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Quote from: Mallard on August 30, 2025, 03:34:07 PM
Vera keeps serving them up...... it's like a game of Padel.

There'll be noise complaints next!

Quote from: Quinn Upstone on August 30, 2025, 11:22:14 AM
There's an article on BBC News app, but I'm not clever enough to put it on here 😂

Mostly the same details as LN, but somehow makes it feel more serious to see it in national news 😏

I hope the idiots who think it's funny to act out see the article and change their ways. But I doubt it.

Perhaps one of you clever people could put it on here 😉

As you say, it's the same as what LN's have already said.

Quote from: Veratis on August 30, 2025, 12:11:02 PM
Whatever is happening im confident that everything is being handled in a calm and professional manner by the new owners and there representative. Upto now they have dealt with the fallout of the chaotic legacy of Cleeve both on and off the field without any drama.
We have an exciting squad and manager and by this time next week a new director so nothing to panic about. It seems that certain people love to drop onto a subject and create a problem before it exists.
Calm and steady not knee-jerk conspiracy,  let's get behind the team today there are some very young lads out there and they deserve our support

It wasn't that long ago that you were firmly behind Cleeve.

I think you must be part of  a club conspiracy to try and discredit any supporters who have got a mind of thier own.  😂 !  Conspiracy is your inaccurate description. Although some may not like it, or appreciate things being pointed out to the Lynn Supporters, everything that has been said is 100% accurate and can be backed up if required.

By the way, keep up. The Conspiracy theory angle has already been used by The Trust

Knee jerk response? Physician health thyself!   

Quote from: Veratis on August 30, 2025, 12:11:02 PM
........It seems that certain people love to drop onto a subject and create a problem before it exists.

Surely you mean some people try to identify potential problems before they exists.  I think you will find that's called preventive management. Recommended for all good business's.

New Director next week ? Can we ask where your source is for that information or is it just a random guess? Has the Press bulletin already been compiled and is ready to go?

Quote from: Linnet on August 29, 2025, 05:23:58 PM
No, there isn't a formal "period of grace" for a limited company to operate without a director; a company must have at least one director to remain legally compliant. While a company might temporarily operate without one, Companies House can and will eventually strike off a company that lacks a director, a process which can complicate the management of company assets. Shareholders need to act quickly to appoint a new director to avoid potentially severe consequences for the business.

Quote from Companies House  Lets hope its just a delay B&G

In all fairness, I suspect that it's Companies House not updated things yet ( ). Although in my experience, they are usually very quick with such matters. For example, Cleeve resigning was updated within 24 hours of it being submitted.

The thing I find strange is why the Club hasn't appointed a Director already. They know they have one and surely must know who it's going to be by now ( ). There's really no reason for them not to have done this already, maybe even weeks ago. They didn't have to wait for Cleeve to resign.

Maybe Cleeve just resigned his Directorship without telling them.  If he's got no real financial involvement in the Club, he could have just done this and caught the Club on the hop.   

......joins Peterborough Sports on a 3 month loan deal.

Quote from: Veratis on August 29, 2025, 04:35:08 PM
I assume b and gold we can now agree that Cleeve has finally and legally left the building which some people had a problem accepting
Whilst people have differing views about the takeover saga the final outcome followed the information that came from the club/trust.
It's a shame that anyone with different views to your own can be blocked in your capacity as a moderator which seems a bit controlling.
However I'm sure your pursuit of your truth must not be spoilt by the facts.

What final outcome? Has there been one? 

And please inform us all with your infinite wisdom, what/who has been blocked?    I've just checked the logs, and there's been nothing removed/blocked for over a month, and that wasn't a post that you had any involvement with! Nobody has been blocked either!

You seem to be making things up to suit your own narrative. I remember another forum user that used to do that on a regular basis!

Presumably you understand that there's more than one person with administration rights on this forum?



And no, it doesn't mean that the takeover "saga" has completed. That's unless you know something that we don't know. If so, please share with your fellow supporters. At the moment Companies House is showing that the Shares in the Club still belong to Blue and Gold Holdings Ltd (i.e Mr and Mrs Cleeve), as does the Club website (if that needs updating, have a word with them will you please?).

Clubs website:

Ownership:

Lynn F.C. Ltd is 100% owned by Blue and Gold Holdings Ltd, company Reg No 07102863.

