https://www.lynnnews.co.uk/sport/linnets-in-sprinkler-storm-9454621/
Why would the club want a match, that they would probably lose anyway, postponed, when having it rearranged for midweek would result in a gate some 300 lower ?
And someone who is presumably involved at the club has passed the info on. Who is the club rat ??
Made The Times as well
https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/kings-lynn-soak-pitch-postponement-national-league-jdbql7bq3
Quote from: admin on February 23, 2026, 09:43:50 AMhttps://www.lynnnews.co.uk/sport/linnets-in-sprinkler-storm-9454621/
Why would the club want a match, that they would probably lose anyway, postponed, when having it rearranged for midweek would result in a gate some 300 lower ?
You really couldn't make it up ?!
Looks photo looks very AI to me. Too many convincing images around - we will soon not be able what to believe
Quote from: Nigel nigle on February 23, 2026, 02:12:18 PMLooks photo looks very AI to me. Too many convincing images around - we will soon not be able what to believe
Yes I'm surprised Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor wasn't in the image turning the sprinklers on. Although I think he was at Pizza Express
EDP suggests the club have already responded to the League, who have accepted their explanation.
https://www.edp24.co.uk/sport/25876748.kings-lynn-town-great-pitch-sprinkler-mystery/
A good wind up. Cleeve & frugal in the same sentence :laughcry:
Like I have said previously on this forum there seems to be people who want the Club with the current owners or whoever has owned the Club in the past to fail. There will always be things that the Club could do better but they also have to walk a financial tightrope and if supporters don't get onboard one day there will be no Club. Whilst some people who have posted on here regularly would probably not care for the majority it would be a disaster to lose a senior football team in the town.
This sprinkler story is just another example of the sad depths some people will go to create division and try to destroy the bond between fans and the Club. Shame on those involved.
Now on BBC news website.
Quote from: fenlander on February 23, 2026, 03:15:27 PMEDP suggests the club have already responded to the League, who have accepted their explanation.
https://www.edp24.co.uk/sport/25876748.kings-lynn-town-great-pitch-sprinkler-mystery/
The article seems to suggest the sprinkler was in operation on the morning of the inspection so whether the picture is genuine or not is a bit of a moot point. Would be good if the club could clarify the situation re the league response and maybe if they had been a bit more proactive getting this out the 'story' may not have blown up - the postponement certainly wouldn't have surprised anyone who attended the Worksop game given the state of the pitch after the game and following three days of rain.
What I don't understand is the blame being laid at the whistleblower, whilst their motives can be open to question the real issue must surely be the controls and processes within the club, not who has shone a light on them and for the EDP to say this person is 'endangering jobs' is a heck of a leap. The club hasn't had a solid off field structure for a number of years, with this just being the latest mis-step and Jo must be wondering what on earth he is throwing his money at.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/football/national-league-investigating-allegations-over-bizarre-king-s-lynn-v-south-shields-pitch-issue/ar-AA1WUw64
Just mentioned on BBC Radio 5 news headlines !!
Sandringham saga, sinkhole, sprinkler! I always thought Norfolk was a quiet county. For anyone who is interested
there is a local football team to follow and support this evening!
Quote from: Coastal linnet on February 24, 2026, 08:17:50 AMFor anyone who is interested
there is a local football team to follow and support this evening!
Yes let's hope all this doesn't effect the team too much for tonight's game against Buxton.
Quote from: Nigel nigle on February 23, 2026, 02:12:18 PMLooks photo looks very AI to me. Too many convincing images around - we will soon not be able what to believe
As much as we'd all love it to be AI. There is, unfortunately,a sprinkler in that location. It isn't used very much, as stated by a previous SO, due to the water pressure and there not being enough water in the tank to use all the sprinklers the system has. Hopefully it's just an honest mistake or a malfunction within the system however we know it's no big secret that TSI want to be saving money and a relegation would do just that by converting back to part time. Such a state the clubs in and I don't see it getting much better anytime soon.
You dont have to get relegated to go part time and neither do you save money by getting relegated. TSI live in cookoo land .
Quote from: gs50 on February 24, 2026, 11:17:45 AMYou dont have to get relegated to go part time and neither do you save money by getting relegated. TSI live in cookoo land .
Or some forum users do ?
Quote from: gs50 on February 24, 2026, 11:17:45 AMYou dont have to get relegated to go part time and neither do you save money by getting relegated. TSI live in cookoo land .
Since when did this rumour become fact?
Just adding comment to what Onetobelieve stated.
Quote from: fenlander on February 24, 2026, 12:25:28 PMQuote from: gs50 on February 24, 2026, 11:17:45 AMYou dont have to get relegated to go part time and neither do you save money by getting relegated. TSI live in cookoo land .
Since when did this rumour become fact?
