alanmidd 0 Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Looks like they are right up jobby creek with no sign of a paddle bottom of the league, players and staff haven't been paid, owner lying critically ill in hospital and now their management team have left to go to Morton....oh dear 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mainstandbear 0 Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 the fairytale has a nightmare ending by the look of it... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmidd 0 Posted February 19, 2008 Author Share Posted February 19, 2008 aye defo. can't say I'm too sad about this. they've bought their way up the leagues and now they are paying for it 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mainstandbear 0 Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 I watched that TV documentary on them last year and liked the fact that they were developing youth football in their area...i hope that continues.. but the whole gretna 'fairytale' was never likely to last...they dont have the fan base for a start 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmidd 0 Posted February 19, 2008 Author Share Posted February 19, 2008 all the youth schemes they started have folded and looks like they'll be going into administration 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mainstandbear 0 Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 gemme's a bogey then... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gribz 743 Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Whats wrong with the owner?? Looks like renting Fir park is costing them !! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mainstandbear 0 Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 the owner's seriously ill in hospital 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
delbear 0 Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 this is mad!! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon 0 Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 GRETNA have confirmed they have been unable to pay players and staff due to club owner Brooks Mileson's continued hospitalisation. The 59-year-old has bankrolled the tiny Dumfriesshire outfit's progress to the Clydesdale Bank Premier League from the Third Division. However, Mileson collapsed last week and is still undergoing tests at a Newcastle hospital to establish the cause of the problem. "We can confirm that players and staff were issued with a notice from our human resources department to tell them that due to Brooks Mileson being in hospital, normal procedures had not been taken and they could not be paid on time," said a club spokesman. "Our accountants have been working on it all day. Hopefully it is a short-term problem. Urgent and immediate action will be taken, and, hopefully, the matter will be resolved within the next couple of days." The spokesman was unable to explain why this situation had not arisen on previous occasions when Mileson was ill. He did, however, say that the club owner remained committed to funding Gretna and keeping it running. "The Mileson family has a long-term commitment to the football club," he added. "If Brooks was to leave the club, his son, Craig, would continue his work." It was reported last night that up to 60 players and staff at Gretna are paid weekly by a holding company, and only Mileson senior can authorise the payments. Finances at the club have been stretched this season with Gretna suffering poor crowds after being forced to play home matches at Fir Park, Motherwell's ground, with Raydale Park not meeting SPL stadia criteria. Is very strange this happened before cos Im sure he's been in and out of hospital. I like the guy thou, seems a real fan so I hope he makes a speedy recovery. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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