Oyston to pay out.

[melv]

Justice served time for him to pay out.But will he try to worm his way out of paying

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-41890855

[SourceOfTheTrent]

The Odious Oystons. Football will always be better off without people like them. I just hope this doesn't end up killing Blackpool FC as a club and actually becomes the new beginning they desperately need.

[RailwayRowdy]

The Odious Oystons. Football will always be better off without people like them. I just hope this doesn't end up killing Blackpool FC as a club and actually becomes the new beginning they desperately need.

 

Let’s hope so, if only for the fans sake. But finding the right buyer is no easy task. Football, past and present, is littered with the Oyston’s of this world. Venky’s, the 🤡’s at Charlton & Orient, Sisu etc etc. The Steve Gibson’s at Middlesbrough and, dare I say it, the Coates of this world are very few and far between.

[geosname]

Its one thing getting a judgement its another getting the money

[man in the pub]

Its one thing getting a judgement its another getting the money

 

You are right Geo , its sad that our Legal system doesn't always ensure the two go hand in hand.

[The French Connection]

Its one thing getting a judgement its another getting the money

 

Agreed. It's all a bit of a mess, and I don't think it's over yet. I can see the Oystons going bankrupt and wonder where that would leave the Club.

[Heatwave]

Just been looking for weekend breaks in Blackpool and one of the options is the hotel at Bloomfield Road.

 

I won't be going there though if Oyston gets the money - he makes Smurf look like a pussycat.

[robf]

Its one thing getting a judgement its another getting the money

 

This article says the first payment is due within 28 days - will be interesting to see what happens then...

 

http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/crime/blackpool-fc-the-facts-and-what-happens-now-1-8844084

 

I also like the idea that the Oyston's companies have to pay not the football club itself.

[geosname]

This article says the first payment is due within 28 days - will be interesting to see what happens then...

 

http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/crime/blackpool-fc-the-facts-and-what-happens-now-1-8844084

 

I also like the idea that the Oyston's companies have to pay not the football club itself.

 

I suspect a rushed appeal and a stay of the payments until decided

[robf]

I suspect a rushed appeal and a stay of the payments until decided

 

According to that article they can go to the Court of Appeal but it suggests that the court have frozen their assets. I'm not sure how this works (no-one has managed to successfully obtain the OVF Towers biscuit millions yet) but I guess it's going to be fairly difficult for them to wriggle out of it. I think you're right though that it's one thing to demand the money, another to actually get it.

[Bea Smith]

Why is it that the owners of football clubs are so often found to be morally bankrupt ? We have Premier League owners who have been in prison, this bunch at Blackpool, we've had foreign owners at some clubs that have been involved in all sorts.

 

Time to bring in a proper and reliable system of only allowing ownership of clubs by respectable and honest people.

[robf]

Why is it that the owners of football clubs are so often found to be morally bankrupt ? We have Premier League owners who have been in prison, this bunch at Blackpool, we've had foreign owners at some clubs that have been involved in all sorts.

 

Time to bring in a proper and reliable system of only allowing ownership of clubs by respectable and honest people.

 

 

I think you make a very valid point. The Guardian's excellent David Conn has very much echoed your view:

 

Link - https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2017/nov/07/blackpool-fit-and-proper-persons-test-football-league

[old sage]

Why is it that the owners of football clubs are so often found to be morally bankrupt ? We have Premier League owners who have been in prison, this bunch at Blackpool, we've had foreign owners at some clubs that have been involved in all sorts.

 

Time to bring in a proper and reliable system of only allowing ownership of clubs by respectable and honest people.

Unfortunately football especially clubs higher up the pyramid have 'sold their souls' for money and it is the root of all evil and will eventually ruin our beautiful game. Just look at Man City today, great if you are a City fan but really bad for the game in general.

 

The only way to control it is by limiting the amount of money that individual clubs can spend in a year but we all know that it won't happen because the people that run the Premiership are in the 'greed is good' camp.

[Martino Knockavelli]

Why is it that the owners of football clubs are so often found to be morally bankrupt ? We have Premier League owners who have been in prison, this bunch at Blackpool, we've had foreign owners at some clubs that have been involved in all sorts.

 

Time to bring in a proper and reliable system of only allowing ownership of clubs by respectable and honest people.

It's reading things such as this that makes me so thankful we have Norman Smurthwaite as the owner of our club.

[bycars bootboy]

Why is it that the owners of football clubs are so often found to be morally bankrupt ? We have Premier League owners who have been in prison, this bunch at Blackpool, we've had foreign owners at some clubs that have been involved in all sorts.

 

Time to bring in a proper and reliable system of only allowing ownership of clubs by respectable and honest people.

 

Praps it's because money is the route to all evil.