The shares in Blue and Gold Holdings Ltd are owned 67% by Stephen Cleeve and 33% by Polina Cleeve.


And at the moment, Companies House is showing that Cleeve resigned as a Director yesterday (not as the Owner), and the Club currently has no Directors (unless Companies House have not updated the Clubs details yet).

Its showing Srai as a person with PSC, but that's not the same as being a Director (irrespective of him having a POA).

The Club, being a Limited Company, legally requires at least one Director.


Of course, if the Club communicated with their paying supporters there would be no reason for people to ask questions, or in your case, make assumptions.

Quote from: Mallard on August 28, 2025, 03:57:29 PM
Tomorrow Jo, Bal and a Trust Board member ( as a representative) added as new Directors ?

They need to get it done quick! Just having a CEO in place won't cut it, even if he has a POA in place.

What I can't understand is if they knew Cleeve was going to resign, why they hadn't already appointed a new Director.  Surely they could have done this weeks ago. If there's a logical explanation as to why they haven't already done this, I can't think of one.

Quote from: kenny r on August 28, 2025, 04:22:44 PM
Isn't the North stand configured for seating already? There was seating there until they were sold to Hereford when thy had a ground upgrade to go into the Football League.

I remember them well.   

I suppose it would be too much to ask for, that new ones would just slot in place. 

I would guess that it would be a major job to get seats put back there.

Hopefully the Club will consider looking at it. They have got such a large contingent of older people as supporters, they need to make sure they are looked after and catered for.

Quote from: MARCUS ROSE on August 28, 2025, 04:07:07 PM

Quote from: Mallard on August 28, 2025, 03:57:29 PM
Tomorrow Jo, Bal and a Trust Board member ( as a representative) added as new Directors ?

Mallard &  Blue & Gold should be on that list. With their intelligence networks, they would be invaluable to the running of the Club

Club have got the Trust now (in more ways than one), so they don't need any help in that area.   

It's the age of the internet and super fast communication. You don't need Networks these days, you just need to know where to look (or play golf).   

Following on from yesterday, as of today Stephen Cleeve is no longer a Director of the Club.

Quote from: Spiv on August 28, 2025, 02:42:57 PM
Firstly I'd like to say this small minority of the supporters should be banned for live. I believe we should all be calling this behaviour out if we hear or see it.

A little banter between supporters or saying to the lineman's that he should have gone to Specsavers is OK, but it should never go further than this.

With regards to stadium development I have looked into this before, but have done (well asked AI) some research into this today. I'd love to see the ground developed more but costs are high for seating rather than standing. I could bore you will everything AI had reported back on (I did supply it with quite a bit of info) but the headline costs for the North Stand are listed below.

Quick capacity & cost sketch (order-of-magnitude)

1,600 seats (8 rows across ~100 m):
Basic new stand: £2.4m–£4.8m
With under-croft facilities: £4.8m–£8m

2,000 seats (10 rows):
Basic new stand: £3.0m–£6.0m
With under-croft facilities: £6.0m–£10m

Multimillionaire owner combined with Sports Council grant.

Where's the problem?   

Although I wouldn't trust AI with those figures.

I presume Jo has got to put his hand in his pocket to pay for repairs to existing main Stand first.  I hear that's going to cost close to 200k. No idea if the Owners are going to stump up for this or expect others to pay for it (although I can hazard a guess on that one).

North Stand being redeveloped is a nice thought but probably just a pipe dream. Putting some seats in there and making it wheelchair accessible could be an option though.

Quote from: gs50 on August 28, 2025, 01:59:45 PM
Make the stand all seating and put in disabled section instead of being out in cold and wet conditions.

It would be a very good use for the Trust money.

https://premium.lynnnews.co.uk/sport/linnets-sanctioned-with-partial-stadium-closure-9431431/

Here we go again!

Lack of action previously. Some "supporters" think they can continue to get away with things as any previous  "punishment" has been far too lenient.

This fine is in relation to last December. Apparently the Club have spent a lot of time (time also means money) and effort since then to try and stop anything reoccurring. Of course, we have heard all about these efforts previously. Either they didn't really happen or didn't work, as we have had at least one further instance in our opening game of the season. I suppose that means yet another fine on its way, or will it be ground closure next time?

