FC United Thread

Mad Eyed Screamer said:
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Somebody should publish an inventory of games in chronological order, ideally sometime before the start of the season to assist the clubs in planning their financial commitments, travel plans and fan engagement. With modern technology, it would even be possible to make this “fixture list” available through electronic means, thus negating the need to print and send the information through the post.

Grabbing Tossers.
 
Bollo said:
Somebody should publish an inventory of games in chronological order, ideally sometime before the start of the season to assist the clubs in planning their financial commitments, travel plans and fan engagement. With modern technology, it would even be possible to make this “fixture list” available through electronic means, thus negating the need to print and send the information through the post.

Grabbing Tossers.
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Could their problem be that they have become accustomed to living beyond their means ?
They have had so many loans/grants off the City Council that this has perhaps made them think that someone/something will always "pay the bills" ?
Their wages are very high for a club in that league and at the bottom of the table, as well.
I know they had an away game cancelled at Blyth, due to home team becoming a community owned club.
Perhaps they have also had away cup ties ?
But, the money they have had thrown at them is ridiculous.
Yet the media stupidly think they are some sort of "underdog, rags to riches success story"...
 
There's a few things really on this topic that need deconstructing. Firstly, not sure why there's a topic about a non-league club. No idea why that would be a concern.There doesn't appear to be the same topics for Abbey Hey, Stalybridge, Hyde etc.

FC United never wanted to be based in Moston, or at Broadhurst Park. The club wanted to be based on Ten Acres Lane in Newton Heath. Planning permission was applied for, and there was an objection, from Manchester City Football Club, which led to the Broadhurst Park site being used. As a result of this objection, there ended up being a shortfall of around £1.4m that was unaccounted for - ultimately the council then footed the bill for this. FC United clearly haven't paid this back in full. From the figures people have kindly collected from freedom of information it would appear that FC United appear to have paid off around £400k-£500k over around a 10 year period. £40k-£50k a year or around £3.5k-£4.5k a month, possibly more considering interest. Suppose the irony of the situation is that all the things that people want to complain about - rinsing the council, being based in Moston etc - never would have happened if it wasn't for Manchester City Football Club, so when you trace it back with a bit of due dilligence that who is ultimtely to blame.

That Ten Acres Lane site that was original proposed is....still a piece of wasteland. So suppose again that can be attributed to Manchester City Football Club. On the face of it, it looks like Manchester City Council are actually in the pockets of the rich, not the poor, and are serving the interests of the rich foreign investor rather than the local Mancunian man. That's the price you pay for success though eh.

All FC United is is a bunch of fans who became disillusioned with the club they supported and top flight football. There's the argument that gets thrown about such as "Why not support another local non-league club". Why? Well why would you if you feel as if you have no affiliation to that club. Suppose fans could have gone to someone like Hyde United, but then they sold out and got bought by....you guessed it, Manchester City Football Club. Have to wonder how Hyde fans felt when that happened.

Should also be noted their playing budget is in the bottom 30% in their league. The council manage this and have a say in it, so ir removes the chance of any big budget spending.

Just worth thinking about that every complaint that is on here about FC United, other than the fanbase wouldn't exist if it wasn't for the actions of Manchester City Football Club and it's ownerships objection to the Ten Acres Lane site. So if Mancunians are missing out on council funding as it's claimed here, that's just a knock on effect of Manchester City's objecttion to a non-league club setting up. Suppose there's nothing more Mancunian than being the big rich guy standing in the way of the little guy though....
 
M40_Sheriff said:
There's a few things really on this topic that need deconstructing. Firstly, not sure why there's a topic about a non-league club. No idea why that would be a concern.There doesn't appear to be the same topics for Abbey Hey, Stalybridge, Hyde etc.

FC United never wanted to be based in Moston, or at Broadhurst Park. The club wanted to be based on Ten Acres Lane in Newton Heath. Planning permission was applied for, and there was an objection, from Manchester City Football Club, which led to the Broadhurst Park site being used. As a result of this objection, there ended up being a shortfall of around £1.4m that was unaccounted for - ultimately the council then footed the bill for this. FC United clearly haven't paid this back in full. From the figures people have kindly collected from freedom of information it would appear that FC United appear to have paid off around £400k-£500k over around a 10 year period. £40k-£50k a year or around £3.5k-£4.5k a month, possibly more considering interest. Suppose the irony of the situation is that all the things that people want to complain about - rinsing the council, being based in Moston etc - never would have happened if it wasn't for Manchester City Football Club, so when you trace it back with a bit of due dilligence that who is ultimtely to blame.

That Ten Acres Lane site that was original proposed is....still a piece of wasteland. So suppose again that can be attributed to Manchester City Football Club. On the face of it, it looks like Manchester City Council are actually in the pockets of the rich, not the poor, and are serving the interests of the rich foreign investor rather than the local Mancunian man. That's the price you pay for success though eh.

All FC United is is a bunch of fans who became disillusioned with the club they supported and top flight football. There's the argument that gets thrown about such as "Why not support another local non-league club". Why? Well why would you if you feel as if you have no affiliation to that club. Suppose fans could have gone to someone like Hyde United, but then they sold out and got bought by....you guessed it, Manchester City Football Club. Have to wonder how Hyde fans felt when that happened.

Should also be noted their playing budget is in the bottom 30% in their league. The council manage this and have a say in it, so ir removes the chance of any big budget spending.

Just worth thinking about that every complaint that is on here about FC United, other than the fanbase wouldn't exist if it wasn't for the actions of Manchester City Football Club and it's ownerships objection to the Ten Acres Lane site. So if Mancunians are missing out on council funding as it's claimed here, that's just a knock on effect of Manchester City's objecttion to a non-league club setting up. Suppose there's nothing more Mancunian than being the big rich guy standing in the way of the little guy though....
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All this just to be told to fuck off. So fuck off and the sooner they go bust the better. Tick tock, tick tock.
 
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