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CAFC staff threaten to sue Duchatelet over unpaid bonuses

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  • Nug
    Nug Posts: 4,623
    Wonder if a fine from the EFL to Roland for not fulfilling a fixture would cost more than paying the bonuses?
  • Covered_End_Lad
    Covered_End_Lad Posts: 5,725
    bristoladdick said:

    Staff strike on Saturday? Gets the match postponed, more embarrassment for Roland and helps Lee Bowyer, as a few players will be back from injury for the re-arranged fixture.

    I have a horrid feeling that a strike would cause us to forfeit the game. Hope I am wrong.
  • AllLeftFoot
    AllLeftFoot Posts: 1,500
    Feel really sorry for all the staff affected by this, and the tone and lack of empathy in that message says it all.

    And if it is not directly from him - and someone in a more senior position has tried to humanise it - then it is a really piss poor effort.

    And it must really hack people off that they are paying for the mistakes of others (such as our glorious former CEO) and the non League One salaries no doubt paid to some of the playing squad over the past few years.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,323
    Covered_End_Lad said:

    bristoladdick said:

    Staff strike on Saturday? Gets the match postponed, more embarrassment for Roland and helps Lee Bowyer, as a few players will be back from injury for the re-arranged fixture.

    I have a horrid feeling that a strike would cause us to forfeit the game. Hope I am wrong.
    Difficult to say, wasnt there talk of that Blackpool v Huddersfield game being postponed at the end of the season once yet couldnt because all the players were going on Holiday
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,566
    AllLeftFoot said:

    Feel really sorry for all the staff affected by this, and the tone and lack of empathy in that message says it all.

    And if it is not directly from him - and someone in a more senior position has tried to humanise it - then it is a really piss poor effort.

    And it must really hack people off that they are paying for the mistakes of others (such as our glorious former CEO) and the non League One salaries no doubt paid to some of the playing squad over the past few years.

    imo it's too well worded, no grammatical issues, reads properly and written by an English speaker. And the lack of huh's gives it away.

  • Rob7Lee
    Rob7Lee Posts: 9,596
    AllLeftFoot said:

    Feel really sorry for all the staff affected by this, and the tone and lack of empathy in that message says it all.

    And if it is not directly from him - and someone in a more senior position has tried to humanise it - then it is a really piss poor effort.

    And it must really hack people off that they are paying for the mistakes of others (such as our glorious former CEO) and the non League One salaries no doubt paid to some of the playing squad over the past few years.

    I reckon he wrote the original or someone did who's first language is not English - the last sentence;

    'Please raise to your line manage or HR'

    Really feel for the staff on this, I hope the statement says, '{...} We're coming for you, we're coming for you, Roland you cheapskate, we're coming for you'........ in court of course.
  • Fanny Fanackapan
    Fanny Fanackapan Posts: 18,739
    superchrissypowell said:

    Is there any money left in the CARD fund to.pay some of the bonuses to the staff?

    Think of the way the press would react to this !

    Great coverage for sure with the fans that have long fought to escape from the owner's shackles, now being seen to effectively pay the football club's staff !

    How would our billionaire Belgian slither his way out of that embarrassment ?
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  • RedChaser
    RedChaser Posts: 19,885
    Fanny Fanackapan said:

    superchrissypowell said:

    Is there any money left in the CARD fund to.pay some of the bonuses to the staff?

    Think of the way the press would react to this !

    Great coverage for sure with the fans that have long fought to escape from the owner's shackles, now being seen to effectively pay the football club's staff !

    How would our billionaire Belgian slither his way out of that embarrassment ?
    Snakes are very good at slithering Fanny especially poisonous ones :wink: .
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,323
    Fanny Fanackapan said:

    superchrissypowell said:

    Is there any money left in the CARD fund to.pay some of the bonuses to the staff?

    Think of the way the press would react to this !

    Great coverage for sure with the fans that have long fought to escape from the owner's shackles, now being seen to effectively pay the football club's staff !

    How would our billionaire Belgian slither his way out of that embarrassment ?
    Sad to say the press dont seem to care about it at the moment

    Only the Mail and SLP appear to have covered the whole incident to date
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,127
    Covered_End_Lad said:

    bristoladdick said:

    Staff strike on Saturday? Gets the match postponed, more embarrassment for Roland and helps Lee Bowyer, as a few players will be back from injury for the re-arranged fixture.

