Kingstonian

[Matt]

Anyone else heard about this?

 

From the Kingston forum:

 

Nick Robinson, Ryman secretary, has announced that Ks have been given until Monday to pay an outstanding £30,000 VAT bill or they stand to be suspended from the league.

[Barry Scott]

they're gone

[brighton_rebel]

When i spoke to some of their fans at their ground earlier in the season, they said they might have to start again at the bottom of the pyramid to get rid of their chairman who seems determined to destroy the club despite making a fortune selling the ground to AFC Wimbledon

[Dominic]

Our three points gone then!

[BFR]

there is a bigger issue here than a measly three points Dom. And besides, suspension is not the same as expulsion

[Dominic]

Very true BFR, is it at all similar to the troubles Dover experienced?

 

The K's fans have been telling of their troubles for a long while now, maybe the top man knew about this for a while but didn't make it public, unlike Dover did?

[BFR]

the top man at the K's is an asset-stripping [censored].

[Barry Scott]

no sh1t!

[Woody SUFC]

shame. decent bunch of fans. Got no chance of getting that much money unless AFC fans REALLY helped out

[Guest]

Woody they pay a peppercorn rent to us in order to try and help them and it's raised by a pre season friendly.

[GarySTFC]

If it was a peppercorn rent then, as it is alledged they've not paid it, how come you're taking the bar takings to cover it? I thought peppercorn rent was like £1 a season or something ridiculously low. Doesn't look that way to me.

[Martin]

A peppercorn rent is technically a peppercorn. However very few Landlords actually bother to go round collecting it.

 

It does seem odd if they are taking bar takings in lieu of a nominal rent - whatever it may be.

[Guest]

In Fact 90% of the clubs in this country should start again...we are all living a dream and spending money that we have not got ! My friend from Wycombe said the same, they were were about the other only team apart from Man Utd that made a profit each season...but times have changed for them too....in the red with someone having to bail them out !

 

Football these days is not about Football at all .... money, greed and people on ego trips !

 

Capital League ! we'are having a laugh....no pressure no crowds and no hassle....

 

Get in there......

 

chris s.

[GarySTFC]

"Capital League ! we'are having a laugh....no pressure no crowds and no hassle.... "

 

But still a cost involved which is another defecit for us <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

[Woody SUFC]

I doubt any club makes a profit on capital league games.

 

And wycombe must of lost alot of cash last night. Perhaps if it was played at the meadow it would of not only got a bigger crowd but Wycombe wouldn't lose money.

 

This is one of the reason's reading don't enter. It's cheaper to not enter than run a game at the madjeski