Williams: fans ‘forever grateful’ for council support
Chairman of the Supporters Club, Pete Williams, has told the Sentinel that Vale fans will be “forever grateful” for the financial support of Stoke-on-Trent city council.
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Get well soon Pete Williams!
The official Port Vale Supporters Club have disclosed that Chairman Pete Williams has suffered a stroke and we at OVF would like to pass on our very best wishes for a speedy and full recovery.
Ryder asks for another 24 hours
The Sentinel is reporting that potential owner Keith Ryder has asked for a further 24 hours to complete his deal – but the club’s administrators have not revealed if they have accepted his request.
Williams concerned about Ryder snub
Port Vale Supporters Club chairman Pete Williams has expressed concerns about potential owner Keith Ryder to the Sentinel.
Council: We’ve opened a window of opportunity
Stoke-on-Trent city council have justified their decision to help Port Vale FC into administration. Council leader Mohammed Pervez said that not acting could have “meant the immediate end to Port Vale FC and 130 years of history.” The council were also at pains to reiterate that the club’s future is still far from certain, but […]
Supporters Club: We’ll remove the board
The Supporters Club have issued a statement following Tuesday’s open meeting. Chairman Pete Williams also reassures all fans that: “irrespective of what happens in the coming weeks, the Supporters’ Club is committed to removing Messrs Lloyd, Deakin, Oliver and Miller.”
Using nil-paid shares is ‘morally’ wrong
The Chairman of the Port Vale Supporters Club has hit out at the board’s plans to allow owners of nil-paid shares to vote in shareholder meetings. Chairman Pete Williams told the Sentinel newspaper: “I don’t feel that morally the club should use them. This would just create more bad feeling between the board and the […]
Supporters Club invites board applications
The official Port Vale Supporters Club are inviting applications to join the forthcoming interim board and also announced details of another Supporters Club meeting.
Supporters Club: The board has ‘gone AWOL’
The official Port Vale Supporters’ Club have hit out at the club’s board and accused them of “hiding behind spurious arguments to justify not talking to supporters and the media.” The Supporters’ Club adds that: “Mike Lloyd’s comments are thoroughly disingenuous given that the directors have not communicated with supporters and shareholders for some weeks […]
Vale loan broke terms of council agreement
Port Vale’s £277,000 mortgage on Vale Park broke the terms of their agreement with the city council, the Sentinel has disclosed. The revelation means that had the club been forced to repay their £2.25 million loan agreement with Stoke-on-Trent council then the entire future of the club could well have been in severe doubt.
97% of Vale fans want an EGM
Almost 97% of over 2,000 Vale fans polled during Monday’s Port Vale versus Cheltenham Town game have backed the Supporters’ Club call for an EGM. The group polled 2,147 fans at the Cheltenham clash, with 2,074 – or 96.6 per cent – of them supporting the action.
Supporters Club slam misleading information
The official Port Vale Supporters Club have criticised the “misleading” financial information which has come from the club’s board and are concerned that fans are again being “misled” The group have issued a statement on Wednesday 28th December which reads as follows.
Sentinel: Duo broke investment rules
The Sentinel claims that a document shows that BSI were to pay for the shareholdings of Perry Deakin and Peter Miller – in what appears to be a clear breach of the club shareholding rules. A document obtained by The Sentinel reveals that the US company was to fund the purchase of shares worth £500,000 […]
Supporters Club issues rallying cry
The Supporters’ Club have issued a rallying cry to Port Vale supporters and called on all fans to “use their voice and support us” The group has taken legal advice and is planning legal action against the “unlawful” board. The group intends to contact shareholders, conduct supporter polls and has asked shareholders to proxy their […]