I'm definitely going, I hope they survive have very fond memories of going when I was a kid seeing Terry Robbins etc. Paul Gorman was a hero of mine at Welling & looked like Gary Lineker at that level.
HMRC should be going after the big fish IMO - Portsmouth getting away with murder last week, Palace and all the others.
Admin make this a sticky to get as many addicks as we can there on Saturday. With orien on the Friday I reckon we could get a couple of hundred bods down there.
When I was a kid, I used to watch Bexley United at Park View Road, with Charlton legend John Hewie as their player-manager.
Towards the end of the 70s, Bexley United were wound up, and for a season or so the grass grew long at Park View Road. Very sad to see the abandonment of the ground and the ghosts of time past.
A while later, Welling United took over the ground having over the years evolved from a local park side - and their climb to the Conference League, which they consolidated for many seasons 'punching above their weight'.
Echoes of Bexley United. It'd be such a shame for Welling if history repeated itself here..
Going Orient on Friday night and will be going to this on Saturday now. Would be good to get as many CAFC there as possible, with no game home or away it would be nice to take a couple of hundred as mentioned above.
[cite]Posted By: Oggy Red[/cite]When I was a kid, I used to watch Bexley United at Park View Road, with Charlton legend John Hewie as their player-manager.
Towards the end of the 70s, Bexley United were wound up, and for a season or so the grass grew long at Park View Road. Very sad to see the abandonment of the ground and the ghosts of time past.
A while later, Welling United took over the ground having over the years evolved from a local park side - and their climb to the Conference League, which they consolidated for many seasons 'punching above their weight'.
Echoes of Bexley United. It'd be such a shame for Welling if history repeated itself here..
Being about 70 you probably remember Bexleyheath and Welling before they became Bexley United Oggy :-)
I got taken to watch Bexleyheath and Welling by my grandparents as a very small child and probably delayed my Valley debut by running around and generally messing about rather than watching the game!
Cheers Len, doesn't make for good reading really, I hope they survive, I really do.
According to Kent online, they owe a substantial five figure fee which although a huge sum of money, doesn't touch the sides of the £20-£30 odd million Portsmouth owed HMRC.
It would be great to hear that players like Steve Finnan & Andy Townsend who played for Welling were able to give something towards their cause.
I have great affection for Welling, spent a lot of time there when I was younger, mainly around the time they won the Southern League and still get to a few games. This season was looking a great prospect with Darts, Bromley, Ebbsfleet all in the division.
I was going on Saturday anyway but hopefully will see a few more through the gates. Good luck Welling.
I know there's an element of "look after the pennies & the pounds will look after themselves" coming from the HMRC in why they're doing this, but is it really in everyone's best interests to chase a debt of under £100k to the point of extinction of a club like Welling whilst letting the bigger clubs get away with not paying millions?
They really need to re-assess their priorities. Yes, I know that all companies/clubs have to pay & should be treated the same, but they should at least go after the "criminals" (eg. Portsmouth's "image rights" payments scam) first.
[cite]Posted By: F-Blocker[/cite]I know there's an element of "look after the pennies & the pounds will look after themselves" coming from the HMRC in why they're doing this, but is it really in everyone's best interests to chase a debt of under £100k to the point of extinction of a club like Welling whilst letting the bigger clubs get away with not paying millions?
They really need to re-assess their priorities. Yes, I know that all companies/clubs have to pay & should be treated the same, but they should at least go after the "criminals" (eg. Portsmouth's "image rights" payments scam) first.
Soft, easy target syndrome.
Portsmouth's case would be defended vigorously if only for the reason that other Premiership clubs are probably also "at it" if what Portsmouth have done is actually evasion rather than legitimate avoidance. There would also be political fall out if a "big" club in a large town like Portsmouth were driven to the wall effectively by the government in the persons of HMRC.
Far easier to pick off the soft non-league targets whom are unlikely to have the technical or financial wherewithal to defend themselves. Scarborough went a few years back and who raised a whimper? They are now battling their way back up the pyramid in a new incarnation.
We see soft target syndrome in life outside football too when the old bill go after motorists because there is money in it rather than pursue muggers and burglars of domestic properties which are of far more concern to ordinary law abiding decent people.
Sad to see..... Clubs like Welling need to survive for the good of the local football.
Thought one or two of ther players looked good against us in the friendly, my lads played with a few of them in the past decent footballers, Christ this game is hard to break into anyway, loosing Welling is not going to make things easier!
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Thats terrible. Feel like you want to help but we're in our own mess so what could we do ??
HMRC should be going after the big fish IMO - Portsmouth getting away with murder last week, Palace and all the others.
Towards the end of the 70s, Bexley United were wound up, and for a season or so the grass grew long at Park View Road. Very sad to see the abandonment of the ground and the ghosts of time past.
A while later, Welling United took over the ground having over the years evolved from a local park side - and their climb to the Conference League, which they consolidated for many seasons 'punching above their weight'.
Echoes of Bexley United. It'd be such a shame for Welling if history repeated itself here..
Brilliant gesture.
If you can, be there!
A petition is effectively a request to wind up.
An order grants the request. It is possible for the petition to be turned down or extra time be granted if Welling argue a good enough case.
Being about 70 you probably remember Bexleyheath and Welling before they became Bexley United Oggy :-)
I got taken to watch Bexleyheath and Welling by my grandparents as a very small child and probably delayed my Valley debut by running around and generally messing about rather than watching the game!
According to Kent online, they owe a substantial five figure fee which although a huge sum of money, doesn't touch the sides of the £20-£30 odd million Portsmouth owed HMRC.
It would be great to hear that players like Steve Finnan & Andy Townsend who played for Welling were able to give something towards their cause.
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kentonline/sport/2010/august/12/welling_future.aspx
I have great affection for Welling, spent a lot of time there when I was younger, mainly around the time they won the Southern League and still get to a few games. This season was looking a great prospect with Darts, Bromley, Ebbsfleet all in the division.
I was going on Saturday anyway but hopefully will see a few more through the gates. Good luck Welling.
They really need to re-assess their priorities. Yes, I know that all companies/clubs have to pay & should be treated the same, but they should at least go after the "criminals" (eg. Portsmouth's "image rights" payments scam) first.
Soft, easy target syndrome.
Portsmouth's case would be defended vigorously if only for the reason that other Premiership clubs are probably also "at it" if what Portsmouth have done is actually evasion rather than legitimate avoidance. There would also be political fall out if a "big" club in a large town like Portsmouth were driven to the wall effectively by the government in the persons of HMRC.
Far easier to pick off the soft non-league targets whom are unlikely to have the technical or financial wherewithal to defend themselves. Scarborough went a few years back and who raised a whimper? They are now battling their way back up the pyramid in a new incarnation.
We see soft target syndrome in life outside football too when the old bill go after motorists because there is money in it rather than pursue muggers and burglars of domestic properties which are of far more concern to ordinary law abiding decent people.
Anything for an easy life seems to be the motto.
Thought one or two of ther players looked good against us in the friendly, my lads played with a few of them in the past decent footballers,
Christ this game is hard to break into anyway, loosing Welling is not going to make things easier!