I mean it isn't like everything is kept a big secret at the club is it fenlander? The whole club has become quite the joke really, for everything good that's happened it's tarnished 99% of other stuff eg Watergate which was caused by the child like behaviour of those who are no longer part of the club. Ask yourself how and why do they still have access to the cameras? Or until recently the ticket system (massive breach of GDPR) and the YouTube account and the money generating from it or at least that's the rumour on grapevine.
My question still stands.
Just asking what people think the idea of the club relocating to a new purpose built, out of town new Ground ?
Historically the pitch suffers when we get heavy rain and the drainage system can't cope. When we get freezing conditions the area under the main stand never thaws. Factor in the stand needs some serious money spent on it with rotting timbers etc. Generally the ground is looking very run down. With improvements needed to pass the latest Ground grading is The Walks coming to the end of its shelf live ?
It's a tough call. If the Council provided a modern ground with training facilities and an artificial pitch ok All funded by the sale of The Walks for development On the other side we have a Town Centre location steeped in history.
What are people's thoughts ?
More from Gavin Caney and Mark Hearle
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c98qdrqy2m4o
There must have been a news shortage in Norfolk yesterday. :laughcry:
As for a new ground forget the Council.
£2 million overspend on the new Library.
£16 million funding shortage on the Guildhall.
Least of their worries a sports ground.
Lynn FC need a very wealthy investor to sort this one out. :countingmoney:
Quote from: Onetobelieve on February 24, 2026, 02:52:35 PMQuote from: fenlander on February 24, 2026, 12:25:28 PMQuote from: gs50 on February 24, 2026, 11:17:45 AMYou dont have to get relegated to go part time and neither do you save money by getting relegated. TSI live in cookoo land .
Since when did this rumour become fact?
I mean it isn't like everything is kept a big secret at the club is it fenlander? The whole club has become quite the joke really, for everything good that's happened it's tarnished 99% of other stuff eg Watergate which was caused by the child like behaviour of those who are no longer part of the club. Ask yourself how and why do they still have access to the cameras? Or until recently the ticket system (massive breach of GDPR) and the YouTube account and the money generating from it or at least that's the rumour on grapevine.
You seem to know a lot about what these 'child like' people have access to :dontknow:
Quote from: fenlander on February 24, 2026, 12:25:28 PMQuote from: gs50 on February 24, 2026, 11:17:45 AMYou dont have to get relegated to go part time and neither do you save money by getting relegated. TSI live in cookoo land .
Since when did this rumour become fact?
It's a fair question and one id like an answer to as well. I've never known a period where there's so many claiming to be 'in the know'. Majority if which is fake news and just de-stabilises an already unsteady ship.
Surely a prime piece of land beside The Walks would be worth more than the cost of building a ground on the outskirts ?
How much would TSI need from proceeds.
A good place for a new ground would be the field next to the circus at Knights Hill.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy8l497xe9go
Quote from: Coastal linnet on February 27, 2026, 04:48:29 PMA good place for a new ground would be the field next to the circus at Knights Hill.
There is already enough circuses 🎪 there throughout the year, without the Circus that is KLTFC adding to them.
The boss is on to it "sick to death of the leaks inside the club" love it
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy8l497xe9go
The King's Lynn Town FC takeover feels so unusual and what the numbers actually show:
1. The Financial Reality (The Losses) The Debt: The club is carrying over £500,000 in unpaid COVID-19 (DCMS) loans that are still accruing interest. The Burn Rate: Before the takeover, the club was losing roughly £30,000 a month, with annual operating costs hitting £1 million. The Reset: New owner Joseph Phua (Turn Capital) has already injected over £700,000 to stabilize things. Former owner Stephen Cleeve wrote off his personal loans as part of the deal.
2. The "Odd" New Management The CEO: Balreick Pargan Singh Srai is a corporate specialist with a history of directorships in various UK companies. He was officially verified as the "Person with Significant Control" in late 2025. The Firm: Turn Capital is a Singaporean venture capital firm managing US$200 million. They usually buy failing tech and consumer apps in Asia, not non-league football clubs in Norfolk. The Method: They didn't buy the club out of "love for the game." They used a "matrix of 20+ data points" to find an undervalued asset they could "fix" and eventually give back to the community.
3. Why it feels like "Something Else" is going on The Royal Connection: The club is 6 miles from Sandringham. Phua has explicitly mentioned the "affluence" of the area (Cambridge/Sandringham) as a reason for the buy. It's a massive "social capital" play for a foreign investor to own the local club of the British Monarchy. The Beta Test: It's likely a "pilot program" to see if their data-driven tech model can turn a profit in sports before they move on to bigger clubs. The "Shady" Tactics: From the investigation into "deliberately flooding" the pitch to the secretive nature of the "data matrix," the club is being run more like a cold tech startup than a traditional community team
If the CEO can't get the basics right then the rest of it falls
Will our good friend with the Bently be back soon?
Quote from: peter on March 04, 2026, 08:51:27 AMWill our good friend with the Bently be back soon?
I think the leaker wants to highlight the lack of professionalism under the new ownership to force another change or return to the status quo.