KERRY MAYO TESTIMONIAL : Re-scheduled to July 2006

[Mustela Furo]

STOP-PRESS

After a meeting tonight it has been decided to re-schedule the testimonial for JULY 2006 as part of the pre-season.

It is anticipated that Wardy and Zamora will still feature.


The reason for the re-schedule was for a number of reasons, including the availability of opposition (Sept 2nd was international weekend and we wanted stars!), plus in july 2006 there will be 9000 seats available therefore providing additional fund raising opportunities for Kerry.


There is still a programme of testimonial events planned throughout the next 12 months, the first of which will be a Boxing night at Hove Town Hall on October 6th.


A testimonial brochure will also be available and will go on sale at the end of this month.


I apologise for any inconveniance caused

 

[clapham_gull]

.. its like Falmer all over again

 

[East Preston Gull]

fu** it can someone help me pull this old wardy shirt off...took me ages to grease it on.

 

[Gazwag]

It's disappointing, but probably not a bad thing. It'll now be the culmination of a testimonial year rather than the start of it, which for Kerry hopefully will finish off a great year. Also lots of people have been saying they are away and will miss it, but now we all have a years advance notice.

But isn't the real reason that Celtic are too scared to play us at the moment, they can't face another tonking by the opposition.

 

[Mustela Furo]

But isn't the real reason that Celtic are too scared to play us at the moment

I think we may be a little scared to speak to Gordon at the moment

 

[O Lads]

STOP-PRESS

After a meeting tonight it has been decided to re-schedule the testimonial for JULY 2006 as part of the pre-season.

It is anticipated that Wardy and Zamora will still feature.


The reason for the re-schedule was for a number of reasons, including the availability of opposition (Sept 2nd was international weekend and we wanted stars!), plus in july 2006 there will be 9000 seats available therefore providing additional fund raising opportunities for Kerry.


There is still a programme of testimonial events planned throughout the next 12 months, the first of which will be a Boxing night at Hove Town Hall on October 6th.


A testimonial brochure will also be available and will go on sale at the end of this month.


I apologise for any inconveniance caused

I know its intnl. weekend but isn't july 2006 when the world cup is on or has it finished by then?

 

[Brighton Breezy]

Where are the proceeds of the night going to go?

In this day and age do footballer really need a big pay day? I know some opt to give the proceeds to a local charity.

Just wondering if that will be the case in this instance.

Also, as we have been told that league fixtures at Withdean often result in little raised revenue and high cost who will be footing this bill?

If it is the club then what is the figure for staging a game with an expected crowd of up to 9,000 likely to be?

Kerry has been a great servant to this club but he has also been well paid by this club and if it going to be paid for by supporters money just to give him a big pay day then I for one would be against the idea to be honest, especially considering how often the club come cap in hand asking for money for being skint.

Maybe the proceeds could be donated to the Alive and Kicking Appeal?

 

[clapham_gull]

Where are the proceeds of the night going to go?

In this day and age do footballer really need a big pay day? I know some opt to give the proceeds to a local charity.

Just wondering if that will be the case in this instance.

Also, as we have been told that league fixtures at Withdean often result in little raised revenue and high cost who will be footing this bill?

If it is the club then what is the figure for staging a game with an expected crowd of up to 9,000 likely to be?

Kerry has been a great servant to this club but he has also been well paid by this club and if it going to be paid for by supporters money just to give him a big pay day then I for one would be against the idea to be honest, especially considering how often the club come cap in hand asking for money for being skint.

Maybe the proceeds could be donated to the Alive and Kicking Appeal?

Easy, don't come.

 

[Brighton Breezy]

That isnt really the point is it.

I was asking a sensible question about the funding for this game.

I dont mind paying £20 for Kerry Mayo but I do mind if the club have to foot the bill for the game.

 

[fozzie's headband]

How do you plan to stage the testimonial in July when we are normally lacking the South Stand at this time!

The reason that we don't play any home pre-season friendlies is because the South Stand seats don't return until just before the start of the season.

 

[Hiney]

I for one would be against the idea to be honest, especially considering how often the club come cap in hand asking for money for being skint.

Then don't f***ing go - let someone who wants to recognise what he has achived pay their money.

How well paid do you think Kerry Mayo has been? Most of his career has been in the bottom 2 divisions of the Football League with (I imagine) bottom division wages to match.

They're not all Millionaires and probably earn less than we all think.

Personally, I think Kerry Mayo is WELL deserving of a testimonial. He's played for this club for 10 years and has been a loyal servant through the most horrendous times the club has seen.

