Development Centre Suspended

[Terry flemings left foot]

Perhaps we should stop referring to Preston North End and rename this football club Hemmings United FC 2022. I certainly won’t be spending another penny on them until all this rabble have gone. They simply couldn’t give a toss about the club, the fans, the proud history, the supporters, the community or the city.

well said in my view until a larger % of fans realise that they believed a load of guff when hemmings got sole control nothing will change, folk dont like admitting they were taken in makes them feel stupid, i dont blame the family here one bit they were lumbered with pne through the actions of the pig headed old miser who knew best, well he didnt & the whole shitshow now is his doing,

 

[Thewhites.]

Not sure if you triggered this but received an email notification from Companies House at 2,30 saying it had been filed on 1st Feb…but notification dates today 🤔

hahaha that’s quality, Peter if you’re reading this you’re a fat old cunt

I would like the value of the fine which they have now avoided deducted from the cost of my season ticket next season. Alternatively, please use the money to stick some tarpaulin to the roof above my seat so that I stay dry when it rains (no need to bother about sorting the roof for the other 5,999 on the Town End). Thanks in advance Peter….

 

[Muzza]

Peter hates being called a cunt.

To be fair, he should really be called a 'gunt'.

 

[Tugg Speedman]

So the decision was nothing to do with the club which runs its own academy. The trust is independent of the club and it is therefore not a cost cutting exercise by the club.
A lot of posters have jumped to the wrong negative conclusion by criticising the club without knowing the facts.

Yet instead of admitting they were wrong, the armchair critics & conspiracy sleuths just dig in deeper. Ego?

Easy to criticise and throw insults around. The hatred, negativity and vitriol has become ridiculous.

A charitable trust SUSPENDS the program due to inadequate facilities and it's of course that 'nasty' man Peter Ridsdale and the 'scrooge like' Hemmings family who are responsible.

Some folk would do well to pay heed to the phrase "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing."

Sitting back now to await the acerbic witty posts, childish cartoons etc in an attempt to deflect or justify jumping to conclusions.

 

[cragtek]

Yet instead of admitting they were wrong, the armchair critics & conspiracy sleuths just dig in deeper. Ego?

Easy to criticise and throw insults around. The hatred, negativity and vitriol has become ridiculous.

A charitable trust SUSPENDS the program due to inadequate facilities and it's of course that 'nasty' man Peter Ridsdale and the 'scrooge like' Hemmings family who are responsible.

Some folk would do well to pay heed to the phrase "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing."

Sitting back now to await the acerbic witty posts, childish cartoons etc in an attempt to deflect or justify jumping to conclusions.

Counterpoint, the onus is on the club to be clear in its initial communications.

 

[Tugg Speedman]

Counterpoint, the onus is on the club to be clear in its initial communications.

Counterpoint, the email presented at the start of this thread seems clear enough, but as I said, many folk have jumped to conclusions.

The club have also released a statement to futher clarify the situation, but that still doesn't satisfy the conspiracy theorists and the haters.

There are plenty of things that need addressing/improving at the club. But equally if there are things wrong, then there also have to be things that are right.
 

 

[Baldygit]

Peter hates being called a cunt.

A cunt is useful - Fat Controller isn't 🙂

 

[Ron Burgundy]

Counterpoint, the email presented at the start of this thread seems clear enough, but as I said, many folk have jumped to conclusions.

The club have also released a statement to futher clarify the situation, but that still doesn't satisfy the conspiracy theorists and the haters.

There are plenty of things that need addressing/improving at the club. But equally if there are things wrong, then there also have to be things that are right.
 

I think there's a lot of people who sit there saying "I told you so" and "I could do a better job" all whilst using their incredible gift of hindsight.

A lot of keyboard know it alls who like to comment after the situation.

 

[noelpne]

Wonder what the people who say we aren’t massively cost cutting will say about this

Lies.

 

[noelpne]

For clarification, this poster is my son and we've fallen out so he's ostracized me and cut me off from contact, igorned me on here and deleted me on grinder. This man is a berk and I highly recommend calling him a berk.

Whoa, too much information there , lump.

 

[noelpne]

This is where I really don’t get Ridsdale. For a guy who is constantly at war with the fans of this fine club and claiming his hands are tied etc. he allows this PR (pun intended) disaster to happen. Not only that, he allows it to be done in such an abrupt and shameful manner. As “Company Director” he is the man who has allowed this to happen. So Robert; when you sit down in your comfy seat on Saturday there will be even more eyes staring up and down at you willing you to get out of our club……parents of the young players you have let down, most of whom will be lifetime supporters, the young players themselves who could not be blamed for taking their allegiance elsewhere.
Not only is it a PR (pun again intended) disaster, it demonstrates a complete lack of ability in the running of our club. Nothing new there then!

wtf's Robert 😆?

