Morecambe

[monkey hanger]

Originally Posted by AccyMad

According to Radio Lancs Morecambe are now under a transfer embargo, presumably because of their financial problems - worrying times for the Shrimps

looks as if kevin ellison will have to play into his 40.s for them.

[yonmon]

Originally Posted by Revived Red

While the big clubs get richer and richer, without a care for the poorer clubs. Some players earn in a week enough money to allow a small club to survive for a year.

I venture to suggest RR that when the Financial Directors of the BIG Clubs get into their pecuniary mode and rub their grubby hands together, the farthest thought in their collective minds will be for the plight, or even the survival of the Morecambe and Hartlepool of this world !.
Unfortunately, this status quo is unlikely to change very little if at all whilst those who control our game also reap personal and corporate fortunes from their involvement in this fiscal merry-go-round.
The love of money, whilst being evil, as a reliable source would decree, is as prevalent in our game as in every other profit making organisation, and the inherent weakness of man in respect to feathering his own nest at the expense of his poorer neighbour will always direct his behaviour.
Now there's a philosophical thought to end my year on !...

[KiTChener]

Originally Posted by monkey hanger

looks as if kevin ellison will have to play into his 40.s for them.

Thought he was already 47, trying to emulate the great Sir Stanley Matthews!

[AccyMad]

Originally Posted by KiTChener

Thought he was already 47, trying to emulate the great Sir Stanley Matthews!

No, Sir Stanley didn't mind playing in puddles

[yonmon]

Originally Posted by AccyMad

No, Sir Stanley didn't mind playing in puddles

But ?..and I say this in all sincerity Diane !..somewhere in your mind's eye can you not see Kevin making a contribution to the search for the missing ingredients in t'Stanley's current non-striking strike force ?.
Just ignoring his apparent dislike of standing water on the playing area, if you were buying some January dead-legs or maybe a wide-eyed and fresh-faced ex-academy babe, would you not think "Hey !...Kevin Ellison just might be the one ! ".

Trusting you are well .

[AccyMad]

Originally Posted by yonmon

But ?..and I say this in all sincerity Diane !..somewhere in your mind's eye can you not see Kevin making a contribution to the search for the missing ingredients in t'Stanley's current non-striking strike force ?.
Just ignoring his apparent dislike of standing water on the playing area, if you were buying some January dead-legs or maybe a wide-eyed and fresh-faced ex-academy babe, would you not think "Hey !...Kevin Ellison just might be the one ! ".

Trusting you are well .

Funnily enough Alan, Mr Ellison would definitely not be the first player to spring to mind in the quest for fresh legs . . . . . . . . wouldn't even be the last tbh
I'm well thank you - currently in transit on way to the great metropolis otherwise known as Crewe, letting the train take the strain

[yonmon]

On twitter just now !.


Club Statement regarding PMG Leisure Ltd
The Morecambe Football Club Board of Directors wish it to be noted that PMG Leisure Ltd is owned by Diego Lemos and entered administration under his ownership and not, as reported in certain sectors of the press, by Peter McGuigan.

Despite numerous assurances from the businesses owner, Diego Lemos, that funds were available to pay its creditors. Once again such funds did not materialise. We are told that the businesses main creditor tried to contact Diego Lemos on numerous occasions without success. The first we knew of the problem was when the administrators were appointed and arrived on site the next day.

Discussions with the administrators have been very positive with the Community Staff and Development Centre able to continue to operate without any break in services or delivery. The pitches are available for the Clubs scholars to use and the control room is available for Matchday.

We would like to thank all of those fans who have called the Club today expressing their concern at this turn of events. The Club will be working with the PMG Leisure Staff and the administrators to manage the transition but the message is that it is definitely BUSINESS AS USUAL and we look forward to welcoming both the Development Centre players on Friday and all ‘shrimps’ fans to the Club this coming Saturday as we entertain Notts County in yet another huge game for Morecambe Football Club.

All other areas of the Morecambe Football Club Ltd business remains unaffected. The Players, Staff & Board would also like to thank the fans who have taken the time to write to the Club directly since the news of the troubles broke just before Xmas. It has been very positive to read all of the good wishes.

Watch this space?.

[st06nc2]

So if the administrators have turned up does this mean they're going into administration

[Lemur]

no, it is the building with the scoreboard on it, and the plastic pitches to the side of the ground that's in admin

[AccyMad]

That's right Lemur, as far as I can gather but the main worry now according to someone on their forum is that Morecambe Fc have a loan from Barclays which is secured against PMG Leisure - whatever's going on it's an absolute mess & will take some sorting out, best of luck to them

[baldy]

Yeah the 3G pitches and also the security control room they use on matchdays that is owned by PMG Leisure...Which I believe is Peter McGuigans company, He's Morecambes ex chairman who sold his Morecambe FC shares to Lemos!

Very very complicated to try and work out, after trying to read Morecambes message board!

[maccawozzagod]

If t'adminstrators are in then we need to be having a peep to see who we can get on the cheap.

[Revived Red]

Originally Posted by baldy

Yeah the 3G pitches and also the security control room they use on matchdays that is owned by PMG Leisure...Which I believe is Peter McGuigans company

But the Morecambe statement says that PMG Leisure is the company of Diego Lemos, not Peter McGuigan.

[st06nc2]

If they lose their security box then they can not host any matches

[st06nc2]

Originally Posted by maccawozzagod

If t'adminstrators are in then we need to be having a peep to see who we can get on the cheap.

Not including their loan players they only have 16 first team players so they can't afford to Keep any but they also can't afford to lose any