He's battled back from being out of favour a number of times and that takes a lot of bottle.

I hope he makes a f***ing MINT out of his testimonial and I for one will be contributing.

I thank you

 

[Gazwag]

The earlier thread said Kerry would recieve the net proceeds, therefore after costs, therefore important as many fans go as possible

 

[Edward Scissorhands]

Can you reveal who the opposition would have been had it been 2nd September?

 

[clapham_gull]

That isnt really the point is it.

I was asking a sensible question about the funding for this game.

I dont mind paying £20 for Kerry Mayo but I do mind if the club have to foot the bill for the game.

But you do mind paying £20 to Kerry Mayo? You said you want all the proceeds to go to Charity?

I agree with your arguments regarding premiership millionaries - but Kerry has given me a lot of joy over many years, and well he's welcome to it (and it will be a good night out)

 

[London Irish]

Where are the proceeds of the night going to go?

In this day and age do footballer really need a big pay day? I know some opt to give the proceeds to a local charity.

Just wondering if that will be the case in this instance.

Also, as we have been told that league fixtures at Withdean often result in little raised revenue and high cost who will be footing this bill?

If it is the club then what is the figure for staging a game with an expected crowd of up to 9,000 likely to be?

Kerry has been a great servant to this club but he has also been well paid by this club and if it going to be paid for by supporters money just to give him a big pay day then I for one would be against the idea to be honest, especially considering how often the club come cap in hand asking for money for being skint.

Maybe the proceeds could be donated to the Alive and Kicking Appeal?

Come on Richie - that's not the spirit. These testimonial games are part of the tradition of the game. Kerry is not one of those footballers who'll never have to work again, this is a small bit of thanks we'll be able to pay the one playing survivor from our darkest days. And we fans also get to see a festival game and some old faces. There really is no losers, no need to play the investigative contrarian here.

 

[Tooting Gull]

I don't always agree with Richie, but I'm going to stick up for him on this one (assuming he does actually believe what he's saying, and isn't just trying to stir up an argument )


Footballers are paid such ludicrous sums these days that testimonials are an anachronism for anyone who's plied their trade at any half-decent level, and that certainly includes Brighton over the past few years.

I love Kerry, and am all for various types of recognition of his service for our club. Give him a statue, whatever. What has happened since his own goal at Hereford is incredible, and he must take a lot of credit, especially as he has to work hard because he's not the greatest talent in football.

But I don't see shovelling a whole lot more money into the pocket of an already wealthy young man is the best way of for far less wealthy people to recognise his achievement.

 

[Rougvie]

Actually MORRIS does have a point, although doesnt quite put it across in the way that I think a few people are thinking in the back of their minds.

To say Mayo is not well paid is simply ludicrous, he has been one of our best paid players for a few seasons now, I'm sure he will also have various endorsements and a more or less free car, the guy certainly never looked on the breadline propping up the North Stand for most of last season.

I've never been a big fan of testimonials, especially if the club are 'gifting' the cost of this match as quite frankly that money HAS to be spent on other things, sure I have no objection to any of the other events, and in a way I dont grudge him the actual match, its just the money side of things that just doesnt sit well.

 

[London Irish]

I apologise for any inconveniance caused

The programme of testimonial events should lead up to a big climax, so could work out for the best!

 

[Yorkie]

To say Mayo is not well paid is simply ludicrous, he has been one of our best paid players for a few seasons now, I'm sure he will also have various endorsements and a more or less free car, the guy certainly never looked on the breadline propping up the North Stand for most of last season.

He shares an old Audi with Gary Hart for everyday use to training.

I think any player who stays with one club for 10 years deserves every penny.
He won't have made anything from transfer fees unlike other players.

 

[Brighton Breezy]

Rougvie has prett much articulated what I meant better.

Mayo has been paid very well for the job he does and I would imagine far better then he would have got if he were not lucky enough to be a footballer.

Even if he only earns 1k a week that is 52k a year which means he has made about half a million out of the club. Not bad in my book and I would expect it to be more in recent years after Dick Knight rewarded players with improved contracts following our previous promotion to this division.

I congratulate what Kerry has done and have nothing but admiration for what he has achieved here but long gone are the days when low paid players needed a big pay day to secure their long term financial security.

Brighton and Hove Albion as a club however is not in that luxurious position. We need every single penny we can get.

I am all for letting Kerry, especially as one of our more unsung heroes, have an evening where he takes centre stage but what I am suggesting is that any profit made is put into the Alive and Kicking appeal.

Then he would be an even bigger legend.