Napster
No ⭐
The Dolly Blues avoided ending the season on zero points after scraping a draw last Saturday in the last game of the season.
Also, "due to it's inability to meet it's debts as and when they fall due, Edwin Kirkwood of EJK Associates Limited in Leeds was appointed Administrator of the Club earlier this week at the request of the Board of Directors.. A group of local businessmen have undertaken to meet the costs of completing these fixtures and have expressed interest in acquiring the Club in due course'"
from Wikipedia...
The start of the 2006-07 season saw Gary Finley and ex-Blackpool and Tranmere Rovers midfielder Micky Mellon taking over team affairs from Phil Wilson and Peter Ward. Also, new owners Charlie Moore and Ian Clarke promised some much-needed financial stability via new sponsorships and wise investment, enabling the club to go out and sign the players they need to mount a serious challenge on the league.
However problems regarding the paying of players wages, led to the walk out of several players and coaching staff. It also led to the resignation of Ian Clarke and Honorary Vice President John Bagguley a man who had proudly served the club for 25 years, many of them as chairman. This has left the club at the wrong end of the table and in very serious danger of being relegated. Only an immediate upturn in fortunes both on and off the pitch can deter this possibility. Another setback came when due to the difficult circumstances he was having to work under, manager Finley walked out on the club on October 19 to take up a full time coaching role with Southport. In an attempt to improve there standing City quickly appointed former Bury, Chester City and Morecambe coach Dave Bell as manager. However a transfer embargo imposed on the club by the league due to an unpaid bill for 100 footballs had meant that the new management team had been unable to add to the much depleted squad forcing Bell to play many of his young reserve team. The transfer embargo has though now been lifted and the club are bringing in new players in an effort to avoid relegation. However with attendances rarely going above 250, the clubs financial situation still looks in serious doubt.
[edit] A fresh start
Following these events an emergency AGM took place and chairman Moore was ousted after being given a unanimous vote of no confidence by the rest of the directors. His place as chairman has been taken by Mick Hoyle, a loyal servant of the club who has served in a number of capacities since first getting involved nearly 15 years ago. He had originally left the club in 1998 and had spells as manager of both Kendal Town and Fleetwood Town but the popular local businessman has returned to Giant Axe and hopefully this will begin a new dawn with the club enabling them to hopefully pull away from the relegation zone, the minimum target surely. One of Hoyle's first moves after taking charge was to replace manager Dave Bell with former player, assistant manager and City legend Barrie Stimpson, a move that will no doubt be welcomed by the City faithful. However with the club now having to make serious cut backs the hard work really does start now. The supporters of the club have been rocked by the statement release on 18 December 2006 that the club has gone into administration because they couldn't find any way to pay reported debts of nearly £700k. Aside from the indignity of conceeding over 100 goals and at one stage being on negative points, this may not be a bad thing, as hopefully this will give the team a chance to start a fresh and re-build, as the club will face the possibility of being dropped several divisions. A 10 point deduction has already been enforced and the club were effectively relegated on March 10, 2007 when they lost 2-1 at home to 2nd bottom club Redditch United. Lancaster finished the season bottom of Conference North with just one point.
And you think we have problems!
Also, "due to it's inability to meet it's debts as and when they fall due, Edwin Kirkwood of EJK Associates Limited in Leeds was appointed Administrator of the Club earlier this week at the request of the Board of Directors.. A group of local businessmen have undertaken to meet the costs of completing these fixtures and have expressed interest in acquiring the Club in due course'"
from Wikipedia...
The start of the 2006-07 season saw Gary Finley and ex-Blackpool and Tranmere Rovers midfielder Micky Mellon taking over team affairs from Phil Wilson and Peter Ward. Also, new owners Charlie Moore and Ian Clarke promised some much-needed financial stability via new sponsorships and wise investment, enabling the club to go out and sign the players they need to mount a serious challenge on the league.
However problems regarding the paying of players wages, led to the walk out of several players and coaching staff. It also led to the resignation of Ian Clarke and Honorary Vice President John Bagguley a man who had proudly served the club for 25 years, many of them as chairman. This has left the club at the wrong end of the table and in very serious danger of being relegated. Only an immediate upturn in fortunes both on and off the pitch can deter this possibility. Another setback came when due to the difficult circumstances he was having to work under, manager Finley walked out on the club on October 19 to take up a full time coaching role with Southport. In an attempt to improve there standing City quickly appointed former Bury, Chester City and Morecambe coach Dave Bell as manager. However a transfer embargo imposed on the club by the league due to an unpaid bill for 100 footballs had meant that the new management team had been unable to add to the much depleted squad forcing Bell to play many of his young reserve team. The transfer embargo has though now been lifted and the club are bringing in new players in an effort to avoid relegation. However with attendances rarely going above 250, the clubs financial situation still looks in serious doubt.
[edit] A fresh start
Following these events an emergency AGM took place and chairman Moore was ousted after being given a unanimous vote of no confidence by the rest of the directors. His place as chairman has been taken by Mick Hoyle, a loyal servant of the club who has served in a number of capacities since first getting involved nearly 15 years ago. He had originally left the club in 1998 and had spells as manager of both Kendal Town and Fleetwood Town but the popular local businessman has returned to Giant Axe and hopefully this will begin a new dawn with the club enabling them to hopefully pull away from the relegation zone, the minimum target surely. One of Hoyle's first moves after taking charge was to replace manager Dave Bell with former player, assistant manager and City legend Barrie Stimpson, a move that will no doubt be welcomed by the City faithful. However with the club now having to make serious cut backs the hard work really does start now. The supporters of the club have been rocked by the statement release on 18 December 2006 that the club has gone into administration because they couldn't find any way to pay reported debts of nearly £700k. Aside from the indignity of conceeding over 100 goals and at one stage being on negative points, this may not be a bad thing, as hopefully this will give the team a chance to start a fresh and re-build, as the club will face the possibility of being dropped several divisions. A 10 point deduction has already been enforced and the club were effectively relegated on March 10, 2007 when they lost 2-1 at home to 2nd bottom club Redditch United. Lancaster finished the season bottom of Conference North with just one point.
And you think we have problems!
