Interesting development at Lewes F.C.

[Boomer]

Lewes FC today becomes a member-owned club.

www.lewesfc.com/news/2010/07/09/lewes-fc-the-peoples-club

[Daedalus]

Very interesting. No images allowed -http://i811.photobucket.com/albums/zz40/Crouchaldinho_SACFC/thup.gif

Powell and Elliott commented: “We’ve been privileged to be the custodians of this great club for the last ten of its one hundred and twenty five year history.

"And the fact that we are now opening up a new era where the whole community will be the custodians feels like a great way to recognize the true heroes of Lewes FC – its fans and army of volunteers.

Great story. It all sounds very positive. Good luck to them!

[Aries]

So in other words their directors don't want to pay for it anymore. That sounds a familar story.

[Boomer]

A very familiar story indeed, Aries. I heard on the grapevine today that a group of Saints supporters had clubbed together to buy the new team home kit for next season. Good on them if that is the case but when is our beloved chairman going to put his hand in his pocket as well and stop taking the rise out of both our supporters and the Supporters Trust. It is only a matter of time before any goodwill that might still exist gets eroded totally. He, no doubt, loves the prestige and kudos amongst his social friends of being the chairman of a BSBS club. The trouble is, that with being chairman of any football club (at our level, and above and below our level for that matter), comes responsibility and responsibility towards our club is something of which he is bankrupt. Mr. Gibson, if you cannot afford to run a Step 2 football club, sell it to someone who can.