neil5005 wrote:Feedthecow wrote:Can a Billingham town fan tell me if they have been paying their players this year?
No we haven't paid the players for the last two seasons, not even expenses. I believe the manager has a sponsor from friends to pay them expenses but the full costs arn't always covered. We made the decision 2 years ago to cut our cloth and pay off all our debts and sort things out, rather than go bust and come back under a different name, and screwing the creditors.
The problem with the £10g that Hartlepool alledge we owe them is that it has come from an agreement signed by someone at the club who is not, and never has been a director. The owner and sole director of the club Mr T Donnelly (a 70 year old retired mechanic) had no knowledge of this document until this season. BTFC argue that this document is therefore null & void.
What I don't understand is why we would have to pay Hartlepool for them using our ground? We pay the electricity, water rates and gas bills. We man the gate, bar and canteen and also clean out the changing rooms after the game. We don't charge Hartlepool for any of this, and we don't make any profit from hosting the reserve games.
The good thing is that you can tell us what you like and providing it isn't libelous our club will just not respond, it sad really but true. I do hope this all gets resolved before the court date regardless of whether it is the fault of BTFC or HUFC.