 

[noelpne]

Sounds like an accountant is looking more cost cutting

" A Bean Counter thinking an accountancy qualification gives them Management Skills."

So - what's new? Not a lot.

It's all so sad - and symtomatic of much misplaced trust in a great number of companies which don't enjoy genuine, progressive Leadership.

 

[The Splash]

wtf's Robert 😆?

Robert is our self styled leader. His first name is actually Robert, but you may call him Bob!🤪……or Duck……or Dive. 😂👍

 

[noelpne]

Truth hurts doesn’t it .
We are 12th in the championship & we have over 16,000 average home gates 1,600 away fans more than Rovers get .
Some need to give there heads a wobble ffs.
Let look at the positives sometimes it may spread through the club.
I am sorry chip barm you seem to have a big problem with the club I don’t no the ins & out but you seem to stir the shit a lot 🤔

Lots of Cheap, bargain-entry "Youth" / "Junior"
Season-cards in that 16,000 number. These won't bring that much Dosh into the Club and if the Club doesn't invest this Dosh, they won't be coming back when they are really needed.

 

[Bodney Rewes]

" A Bean Counter thinking an accountancy qualification gives them Management Skills."

That'd be like thinking gaining a £10 scouting qualification makes you a qualified scout

 

[noelpne]

Both

Rovers were lightyears ahead of us 1990s Wigan we’re early 2000 but things change very quickly in football what goes round comes round .
I really believe our time will come.
You have to believe this or you will end up with serious depression.
I have been waiting 60 years now You have a bit more time left than me JK 🤣🤣🤣

Both Rovers & Wigan had indulgent Sugerdaddies.
Ironically PNE had one but he wasn't indulgent and he also didn't know about Leeds United going into Ratshit under you-know-who aka Guess-where-Now.
I don't want PNE to emulate Walker or Mr. JJB -Whelan, - but would have liked steady , appreciating investment linked to a Proper Cat.1 Training & Youth setup. Instead we now have a bunch of Big Daddy's Boys and Girls who don't really care what happens to the Club so long as they can get the latest Ferrari or summat, and employ a Self-Styled Football Expert who after leaving Elland Road had left his stain on Barnsley Plymouth and Cardiff before suckering TrevBoss into keeping the Club doing nowt more than ticking-over.

Head-wobble ? Get a fresh pair of spectacles, FFS.

 

[Liberation]

Rovers were lightyears ahead of us 1990s Wigan we’re early 2000 but things change very quickly in football what goes round comes round .
I really believe our time will come.
You have to believe this or you will end up with serious depression.
I have been waiting 60 years now You have a bit more time left than me JK 🤣🤣🤣

You've waited 60 years and now witness our complete mismanagement?...........Yet you expect things to change for the best with these new asset strippers at the helm ? The words " balloon " and " glue sniffer "spring to mind ! 😀

 

[southernwhite]

I am not in the know so please don't take this as gospel!
A few years back I used to have a kick about with other blokes under a scheme run by Brighton and Hove Albion in the community,
At the time it was explained to me that AIC is a charity that had offices at Brighton's stadium. There was no charge for the use of said office and office facilities,,,,,, this was the total input from BHA no cash was given as this would infringe on the charity status.
I presume that North End are in the same situation and the development centre has some type of cash flow difficulty or could only use the space they have booked for a set amount of time thinking that other areas would be available.
It may be a touch unfair to blame the club for something they are not allowed to be involved in.

And no my name is not Peter before anyone says that!

 

[The Splash]

I am not in the know so please don't take this as gospel!
A few years back I used to have a kick about with other blokes under a scheme run by Brighton and Hove Albion in the community,
At the time it was explained to me that AIC is a charity that had offices at Brighton's stadium. There was no charge for the use of said office and office facilities,,,,,, this was the total input from BHA no cash was given as this would infringe on the charity status.
I presume that North End are in the same situation and the development centre has some type of cash flow difficulty or could only use the space they have booked for a set amount of time thinking that other areas would be available.
It may be a touch unfair to blame the club for something they are not allowed to be involved in.

And no my name is not Peter before anyone says that!

As long as it’s not Robert. 😂😂

 

[cragtek]

I think there's a lot of people who sit there saying "I told you so" and "I could do a better job" all whilst using their incredible gift of hindsight.

A lot of keyboard know it alls who like to comment after the situation.

Spoken like a true keyboard know it all.

To be fair, I think most people don't just use hindsight when commenting on club matters, but foresight. It doesn't take Nostradamus to see the impact of shit decisions made by the club over the past few years as they're being made in realtime.

Maybe if the club had been making better decisions, people would give them the benefit of the doubt more often. Until then, maybe thinking of the likely impact of messaging is wise.