[Somerset Spireite]

https://www.pitchcar...two-awards.html

Might be an appropriate time for people to have a glance at this ...

Thanks for all the hard work, Ant.

[Wooden Spoon]

marlons curtains said:

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After 33 years of service to the club, working with some of the poorest equipment possible, Antony Haywood, our award winning groundsman, was made redundant today. This as part of a cost cutting exercise. Absolutely stunned.

I can think of a staff cost cutting redundancy, that would involve a far less loyal and honest man, would reduce costs by a much greater margin, and hasn't won any awards for his work in his current role......

[moondog]

moondog, on 14 June 2016 - 05:04 PM, said:

Exactly, memory migbt be playing tricks but I seem to recall his predecessor Jim Smallwood had one

Confirmation he did




http://www.ebay.co.u...L-/220829332008

[marlons curtains]

To put into context, Chesterfield football club has been Ants life since leaving school 33 years ago. He knows nothing else.

Who's next Mr. Turner.... Jeff Hall?

[gordon_brittas]

Believe me, this club will be in administration in 12 months time...we are haemorrhaging money day after day and the people on the coal face at CFC are paying the price.

If your expecting good players to sign forget about it, our shopping is at Barwell and Tamworth, picking up non league players on a pittance.

[Wooden Spoon]

danblue said:

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Absolutely ridiculous.
No chief scout, no goal keeping coach, no grounds man and 2 x non league signings.

3 Sheffield mafia, 2 summer signings and a Turn1p in a pear tree.

[Wooden Spoon]

azul said:

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Someone has to fund his bar bill in Portugal and of course his place on the training camp to Budapest or wherever it is

Milk it Chris, Milk CFC for all it's worth.

[Security66]

a kick in the balls, on 14 June 2016 - 05:18 PM, said:

3 Sheffield mafia, 2 summer signings and a Turn1p in a pear tree.

To think I once told uncle Dave how lucky we was to have him and it was our gain and the Owls loss,I cringe now and really regret spending just shy of a grand on season tickets for next season.
In a perverse way the Sheffield mafia are killing our club just as the fat fraudster tried to do.

[DIFH]

gordon_brittas, on 14 June 2016 - 05:18 PM, said:

Believe me, this club will be in administration in 12 months time...we are haemorrhaging money day after day and the people on the coal face at CFC are paying the price.

If your expecting good players to sign forget about it, our shopping is at Barwell and Tamworth, picking up non league players on a pittance.

I assume the ST monies have gone if we are making redundancies

[valemadness]

I've been asked to post that the ground staff have not been made redundant as of yet, they are under consultation and no decision has been made.

[Heart of a Niven]

If it's come to this then it's more than poor accountancy and general mismanagement. I'm going to stick my head above the parapet and say I no longer believe that the financial situation and the day-to-day business dealings behind the scenes can be classed as legitimate. Laying off of key staff (and in the game of football I class the groundsman as key)? I don't even recall things being this bad when the Darren Brown fiasco came crashing down. This will not end well.

[Stoptalkingbol]

valemadness, on 14 June 2016 - 05:31 PM, said:

I've been asked to post that the ground staff have not been made redundant as of yet, they are under consultation and no decision has been made.

Why have you been asked out of interest? Do they not have any communication skills with the fans?

Oh hang on....

[ash_cfc]

valemadness, on 14 June 2016 - 05:31 PM, said:

I've been asked to post that the ground staff have not been made redundant as of yet, they are under consultation and no decision has been made.

The fact that this is even being considered is an absolute embarrassment. Every single decision they do, or consider alienates the fans more and more!

[Forever a Spireite]

ash_cfc, on 14 June 2016 - 05:03 PM, said:

Second that Simon. I'm not one for venting online, however Ashley Carson just got 4 tweets back to back of a few thoughts! It's messing with my renewed mellow character ha!

He will just block them all

[DIFH]

valemadness, on 14 June 2016 - 05:31 PM, said:

I've been asked to post that the ground staff have not been made redundant as of yet, they are under consultation and no decision has been made.

I guess CT or AC haven't the balls to front up on this one.

[hilly81]

I'm done with this football club.

[marlons curtains]

valemadness, on 14 June 2016 - 05:31 PM, said:

I've been asked to post that the ground staff have not been made redundant as of yet, they are under consultation and no decision has been made.

Marcia.. May I ask by who?

[Wooden Spoon]

valemadness said:

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I've been asked to post that the ground staff have not been made redundant as of yet, they are under consultation and no decision has been made.

Tell them to do their own dirty work Marcia

[Heart of a Niven]

valemadness, on 14 June 2016 - 05:31 PM, said:

I've been asked to post that the ground staff have not been made redundant as of yet, they are under consultation and no decision has been made.

Isn't that just a legal requirement where the employer must endeavour to find alternative work within the company. So, it'll be a case of 'you can't be a groundsman but do you fancy cleaning the chairman's car instead?'

[dim view]

Heart of a Niven, on 14 June 2016 - 05:45 PM, said:

Isn't that just a legal requirement where the employer must endeavour to find alternative work within the company. So, it'll be a case of 'you can't be a groundsman but do you fancy cleaning the chairman's car instead?'

Hasn't DA got his son in law in a kind of 'Minister without Portfolio' role for that? Perhaps he knows about letting the grass grow.