally is a dodgy little bastard and it all smacks a bit of scaremongering on his part.
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
This is the same Paul Scally who whined like a little BITCH at the (then) D2 and D3 clubs getting the same share of the TV cash as the D1 clubs (this was, of course, when the Gills were in D1). Get this:
BBC site, Nov 2002:
Gillingham chairman Paul Scally has warned that First Division clubs could resign from the Football League. Scally is reportedly unhappy that the £90m television revenue money for the three Football League divisions was distributed equally between all the clubs.
"The problem with the structure at the moment is that Second and Third Division clubs can outvote the First Division clubs," Scally told the Gillingham website. "If the First Division clubs cannot make them see sense, then I think it's highly likely...that the First Division clubs will resign from the Football League. "This would have to be done before Christmas. We have then four months to confirm the resignation." Scally went on to say the support from other Division One clubs was "rock solid".
What a complete and utter COCKER. Bet he soon changed his tune once his scabby little club dropped back down to the lower divs. I also noticed THIS
BBC site, Oct 2003:
Scally denies administration claims
Gillingham chairman Paul Scally insists the club will go into administration "over my dead body". Player-manager Andy Hessenthaler revealed at the weekend that the First Division outfit may be forced into administration. But Scally told the club's official website: "It is no secret that the players' salaries are the club's biggest cost and I travelled to Manchester on Friday to outline the position to the Professional Footballers' Association.
"I showed them all our cash-flow projections for the next few months and the union seemed very sympathetic to our situation.
"This is the biggest challenge I have faced in my time at the club, but I'm sure we'll come through it. It's over my dead body that we will go into administration."
Does that mean he might die soon ?
Every cloud eh.
BBC site, Nov 2002:
Gillingham chairman Paul Scally has warned that First Division clubs could resign from the Football League. Scally is reportedly unhappy that the £90m television revenue money for the three Football League divisions was distributed equally between all the clubs.
"The problem with the structure at the moment is that Second and Third Division clubs can outvote the First Division clubs," Scally told the Gillingham website. "If the First Division clubs cannot make them see sense, then I think it's highly likely...that the First Division clubs will resign from the Football League. "This would have to be done before Christmas. We have then four months to confirm the resignation." Scally went on to say the support from other Division One clubs was "rock solid".
What a complete and utter COCKER. Bet he soon changed his tune once his scabby little club dropped back down to the lower divs. I also noticed THIS
BBC site, Oct 2003:
Scally denies administration claims
Gillingham chairman Paul Scally insists the club will go into administration "over my dead body". Player-manager Andy Hessenthaler revealed at the weekend that the First Division outfit may be forced into administration. But Scally told the club's official website: "It is no secret that the players' salaries are the club's biggest cost and I travelled to Manchester on Friday to outline the position to the Professional Footballers' Association.
"I showed them all our cash-flow projections for the next few months and the union seemed very sympathetic to our situation.
"This is the biggest challenge I have faced in my time at the club, but I'm sure we'll come through it. It's over my dead body that we will go into administration."
Does that mean he might die soon ?
Every cloud eh.
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Bwian
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- Jul 14, 2003
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ditchy said:
He was complaining about Chelski getting away with murder for poaching one of their youngsters-only got 150,000 for a player they rated at 1 million. Makes me think he isn't scaremongering-especially with average attendances this season of less than 6000. As we very well know-clubs can't survive with attendances that low.
Downloaded Penguin said:
How not to impress your Bank manager - name drop them in an unprofessional and potentially unflattering manner...
"Mr Scally - we were more than happy to increase your overdraft for the coming year, but then you went to press saying that the big bad bank had the power to close your football club. Due to your conduct, we would prefer it if you took your business elsewhere..."
Barrel of Fun
Abort, retry, fail
He is a very odd looking chap. Most rich people seem to have an aura about them, as being powerful.
What did he make his money in and how rich is he?
What did he make his money in and how rich is he?
ditchy said:"kids for a quid " might help...he is all take and no give
there isn't a kid in Gillingham worth a quid surely ?
Pikey
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We'll never die, we'll never die
We'll never die, we'll never die
We'll keep the Blue flag flying high
'Cos The mighty Gills will never die
We'll never die, we'll never die
We'll keep the Blue flag flying high
'Cos The mighty Gills will never die
Kent Seagull
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Isn't Scally a Milwall fan?
sullyupthewing
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I have nothing against Gillingham and good luck to them, but Scally can sod off, I wrote to him whilst he was having talks with that cheating scumbag Bullshitti, Scally wrote back and said that what he was doing was helping to secure Brightons future by allowing us to share the Preistfield no mention of how much he was charging though and he thought that Dick Knight was not the man to take us forward as he did not have what was needed to do it, or words to that effect.
All I can say to Scally then is Err up yours matey, look how far we have come under DK.
All I can say to Scally then is Err up yours matey, look how far we have come under DK.
Wardy
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Neale_Coopers_Barmy_Army said:We'll never die, we'll never die
We'll never die, we'll never die
We'll keep the Blue flag flying high
'Cos The mighty Gills will never die
For the sake of football I hope you are right.
Think it is funny that he is blameing the collopase of the ITV sport deal for the situation they are in. Yes some clubs made the mistake of spending money they did not have, but the money was not that good and was long ago for them to have got over it by now.