The Club has got to come down hard on this. Very hard! To say its "only a small minority of the supporters" must mean the Club knows who they are. If that's the case, just ban them now(even if only to the end of the season)! There have been enough warnings, so any individuals involved can't really complain.

Yes I understand that banning people costs money. With a £3k fine this time, and almost certainly bigger ones on the way, surely a ban is more appropriate than losing a few tickets sales. Ultimately, its the supporters that have to pick up the cost of these fines. Like any business, costs have to be passed on.That's when Supporters become customers. No wonder we have one of the highest admission costs ever seen at the level we play at (do the Club also pick up the cost of Players and Managers fines?    ). It's the majority having to pay for the minority!

If there's nobody at the Club that has the B*lls to do it, get the Trust involved. They won't take any prisoners when such incidents occur!

King's Lynn Town FC regrettably informs supporters that the Club has been charged with misconduct by the Football Association for failing to control spectators in relation to two incidents that took place at our home League fixture vs Scarborough Athletic FC on Tuesday 7th December 2024.
Following an extensive investigation by the Football Association, the club has been charged with two counts of misconduct for breaches of FA Rule E21 in respect of the match. It was alleged that King's Lynn Town FC failed to ensure that spectators and/or its supporters (and anyone purporting to be its supporters or followers) conduct themselves in an orderly fashion whilst attending the match.
Charge 1.
It is alleged that in/or around 65th minute, King's Lynn Town FC failed to ensure that its spectators and/or its supporters (and anyone purporting to be its supporters or followers) conduct themselves in an orderly fashion whilst attending the Match and do not use words or otherwise behave in a way which is improper and/or offensive and/or abusive and/or indecent and/or insulting with an express or implied reference to sexual orientation, contrary to FA Rule E21.1 and E21.4.
Charge 2.
It is alleged that in/or around 75th minute, King's Lynn Town FC failed to ensure that its spectators and/or its supporters (and anyone purporting to be its supporters or followers) conduct themselves in an orderly fashion whilst attending the Match and do not use words or otherwise behave in a way which is improper and/or offensive and/or abusive and/or indecent and/or insulting with an express or implied reference to sexual orientation, contrary to FA Rule E21.1 and E21.4
The club is subject to the following as a result of these incidents:
• A Fine of £3,000.00.
• A Ground Closure. The terms are as follows:- Kings Lynn Town FC shall be subject to a Partial Closure Order for two (2) consecutive First Team Competitive home matches at The Docherty Walks Stadium, limited to the North Terrace, save for that section designated for the use of away supporters. Such Partial Closure Order shall take effect 14 days from the date of the publication of the Written Reasons, the affected games will be published in the near future.
Any misconduct involving our supporters, whether it be at The Docherty Walks Stadium or away from home, which is reported to the Football Association, leaves the Club liable to be charged.
Once again, this charge has been the culmination of a tremendous amount of hours of the Club resources to provide our observations, evidence and defence to prevent or mitigate such charges to be imposed on the Club, which ultimately has cost the Club money in addition to the charge which is something as a Club we cannot sustain.
To have charges against the Club is disappointing as an incredible amount of work has gone on behind the scenes since the Club have been under an FA Action plan for a previous charge of Crowd Disorder, as a Club we will continue to work with the relevant authorities including the FA and the local police with a view to making The Walks a great day out for people of all backgrounds and ages. To enable this to happen we need our supporters to call out this behaviour and hold those responsible accountable; these incidents are avoidable but we must stand together.
Therefore on behalf of the Football Club as a whole, we must urge each and every spectator visiting us here at The Docherty Walks stadium, and also travelling to away games to represent the Football Club, to please refrain from entering the field of play, the use of pyrotechnics, be mindful of the words used and avoid any other misconduct which could see the Club penalised. All of these incidents are reported to The Football Association each and every time they occur and really do have an impact on the Club.
As always, we are talking about a very small minority of spectators who are engaging in this unacceptable manner, but these people in the minority continue to cause us the Club a major problem which results in serious consequences.
Once again, we would like to remind supporters that if there are incidents of this nature reported, then the Football Association have the power to impose serious financial penalties on the Club which will almost certainly impact on its playing resources. The Club continue to be closely monitored by the Football Association following an accumulation of incidents that are being reported. Offenders will be subject to lifetime club bans should they be identified.
We will inform supporters which games the partial stadium closure will effect in due course.