    I have a horrid feeling that a strike would cause us to forfeit the game. Hope I am wrong.
    So what if it does? We're destined for mid-table and there's a bigger picture here than three points.
  • benjest1989
    benjest1989 Posts: 389
    This is a total disgrace, yet silence from the EFL. If this was the players bonuses they wouldn't be so silent
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,638
    benjest1989 said:

    This is a total disgrace, yet silence from the EFL. If this was the players bonuses they wouldn't be so silent

    Can't the staff join the PFA?
  • Johnnysummers5
    Johnnysummers5 Posts: 8,469
    Lower the asking price of the club and you will sell, then go and have sex with yourself
  • StigThundercock
    StigThundercock Posts: 3,722
    Strike action by the offended staff would be unanimously supported by the fans.
    This Saturday is probably too soon, they'll need to present their case and their suggested remedy, have the wankstain refuse to budge and then for them to present their ultimatum. The Wycombe game on 8 September could be ideal, providing plenty of time to stoke up media interest.
  • EastStand
    EastStand Posts: 4,109
    Johnnysummers5 said:

    Lower the asking price of the club and you will sell, then go and have sex with yourself an inside-out cactus

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  • Southbank
    Southbank Posts: 5,252
    edited August 2018
    “The club makes a very significant operating loss every month which is out of proportion with the occasional player sales revenue intended to offset these operating losses. Various parties interested in taking over have been put off by the high running costs. This is a matter of restoring the financial health of the club, which had got out of control for a League One club."

    As is often the case with takeovers, the buyers have told the owner to cut costs so they do not have to, thus avoiding starting off in a negative way.

    I suspect this cost cutting programme has come from the Australians.
  • cabbles
    cabbles Posts: 15,256
    seeing a lot of tweets mentioning a strike. I for one would support it as it would be more effective and hard hitting than fans boycotting and more likely to create a bigger impact. Would have to be announced asap to save the Fleetwood fans travelling down. Not sure what people's thoughts are but if there are enough brave individuals in that group that have been dicked over, and would walk out, they would have my total respect and admiration.

    Mindful though that this whole thing is more about them as employees than us as fans and our thing with Roland.
  • JamesSeed
    JamesSeed Posts: 17,380
    Baldybonce said:

    Just been on BBC news.

    More info?
  • Nug
    Nug Posts: 4,623
    Southbank said:

    “The club makes a very significant operating loss every month which is out of proportion with the occasional player sales revenue intended to offset these operating losses. Various parties interested in taking over have been put off by the high running costs. This is a matter of restoring the financial health of the club, which had got out of control for a League One club."

    As is often the case with takeovers, the buyers have told the owner to cut costs so they do not have to, thus avoiding starting off in a negative way.

    I suspect this cost cutting programme has come from the Australians.

    Guess we should find out because if that’s what the Belgians are implying then you would expect the Aussies to refute that as that would be a crap way to announce themselves. If it’s true then I don’t know what to say.
  • RedChaser
    RedChaser Posts: 19,885
    edited August 2018
    If they do decide to strike its got to be one out all out, no ifs no buts no maybes.
  • Baldybonce
    Baldybonce Posts: 9,648
    cabbles said:

    seeing a lot of tweets mentioning a strike. I for one would support it as it would be more effective and hard hitting than fans boycotting and more likely to create a bigger impact. Would have to be announced asap to save the Fleetwood fans travelling down. Not sure what people's thoughts are but if there are enough brave individuals in that group that have been dicked over, and would walk out, they would have my total respect and admiration.

    Mindful though that this whole thing is more about them as employees than us as fans and our thing with Roland.

    Whatever action the staff choose to take could be supported by the fans.
  • Johnnysummers5
    Johnnysummers5 Posts: 8,469
    EastStand said:

    Johnnysummers5 said:

    Lower the asking price of the club and you will sell, then go and have sex with yourself an inside-out cactus

    Are you my editor?
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,323
    cabbles said:

    seeing a lot of tweets mentioning a strike. I for one would support it as it would be more effective and hard hitting than fans boycotting and more likely to create a bigger impact. Would have to be announced asap to save the Fleetwood fans travelling down. Not sure what people's thoughts are but if there are enough brave individuals in that group that have been dicked over, and would walk out, they would have my total respect and admiration.

    Mindful though that this whole thing is more about them as employees than us as fans and our thing with Roland.

    Hate to say it but how do we create maximum disruption by ensuring the game gets called off before the Fleetwood fans / players get down here

    If we do ensure its called off before Saturday its just going to be a easier job for the EFL to get it re-arranged and give them less work to do

    A last minute postponement on the other hand would be more of a hinderance as Fleetwood would no doubt be having a go the EFL for letting this happen in the first place - i.e. Havent people on here said that they ran into the Fleetwood Chairman at the Valley and up there last season and was a really nice bloke?
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,323
    No surprise there then...

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