Winding up order and a huge tax bill for Orient. Free stadium in Orient's catchment area and never ending government handouts to run it for West Ham. Two failed businesses with two totally different outcomes
The test absolutely is a joke. Morecambe have a dispute at the moment as there are 2 people claiming to be the owners and no-one seems to know who actually owns the club. Because of it all, the players and staff go for months at a time without being paid and it's looking more and more likely that the club will go under. Their manager got a 1000 pound fine for his touchline antics, so the fans all chipped in and paid the fine for him.If their Italian owner passed the fit and proper test then it proves the test is a joke. Weren't they in something like the League One playoffs when he took charge? A manager and player turnover Cellino would be proud of and a host of dud signings from mainly Italy from what I've gathered and this is what they deserve.
Feel very sorry for the fans.
The test absolutely is a joke. Morecambe have a dispute at the moment as there are 2 people claiming to be the owners and no-one seems to know who actually owns the club. Because of it all, the players and staff go for months at a time without being paid and it's looking more and more likely that the club will go under. Their manager got a 1000 pound fine for his touchline antics, so the fans all chipped in and paid the fine for him.
35p for the 97A (later the 357) from the bottom of my road, near the dogs, to right outside the snooker club on the high road. Used to go there semi-regularly as a kid - was there rattling a bucket collecting for charity on Shilton's 1,000th game (it was while the south stand was missing, iirc, before the rebuild. He touched the ball twice, both times the roof came off), a few Spurs friendlies, but often i'd not even know who was visiting and just hop on the bus at 1.30 saturday, just after lunch, and pay on the gate - was it £2 for teenagers?
The one thing that was always obvious is how much of a family oriented and community spirited setup they had and it's been really sad seeing the decline since this new owner turned up. He doesn't talk to the fans or give a singular shit about the club or anything about it. I know a couple of O's who go every week and they've gone from being annoyed by crap results to just looking really sad and, if you bring it up, they just shrug and sigh.
35p for the 97A (later the 357) from the bottom of my road, near the dogs, to right outside the snooker club on the high road. Used to go there semi-regularly as a kid - was there rattling a bucket collecting for charity on Shilton's 1,000th game (it was while the south stand was missing, iirc, before the rebuild. He touched the ball twice, both times the roof came off), a few Spurs friendlies, but often i'd not even know who was visiting and just hop on the bus at 1.30 saturday, just after lunch, and pay on the gate - was it £2 for teenagers?
The one thing that was always obvious is how much of a family oriented and community spirited setup they had and it's been really sad seeing the decline since this new owner turned up. He doesn't talk to the fans or give a singular shit about the club or anything about it. I know a couple of O's who go every week and they've gone from being annoyed by crap results to just looking really sad and, if you bring it up, they just shrug and sigh.
I'm pretty sure that Barry Hearn (and not the new owners) still owns the stadium so even if the club go bust they should still be able to recover and play there as the stadium should be safe. I suppose it depends what punishment the league will put on them
I'm pretty sure that Barry Hearn (and not the new owners) still owns the stadium so even if the club go bust they should still be able to recover and play there as the stadium should be safe. I suppose it depends what punishment the league will put on them
According to this he "transferred the ownership of Brisbane Road to a trustee-administered pension fund at the end of last year."
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.te...t-absolute-disaster-barry-hearn-launches/amp/