Save Darlington FC - Sign the Online Petition

[bhaexpress]

Darling R.I.P. ?

Seesm that George 'Safeblower' Reynolds is willing to let Darlington go into liquidation. Funny how he can't accept that his concept of a 25,000 seater stadium wasn't such a great idea.

From the BBC

 

[Yoda]

The !!!!

 

[Jason Speaks]

It's funny I used to do exactly the same thing on Ultimate Soccer manager. Built up my stadium and neglected the playing side.

Never thought anyone would try it in real life.

 

[fatbadger]

f***ing scum. He's screws the club, makes himself the biggest creditor, then does this to them. Scum, scum, scum.

Archer & Belotti were bad but, dare I say it, not this bad.

 

[Barnet Seagull]

wanker.

unbelievable wanker.

 

[kevinsmith]

IF THE STADIUM IS ANY GOOD CAN'T WE MOVE IT DIRECTLY TO FALMER

 

[sams dad]

What a tosser

 

[Simster]

What a f***ing wanker.

 

[Gullet]

Unbelievable arrogancy.

 

[graz126]

it sounds like a total nightmare. their fans are a passionate bunch aswell.

 

[Strike]

He is alful

 

[clapham_gull]

Should we not be offering our help ?

 

[Braders]

clapham_gull , great idea but how?

 

[Bwian]

What a shame

Just been on the official site...we'd kill right now for a stadium like theirs.

It's also a shame that despite a great place to go and watch a game they struggle to get more than 5,000. I hope they manage to survive!

 

[Gullet]

What a shame

Just been on the official site...we'd kill right now for a stadium like theirs.

It's also a shame that despite a great place to go and watch a ngame they struggle to get more than 5,000. I hope they manage to survive!

Great photos of a great stadium. Cant believe he can let this happen.

 

[clapham_gull]

clapham_gull , great idea but how?

They have a petition online,

http://www.petitiononline.com/dst0304/petition.html

MODS MAKE THIS A STICKY

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Sign the petition to the Football League!

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Darlington Supporters' Trust is urging fans to sign an
Online petition to the Football League to step in and
change its rules to help relieve the log-jam at
Darlington FC. The situation at the club is getting
increasingly desperate and farcical. As the petition
states, the club could be sold under normal insolvency
rules, but the Football League regulations which
require all the creditors to agree to a sale leave the
future for Darlington FC looking bleak. It is very
likely that Darlington FC will go out of business.

http://www.petitiononline.com/dst0304/petition.html

Look out also for hard copies of the petition at
matches etc - add your name!



Last week, there were hopes that the Sterling
Consortium would be able to take Darlington FC out of
administration. But that appears, at least the time
being, like it will be held up by former chairman
George Reynolds. Meanwhile, the club's position is
critical.

The petition to the League reads:


Darlington Football Club was placed into
Administration on the 23rd December 2003 to avoid a
winding up order being presented by the Inland
Revenue. The full scale of debts at the club are still
be evaluated by the Administrators but are estimated
at anywhere from £6m to £30m, the largest creditor
being George Reynolds who resigned as Chairman earlier
this year. One of the Club's secured creditors, a
finance organisation that loaned money to build the
Reynolds Arena, had reached agreement with the
Administrators to take the Club out of Administration,
but this has been blocked by ex-chairman Reynolds. Mr
Reynolds has over the last few months indicated that
he would accept 10p in the pound, but is now saying
that he will not agree to any sale of the club and
that it will close. The Club could be sold under
normal insolvency rules, but the Football League
regulations which require all the creditors to agree
to a sale leave the future for Darlington FC looking
bleak. It is very likely that Darlington FC will go
out of business. The rules, of the Football League as
they stand at the moment, are benefiting the people
who have caused the problems and penalise genuine
parties who could give clubs a realistic future. We
therefore ask the Football League to relax their rules
on the procedures for club's coming out of
Administration in order to preserve the future of
Darlington Football Club.

Please follow the link
http://www.petitiononline.com/dst0304/petition.html

See also www.darlotrust.co.uk

 

[jmc]

****

 

[glosterseagul]

He put 20 million of his own money to the club. cant see a link between belly scum and him. could you see belly scum being made bankrupt?

I don't know the full facts...but you seem to me to be harsh on him. sink your money into the club take personal gaurantees - idiot! he clearly messed up but the rescue plan involves getting the club for a song. he says get rid of personal guarantees and he'll forget his 20 mil.

 

[Gullet]

Have signed.