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Post by Rookie on Jun 23, 2011 9:16:58 GMT -1
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Post by pj on Jun 23, 2011 10:17:29 GMT -1
Interesting appointment. He certainly has a lot of experience behind the scenes with Crawley and more recently Farnborough which should be very useful. He and his family put a lot of money into Crawley so I don't think he is short of a bob or two either. So I hope this means he won't be taking much, if anything, out.
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Post by eddyp on Jun 23, 2011 12:15:29 GMT -1
Lewes may as well change their name to Farnborough at this rate
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Post by pj on Jun 23, 2011 12:27:05 GMT -1
Maybe Farnborough should have changed their name to Lewes a couple of seasons ago?
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Post by johnp on Jun 23, 2011 12:37:57 GMT -1
Perhaps the new kit will be yellow?
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Post by jonathan on Jun 23, 2011 18:08:49 GMT -1
This is a very interesting development. From my Google investigations the Duly family sold Crawley Town to the SA having invested large sums into the club. I presume Steve was associated. The Farnborough website states that he will always be welcome because he did much for them. However, it would be nice to have a statement from the board before an article appears in the Brighton Argus, announcing his appointment. I am presuming that Steve King and the board had a conversation about the appointment and therefore he has been appointed by mutual agreement. However, I am also presuming that Charlie Dobres and the rest of the board are in charge of the purse strings when it comes to ground development and the disbursement of funds in general. I'm sure Steve Duly is going to help the club. I was not very impressed with Magic Man and the ex business manager from BHA – though his son was a good addition to the squad.
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Post by hendley on Jun 23, 2011 18:21:44 GMT -1
A friend at work knows a chap who has his ear to the ground about football in sussex, and he has apparently put a four figure bet on lewes winning the league next season. He had heard there was some major money coming into the club.
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Post by jonathan on Jun 23, 2011 18:39:33 GMT -1
Hmm... You either name your sources or you could be accused of being susceptible to the general tittle tattle that the only reason Lewes has done well in the past is that huge budgets were involved.
So what odds did your friends friend get?
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Post by davidarnold1 on Jun 23, 2011 18:51:14 GMT -1
Jonathan, please don't be too hard on the Board. We fans are fantastically well informed about what's going on within Lewes FC than we were just a few seasons or less ago. The official website is brilliantly maintained and constantly being updated thanks to the voluntary efforts of James Boyes and the professional input of Proworx. We had a Management Committee meeting only last evening when most of us met Steve Duly for the first time - briefly in my case as I had to hurry down to the skittles. New people are getting involved with this club all the time (thank goodness as it bodes so well for the future) and it would be impossible to set up an instant 'ticker tape' of comings and goings. It's the job of our great friend Howard Griggs of the Argus to hunt down 'scoops' and he wouldn't be doing his job if he didn't find new stories so don't be surprised if you sometimes read stuff about our club in the newspaper or on their website first. Although the Sussex Express are always mightily hacked off when the Argus does! Stories in the Argus (and Express) also give valuable publicity to Lewes FC - the Mighty Rooks - and in credit card palance help keep us 'front of wallet'.
PS. I think I'll put a few bob on that promotion wager also - anyone know the odds?
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Post by hendley on Jun 23, 2011 19:26:00 GMT -1
Chap at work is a guy named paul, he seemed to think i knew all about it which i didnt. Dont know his friend or the odds he got as i have no intrest in betting. I dont think you need the biggest buget in the league it win it, Steve King will feel that he can put a decent side together with what the club give him to spend. i look forward to the new season. COME ON YOU ROOKS
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Post by charlied on Jun 23, 2011 19:28:59 GMT -1
We do occasionally get beaten to our own stories by the Argus - forgot on this occasion to ask them to hold fire till the story was up on our own website.
All appointments are unbelievably carefully considered and only actioned within an agreed budget.
FYI, All purse strings are well and truly held by the Community Board. Finances are still very tight and there is no new money coming into the club - unless you count Patrick buying me lunch yesterday as 'new' money...
Charlie Dobres
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Post by hendley on Jun 23, 2011 19:32:52 GMT -1
Well there you go Paul's mate must be as mad as a box of frogs
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Post by crawleyboy1 on Jun 23, 2011 20:15:04 GMT -1
Not the favourite person of all at Crawley and it looks that your full time manager is surrounding himself with his friends. Its a puzzle. Community club with individuals who want total control. Just who is in charge there?
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Post by garethlewes on Jun 23, 2011 20:22:53 GMT -1
Who's in charge at crawley? what are you incomes and outgoings? How much is Tubbs on? Is it really Evans buying the players? Are you making a profit? Are you going to go bust? Are you a moron?
