OVF feature: Port Vale FC receives community award during ceremony at House of Commons

[News Feed]

The Football League has announced the winners of this year’s community awards at a ceremony hosted at the House of Commons, with Port Vale winning the League One category. The Valiants’ community work has received numerous accolades under the ownership of Carol and Kevin Shanahan with the club being named the community club of the […]

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[Killersrevenge44]

1 hour ago, News Feed said:

The Football League has announced the winners of this year’s community awards at a ceremony hosted at the House of Commons, with Port Vale winning the League One category. The Valiants’ community work has received numerous accolades under the ownership of Carol and Kevin Shanahan with the club being named the community club of the […]

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The Vale have won something this season! 

[Bobnewtonian]

1 hour ago, Killersrevenge44 said:

The Vale have won something this season! 

Easy to be blasé... more difficult to make a difference to people's lives who really need it like these people at Vale are trying to do. 

 

[Killersrevenge44]

14 minutes ago, Bobnewtonian said:

Easy to be blasé... more difficult to make a difference to people's lives who really need it like these people at Vale are trying to do. 

 

We need a better social fabric welfare safety net in the first place. Then there wouldn't be any need to have government subsidised charity. 

[Seamus O'Wye]

2 hours ago, Killersrevenge44 said:

The Vale have won something this season! 

They have indeed..... at the expense of the product on the pitch and probably our League One status though?

[Killersrevenge44]

14 minutes ago, Seamus O'Wye said:

They have indeed..... at the expense of the product on the pitch and probably our League One status though?

The community lounge hasn't had an effect on the budget. A lot is subsidised by funding

[MowingMyLorneStreet]

2 hours ago, Seamus O'Wye said:

They have indeed..... at the expense of the product on the pitch and probably our League One status though?

Ah yes because all of the playing budget has been spent on charity, glad you're here to audit the club financials though and keep us updated!

[Jacko51]

2 hours ago, Seamus O'Wye said:

They have indeed..... at the expense of the product on the pitch and probably our League One status though?

Are you an accountant?

[Seamus O'Wye]

Actually I was trying to ask the question, hence the question mark, as to whether or not some of the money spent on community projects could have gone  towards a better player budget. Obviously it was a hamfisted attempt, but I can glean the answer from the replies.  However, since I am not an accountant, I must remember not to ask any further financial questions and I assume (probably incorrectly) that other non-accountants will do the same.

[tommytunstall]

28 minutes ago, Seamus O'Wye said:

Actually I was trying to ask the question, hence the question mark, as to whether or not some of the money spent on community projects could have gone  towards a better player budget. Obviously it was a hamfisted attempt, but I can glean the answer from the replies.  However, since I am not an accountant, I must remember not to ask any further financial questions and I assume (probably incorrectly) that other non-accountants will do the same.

Seamus you have asked the question, a lot of Vale fans are thinking.

[Fosse69]

3 hours ago, Seamus O'Wye said:

Actually I was trying to ask the question, hence the question mark, as to whether or not some of the money spent on community projects could have gone  towards a better player budget. Obviously it was a hamfisted attempt, but I can glean the answer from the replies.  However, since I am not an accountant, I must remember not to ask any further financial questions and I assume (probably incorrectly) that other non-accountants will do the same.

Only an accountant can answer your question. Should some of the Port Vale profits not have been spent on community projects, or Carol have spent their money in a different manner? Bearing  in mind that few L1 clubs make a profit what is an accountant likely to find?

[Playa Amodores]

I’d have thought that this would brought government subsidies into the club. Organisations picking up work for the government, can’t be expected to do it within their own businesses financial guidelines.

[Fosse69]

10 minutes ago, Playa Amodores said:

I’d have thought that this would brought government subsidies into the club. Organisations picking up work for the government, can’t be expected to do it within their own businesses financial guidelines.

Providing rooms and kitchens which otherwise would not be used enables community work to be done on site.