Youth Team and coaches wage problems

[shrimperjon]

I was approached in the car park before kick off by one of the youth team coaches. I’ve known him for years as my son used to play in the youth teams.

He was very upset and disgruntled. He told me that the youth team and coaches are going to go on strike from Monday as havnt been paid for two months. He said enough is enough and things have to change. He said they would be willing to boycott the youth cup if it meant making a point or stand

He did confirm that all first team players and staff had been paid but those staff outside of this havnt been.

I’m planning on attending the Trust AGM on Monday so hope this is something that is brought up

This is not idle gossip. I was told face to face. He said he wanted me to report it if I wanted to but to keep his name out of it

After such another good day on the pitch this is further sad news off it

 

[Shrimper Brownie]

Ron you complete ****. These people deserve better.

Martinout

 

[Medway Blue]

I was approached in the car park before kick off by one of the youth team coaches. I’ve known him for years as my son used to play in the youth teams.

He was very upset and disgruntled. He told me that the youth team and coaches are going to go on strike from Monday as havnt been paid for two months. He said enough is enough and things have to change. He said they would be willing to boycott the youth cup if it meant making a point or stand

He did confirm that all first team players and staff had been paid but those staff outside of this havnt been.

I’m planning on attending the Trust AGM on Monday so hope this is something that is brought up

This is not idle gossip. I was told face to face. He said he wanted me to report it if I wanted to but to keep his name out of it

After such another good day on the pitch this is further sad news off it

Yes, I heard this today too and feel better commenting now that it is out in the open.

The youth team is in dialogue with the EFL, who have said there is no reason why anybody in the Academy should be going without pay for that long as the youth funding they give to the club arrives in the club's bank account on the 1st of the month. This suggests the club might be misusing EFL funding, and will be in the crosshairs of both the EFL and the VNL for doing so.

I think the Trust is also being lied to regarding whether wages are up to date outside of the first team.

The U16s are backing the U18s and refusing to step in for U18s matches whilst the U18s are on strike.

I despair.

 

[Snowy]

FFS

 

[Target man]

What a situation..... again

 

[wakes123]

Am very worried now to be honest.

West Stand bar staff looked broken. They ran out of stock at half time, few cans of newcastle brown ale that was pretty much it.

This can't go on.

 

[LennySUFC]

Cheers Ron

 

[Target man]

I'd say a protest after the game would be in order, but the man responsible doesn't even attend anymore.
Absolute disgrace.

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

The youth team is in dialogue with the EFL, who have said there is no reason why anybody in the Academy should be going without pay for that long as the youth funding they give to the club arrives in the club's bank account on the 1st of the month. This suggests the club might be misusing EFL funding, and will be in the crosshairs of both the EFL and the VNL for doing so.

IF that is the case, then a certain person has a lot of explaining to do?. But we won't hear a whisper from him, Tom will no doubt be hauled over the coals, if there's an enquiry into this?.

 

[hlane17]

Am very worried now to be honest.

West Stand bar staff looked broken. They ran out of stock at half time, few cans of newcastle brown ale that was pretty much it.

This can't go on.

Kiosk in the East Black/Greens was running out of stock by HT.

Now this with our youth, they're only the future of the club after all...

Might I use this moment to reiterate the statement I've been making for years. Ron Martin Out.

 

[Medway Blue]

Am very worried now to be honest.

West Stand bar staff looked broken. They ran out of stock at half time, few cans of newcastle brown ale that was pretty much it.

This can't go on.

Kiosk in the East Black/Greens was running out of stock by HT.

Now this with our youth, they're only the future of the club after all...

Might I use this moment to reiterate the statement I've been making for years. Ron Martin Out.

Yeah, little to no beer today because the club hasn't paid the suppliers. Another one to add to the list.

 

[Target man]

Yeah, little to no beer today because the club hasn't paid the suppliers. Another one to add to the list.

We'll be bringing our own soon .....

 

[in the know]

And no home game until 3 dec to help . It's not good

 

[Smiffy]

Yeah, little to no beer today because the club hasn't paid the suppliers. Another one to add to the list.

Think you can add food/hot bevs/softdrinks to that list as well.

 

[Medway Blue]

We'll be bringing our own soon .....

Yeah why not, haha. We're pretty much Pub Team standard off the pitch as things stand, so might as well.

 

[Shrimper]

Some will still find a way to defend Ron for this. He needs to go

 

[Tampa Blue]

Perhaps no financial accounts have been issued for the past few years as we also haven't paid the Accountants and therefore they won't sign them off ?

 

[shrimperjon]

And some little ****s vandalised the East Green toilets today! ****ing cretins … so called Southend fans. Why would you do that?

 

[Sufc.2008]

It really is getting worse of the pitch as each day goes by. Absolute silence from the club on what’s happening too. What happened to the transparency? Things are going so well on the pitch, I feel like it’s distracting everyone from how poorly people at the club are being treated.

 

[Somerset Ex-TTB]

Yeah why not, haha. We're pretty much Pub Team standard off the pitch as things stand, so might as well.

Not that good sadly. Where the **** is all the money going?