COYR
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Post by pj on Jun 23, 2011 20:39:30 GMT -1
All my Crawley supporting mates reckon Duly is a quality bloke.
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Post by willoenespana on Jun 23, 2011 21:23:24 GMT -1
If it wasn't for the Duly family Crawley would never have got out of Southern League. They made a big mistake selling to the Majeeds but that can only be known with hindsight. Perhaps crawleyboy is a johnny come lately and doesn't know the history of his club.
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Post by jonathan on Jun 23, 2011 21:28:37 GMT -1
Thank you David and Charlie. I have never been in doubt that things have been getting better all the time since the new board took charge. You both do an amazing amount more for this club than most of the people who use this site to air their opinions. Maybe Howard could put launch a new post here prior to filing his next scoop. I'm sure it will not affect Argus sales. In fact, he could add, "For full details, buy today's Argus." That should boost the circulation. I've only heard Charlie explain the club's finances a couple of times and on both occasions I thought, "This man needs cheering up." So I'm glad Patrick has bought him some sandwiches. Although the sandwich money could have gone towards buying some new shin pads for one of our players, I think, on this occasion, it was money well spent. If David Arnold and the board approve of Steve Duly, then let's hear no more sniping. The results will speak for themselves. Now we just want to hear about any new signings for the team that will be kicking the ball about. I rather look forward to complete silence until a full squad has been sorted. Imagine the impact.
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Post by jonathan on Jun 23, 2011 21:40:47 GMT -1
I've seen that Steve Duly's appointment has been announced on the web. Just like my previous post, it contains some typographical errors – but these are exciting times. Any news on the odds for promotion? Somebody out there must have done the research.
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Post by sin my opinionn on Jun 24, 2011 7:18:21 GMT -1
This is a very interesting development. From my Google investigations the Duly family sold Crawley Town to the SA having invested large sums into the club. I presume Steve was associated. The Farnborough website states that he will always be welcome because he did much for them. However, it would be nice to have a statement from the board before an article appears in the Brighton Argus, announcing his appointment. I am presuming that Steve King and the board had a conversation about the appointment and therefore he has been appointed by mutual agreement. However, I am also presuming that Charlie Dobres and the rest of the board are in charge of the purse strings when it comes to ground development and the disbursement of funds in general. I'm sure Steve Duly is going to help the club. I was not very impressed with Magic Man and the ex business manager from BHA – though his son was a good addition to the squad. I think the moral here is to do your research properly rather than rely on Google. As well as following Lewes I have been going to Crawley for 23 years and I can assure you Steve is a first class appointment. He and his dad John were responsible for getting Crawley into the Conference on gates no more than Lewes now get, and for keeping them up. Yes they sold out to the Majeeds, Steve will tell you they did that because they recognised the club needed further investment which his family could not provide. Of course the Majeeds turned out to be crooks, however whilst there are plenty of people who are wise after the event, no-one knew that at the time. Even then that was not the end of it, the Duly family were not paid by the Majeeds and it was only because John Duly swallowed a large loss that the club survived administration and did not go out of business. Through all his time at Crawley, Steve was incredibly professional in the way he ran the club. You will not find a true supporter who has anything bad to say about him. He was forced out of the role at Crawley because Majeeds filled the club with idiots who knew nothing about football and we then had points deducted four seasons running for a succession of administrative errors. All that time Steve stood up for what he felt was right and I think I am correct in saying he successfully took the two crooks to a tribunal for wrongful dismissal. There is no doubt at all that the guy will be a tremendous asset to Lewes, both on the commercial side but also because after many years in football he has very good connections. On the other points you might not have been impressed with Magic Man, I don't really understand why as he stepped forward as a sponsor at a time when Lewes desperately needed money. Although he ended up helping the club collect in money from other sponsors that wasn't ever his job, he was only trying to help out despite being ignored by Martin Elliott and his "interested investors" who it seems were always interested but never investors. Again an understanding of the facts would probably assist you rather than firing from the hip. The only thing I agree with you on is Keehan, talked a good game and didn't deliver, however to be fair to him Sir Alex Ferguson wouldn't have kept Lewes up that season and some blame must be shared with the directors of the time who apparently overlooked the fact that he had only ever coached Ansty Rangers stiffs and was totally unsuited to the job.
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Post by jonathan on Jun 24, 2011 7:27:15 GMT -1
I was hardly shooting from the hip. Just wanted to know more. And now I do. Thanks.
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