Season under threat

[KES80]

Clubs asked to email NL on 3 proposed options , last of which is their least preferred of suspending season.Further NL meeting Friday.......all matches to continue this Saturday and following mid week

[Mallard]

How will that work KES if the League take out an 11m loan, to be paid back against reduced payments to each club over X number of years.   There will be teams coming up from step 3 and EFL leagues coming down who will be saddled with paying towards a debt they had no benefit from ?

[Blue_and_Gold]

How will that work KES if the League take out an 11m loan, to be paid back against reduced payments to each club over X number of years.   There will be teams coming up from step 3 and EFL leagues coming down who will be saddled with paying towards a debt they had no benefit from ?

You think the Chairmen of the step 1 & 2 Clubs will worry about that?   

[KES80]

I don't believe either of the first two options work Mall.........we have to hope that a better solution is found over the next few days to avoid suspension of the season.

[Mallard]

How will that work KES if the League take out an 11m loan, to be paid back against reduced payments to each club over X number of years.   There will be teams coming up from step 3 and EFL leagues coming down who will be saddled with paying towards a debt they had no benefit from ?

You think the Chairmen of the step 1 & 2 Clubs will worry about that?   

I think the NL have made a right balls up by allowing the season to even start with only a 3 month commitment from the Gov to offer support.  Will they want to make even more Cocks up by saddling future members with debt that is not their responsibility?

Be interesting to hear Stephen Cleeve’s thoughts on the situation and whether he is happy to have more debt bestowed on the club.  We are not going to gain promotion and prob not going to suffer relegation, so it’s really a nothing season for us.

[Blue_and_Gold]

I think its a waste of time even putting the option of the Clubs taking loans,  on the table.

As if they are going to vote for that if there's any other option!

[MARCUS ROSE]

How will that work KES if the League take out an 11m loan, to be paid back against reduced payments to each club over X number of years.   There will be teams coming up from step 3 and EFL leagues coming down who will be saddled with paying towards a debt they had no benefit from ?

You think the Chairmen of the step 1 & 2 Clubs will worry about that?   

I think the NL have made a right balls up by allowing the season to even start with only a 3 month commitment from the Gov to offer support.  Will they want to make even more Cocks up by saddling future members with debt that is not their responsibility?

Be interesting to hear Stephen Cleeve’s thoughts on the situation and whether he is happy to have more debt bestowed on the club.  We are not going to gain promotion and prob not going to suffer relegation, so it’s really a nothing season for us.

He appears to have been happy with debt bestowed on the club in the past, a little bit more will not matter.
I think we will all be surprised at what the Club Owners and Chairman will accept, if it prevents their clubs going out of business, on their watch.

[admin]

Ollie Bayliss
@Ollie_Bayliss
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BREAKING:

The National League North & South have been suspended for 2 weeks.

The decision was made at a League Board meeting this morning, following feedback from clubs.

As a result, tomorrow's games are formally postponed.

[Wingwizzard]

Well that's the North and south sorted for 2 weeks -  what's are league doing  or are we carrying on ??

I get confused over the whole business at the moment  as to why we are still playing 

[Blue_and_Gold]

You can see where this is heading.

Any money made available will only be for step one Clubs.

Nice maneuver.

#allonefootballfamily

I get confused over the whole business at the moment  as to why we are still playing

I don't think you are the only one! 

[Mallard]

Maybe the NL committee see that the 11m loan is only enough to see the main league limp through till the end of the season.  5 months running costs is a lot to find.  SC has said it costs in excess of 100k per month to run Lynn.  So that’s half million we need.

Can see arguments to follow when it comes to these loans being repaid by clubs who either don’t have the money or are not involved in receiving any of this money.

What a ( blank) mess.

[Dilligaf]

Cleeves a business man first...with a some what shady past.
£100K per month would, I guess, be on the generous side....
A little profit being added on if this in fact what is laid on the table

[MARCUS ROSE]

Maybe the NL committee see that the 11m loan is only enough to see the main league limp through till the end of the season.  5 months running costs is a lot to find.  SC has said it costs in excess of 100k per month to run Lynn.  So that’s half million we need.

Can see arguments to follow when it comes to these loans being repaid by clubs who either don’t have the money or are not involved in receiving any of this money.

What a ( blank) mess.

100k a month????? 25k a week????  Madness.  i'd like to see the working out for that amount.
 Its a good job Mr Cleeve is not paying the market rate for leasing the ground from the Council as well. 
Its alright gambling, but sometimes someone has to lose.
Just end the season now and put everyone out of their misery.

[macfleetwood1]

Well said Marcus. Let's stop now and sleep at night.

[Mallard]

Just listened to SC’s latest podcast.  His feeling is that we will play Saturday, Tuesday, Saturday. Then that will be it unless someone comes up with some money to get the League through to the end of the season.