Turf wars – the failed Blue Sky investment in Port Vale FC ten years on…
13th September 2021 is the tenth anniversary of the infamous “Blue Sky” investment into the football club. We remember those controversial events…
Find features and stories related to Perry Deakin on Port Vale website onevalefan.co.uk. Perry is connected with the “nil-paid shares” controversy and to date has not paid for his shares in Port Vale FC.
Perry Deakin resigned from his post as Port Vale CEO on Christmas Eve 2011 after one of the most controversial spells in the club’s history.
Deakin and fellow board members Glenn Oliver, Peter Miller and Mike Lloyd led the football club into administration after a number of controversial decisions notably Deakin and Miller’s ascent to the board despite not paying for their shares (the so-called “nil-paid shares” affair), failed financial link-ups with two US companies Ameriturf and Blue Sky International, a secret remortgaging of Vale Park which broke the terms of the club’s loan agreement with Stoke-on-Trent council and being sued by former club sponsors Harlequin Properties.
On 9th March 2012, the club entered administration for the second tie in its history after HMRC issued a winding-up petition.
To date, Deakin and Miller have failed to pay for any of the shares they “purchased” in Port Vale football club.
13th September 2021 is the tenth anniversary of the infamous “Blue Sky” investment into the football club. We remember those controversial events…
The media in Trinidad and Tobago reports that a company with former Port Vale directors Perry Deakin and Peter Miller on its board is under investigation for “misrepresented” scholarship money.
In their latest update to shareholders, administrators of the former Port Vale regime, Begsbie Traynor, say they are approaching new solicitors to discuss action against Perry Deakin and Peter Miller.
As the Sentinel reports that money may never be recovered from Peter Miller and Perry Deakin at least we can remind the online world what they did while at Vale Park…
A notice in the Press Gazette appears to show that former Port Vale Chief Executive Perry Deakin has been declared bankrupt.
A update from liquidators Begbies Traynor given at the Supporters Club AGM has revealed progress has been made in trying to recover money for unpaid shares.
The former owners of Port Vale FC have lost a sexual discrimination case against a former member of staff, the Daily Mail claims.
It’s come to OVF’s attention of a potential issue with the Linked In profile of a certain Perry Deakin, the club’s former CEO.
A letter from liquidators Begsbies Traynor send out to all shareholders in Port Vale (Valiant 2001) Football Club Ltd has reminded shareholders that the liquidators “reserve the right to request payment of the capital”.
MOLD board: We haven’t enough space to detail all the activities of the “MOLD” board but here as a permanent reminder is a brief recap of what they did.
OVF understands that the Port Vale Supporters Club are close to reaching the £6,000 target needed to take action against two former directors.
The Supporters club have a Paypal account available for fans wishing to contribute towards legal action against former members of the Vale board.
Rob Fielding says the news of possible further action against Perry Deakin and Peter Miller will give fans a “welcome boost.”
Former directors Peter Miller and Perry Deakin – the duo at the centre of the ‘nil-paid shares’ controversy could face bankruptcy proceedings to recover £350,000 in unpaid shares.
Prominent Port Vale columnist Martin Tideswell says he is “pleased that Begbies Traynor will be investigating the controversial activities of the former board including the “nil-paid shares” issued to Perry Deakin and Peter Miller.
Begbies-Traynor, formally the club’s administrators, have been appointed liquidators after the Valiant 2001 company was wound-up and have pledged to seek to obtain payment from former directors over the nil-paid shares controversy.
The excellent football blog Two Hundred Percent has a feature on the appointment of former Port Vale CEO Perry Deakin at Bury.
The appointment of former Port Vale CEO Perry Deakin as a “consultant” for Bury FC has prompted a storm of criticism, but the football club have defended their appointment.
Hugely controversial former Port Vale CEO Perry Deakin is working as a “consultant” for Bury FC according to a statement by the club. The statement from Bury FC says “the board would like to make it very clear that Mr Perry Deakin is not a shareholder or director but has been contracted as a commercial […]
A consortium set to take control of financially troubled Swindon Town does not include controversial former Port Vale CEO Perry Deakin, the Swindon Advertiser claims.
OVF editor Rob Fielding reflects on the differences between December 2012 and December 2011 and concludes that Vale fans should “thank their lucky stars” that things have changed for the better.
Controversial former Port Vale chief executive Perry Deakin has been named as a franchisee for the Chicago Rock bar chain.
Radio Stoke’s Matt Sandoz claims that Port Vale’s administrators could be taking legal action against members of the club’s discredited former board over the “nil-paid” shares fiasco.
Port Vale’s administrators have confirmed that they have spoken to Staffordshire Police with regards to the hugely controversial “nil-paid” shares issue involving former directors Perry Deakin and Peter Miller.
Hugely controversial and heavily criticised former Port Vale CEO Perry Deakin has been unveiled as the new Oxford United stadium manager.
Administrator Bob Young has told the Sentinel that they are investigating the club’s finances and have not ruled out legal action to force former directors to pay up over the ‘nil-paid’ shares fiasco.
Port Vale FC’s administrators have confirmed that CEO Perry Deakin was one of four members of staff to be made redundant on Thursday. The club revealed at the turn of the year that Deakin had quit as the club’s £70,000-a-year CEO and was serving his notice.