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micky77

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« on: August 29, 2010, 07:37:58 AM »
so the guy arrrested for cricket match fixing is the owner of Croydon and used this position to launder his ill gotten gains!

Edit to add Allegedly in there.
« Last Edit: August 29, 2010, 07:43:34 AM by Gary C »
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« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2010, 04:38:17 PM »
Sounds like no one knows what's going on there, or what has been going on...............

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8963587.stm
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« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2010, 06:15:17 PM »
I realise that money laundering involves feeding "dirty" money in at one end and getting "clean" money out at the other, but how does that work with the £2 mn Majeed is supposed to have laundered through the Rams by allegedly building new facilities and paying players high wages? The money may be going in, but how is he supposed to be getting it out again?

I've just finished reading a book where the  bad guy goes into a casino at regular intervals, buys (say) £10,000 of chips with (unrecognised) "dirty" money, bets with a very clever system so as to minimise his losses and then cashes in his remaining chips for "clean" money. That's clear enough. So is buying and then selling tangible assets like expensive cars, jewellery or property. But a football club.....?
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« Reply #3 on: September 04, 2010, 11:01:09 PM »
It appears that the entire staff at Croydon left after today's match

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Very upsetting, especially seeing fans, players, the manager, coaches and directors in tears. Hopefully the club will survive. Granted we will have to put out a youth side to fulfil any fixtures, but that is better than liquidation. The Rams will get through this.
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« Reply #4 on: September 04, 2010, 11:38:54 PM »

Croydon Athletic FC  say goodbye ,Such a sad day for football .
http://qik.com/video/11925216

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« Reply #5 on: September 05, 2010, 07:30:48 AM »
It does make you worry for the future of real football in this country.
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Re: croydon athletic
« Reply #6 on: September 05, 2010, 08:33:03 AM »
Quote from: kst on September 04, 2010, 11:38:54 PM

Croydon Athletic FC  say goodbye ,Such a sad day for football .
http://qik.com/video/11925216



Heartbreaking for the genuine supporters of a club - we've gone through it, and come out the other side. Hopefully, they can.
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« Reply #7 on: September 05, 2010, 10:39:33 AM »
Whoa  :-o Heard Tim O'Shea on the radio last week trying to stay upbeat about the situation. Has the club completely folded though? It seems they are striving to fulfill their fixtures from what I can see, although things don't look good for them thanks to a greedy ****** ******* ****.
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« Reply #8 on: September 05, 2010, 12:10:30 PM »
Quote from: DA Mikey on September 05, 2010, 10:39:33 AM
Whoa  :-o Heard Tim O'Shea on the radio last week trying to stay upbeat about the situation. Has the club completely folded though? It seems they are striving to fulfill their fixtures from what I can see, although things don't look good for them thanks to a greedy ****** ******* ****.
The club may not be folding (Academy, juniors & ladies teams still playing) but with every cheque they have written bouncing they cannot afford to keep their entire staff. They will have to use Academy players to fulfill their fixtures which, let's face it, doesn't bode well for their future.  xshake
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« Reply #9 on: September 06, 2010, 03:45:13 PM »
What a sad situation, I feel for the club and it's supporters. What with this and Andovers game called off yesterday because their ground is not up to the Zamoretto's standards after promotion this year, What the hell do a well run club like VCD Ath think of it all?
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« Reply #10 on: September 08, 2010, 08:25:12 PM »

I spend some time at Croydon Athletic FC  as my grandson Jack is a memberof their Academy  , they have already had a bad start to the season before that dispicable toerag Asian Gentleman got involved .
  Pitch relayed by cowboys ! 1st home game became away to Folkestone , Loss of one home fixture and more importantly loss of Crystal Palace XI pre-season friendly
I  understand that if they can keep the Youth team they can maintain their senior status like the Darts in 1992 .
Efforts are being made locally but non-league clubs have a tough time in the shadows of Selhurst Park
Prehaps the local paper will help .

call for Sproate I say !   If only Croydon council was like Dartford's !
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« Reply #11 on: September 09, 2010, 07:14:01 AM »
Aren't the club at least partly responsible for what's happened?  Did they never question the motives of the owner (a non football man with a very questionable business background)?  They were quite happy to allow the club to operate way beyond its means through him pumping millions into ridiculous levels of player wages, with no plan B at all.

Of course their manager, O'Shea, was upset. I'd be upset if I won the lottery and a year later someone took it alll away from me!

It's a bit like people who invest money in "get rich quick" very high risk pension schemes, and then go running to the government demanding a refund when it all goes belly up!!

The previous Croydon Athletic chairman was banged up for embezzlement and the club nearly went under then. But did they learn from this? No, they didn't.  Dartford did, and I'm eternally grateful they did. After a handful of previous directors caused the demise of our club, the new board created a constitution that would prevent this happening again.

Perhaps it's just me, but I really haven't got much sympathy for Croydon Athletic at all.  Not even their 50 or so supporters.
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Re: croydon athletic
« Reply #12 on: September 09, 2010, 10:11:19 PM »
Wholeheartedly agree with Dave T on every point.

Far from being a sad day for Non-League football, it should be seen as a great day when the message finally sinks in and stops other clubs going the same way in the future.

There are clubs all over the country and at its borders that only compete at their level paying the players that they pay because of sugar-daddies and hobbiests. Sooner or later, they take their money elsewhere or get bored.

Amazingly Portsmouth are still kicking but sooner or later, one of these rich owners will pull out and a big famous club will go, then maybe we'll start looking after the crown jewels instead of leaving the vault door open.

Thanks once again to that small band of people that kept Dartford FC alive and formed the constitution that will never allow this to happen to us again.
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« Reply #13 on: September 14, 2010, 04:52:37 PM »

Contrary to the National Press bleatings , Croydon  Athletic FC will not roll over and the first match since the debacle takes place
on WEDNESDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2010 k.o 2pm  at the Keith Tuckey Stadium where there will be an Academy match .

Just like the pre-floodlight days  with 2/ 2.15 pm kick-off's !   
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« Reply #14 on: September 15, 2010, 09:31:05 PM »

Just returned from Keith Tuckey Stadium , home of Croydon Athletic FC

Today's result  CAFC Academy  3  v  Wingate/ Finchley Academy  0    att  62 Optimistic Supporters
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