dafcburty Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Pars fans are not being shown any respect by those in the know. There is far too much secrecy with the top men ready to take money from genuine fans but refusing to divulge the full facts about the financial situation. Even the auction is being held in secret! I wonder if millionaire Bob Purvis knows the full financial picture. Surely the lecky bill is chicken feed to him and could have been settled without the begging bowl being put out. Firstly, just to clarify. DAFC's Board did not ask for any donation last night; not for an electricity bill, to pay the players, HMRC etc etc. However, that doesn't mean they weren't hoping for money. For that, only Gavin Masterton will know. But, what I can say is, the reason the money is going to the club is due to the vote which took place - an unplanned vote. This was due to the fact someone raised the point about helping pay the Electricity Bill and the majority of the vote agreed. I believe it's 50% being paid, so £6k is being handed over. Furthermore, to the point in bold, without having any inside knowledge or personel friendships with Bob Purvis, or any other DAFC related person, I cannot tell you if he knows the full facts - except Masterton and Yorkston, does anyone? But, what I would say is - he must know how bad it is due to the fact he hasn't actually "officially" joined the Board. I'm sure all Pars supporters will agree with me however, the contribution from the 3 or 4 who are now voluntarily helping is greatly appreciated and if we survive, they'll deserve as much credit as anyone for helping out. Apparently, they are covering the USH issues - buying in the oil, and paying for it to be used (from what I've read, this is what I believe to be happening. I may have misunderstood though!). Also, I'm led to believe they covered the Gas/Electricity Bill last month. I'm hopeful DAFC can overcome this problem and come out the other end a stronger, and a much more viable, club. I think many teams will go through this in years to come - Motherwell, Dundee, Livingston and Rangers have all suffered recently, with Hearts and ourselves currently struggling. This theme will be recurring in the months and years to come, I'm positive of that. I just pray and hope ALL teams can come out the other side - it's horrible to see any teams' fans go through something like this and I wouldn't wish it on anyone. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DA Baracus Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Firstly, just to clarify. DAFC's Board did not ask for any donation last night; not for an electricity bill, to pay the players, HMRC etc etc. However, that doesn't mean they weren't hoping for money. For that, only Gavin Masterton will know. But, what I can say is, the reason the money is going to the club is due to the vote which took place - an unplanned vote. This was due to the fact someone raised the point about helping pay the Electricity Bill and the majority of the vote agreed. I believe it's 50% being paid, so £6k is being handed over. Furthermore, to the point in bold, without having any inside knowledge or personel friendships with Bob Purvis, or any other DAFC related person, I cannot tell you if he knows the full facts - except Masterton and Yorkston, does anyone? But, what I would say is - he must know how bad it is due to the fact he hasn't actually "officially" joined the Board. I'm sure all Pars supporters will agree with me however, the contribution from the 3 or 4 who are now voluntarily helping is greatly appreciated and if we survive, they'll deserve as much credit as anyone for helping out. Apparently, they are covering the USH issues - buying in the oil, and paying for it to be used (from what I've read, this is what I believe to be happening. I may have misunderstood though!). Also, I'm led to believe they covered the Gas/Electricity Bill last month. I'm hopeful DAFC can overcome this problem and come out the other end a stronger, and a much more viable, club. I think many teams will go through this in years to come - Motherwell, Dundee, Livingston and Rangers have all suffered recently, with Hearts and ourselves currently struggling. This theme will be recurring in the months and years to come, I'm positive of that. I just pray and hope ALL teams can come out the other side - it's horrible to see any teams' fans go through something like this and I wouldn't wish it on anyone. I would, but only old firm fans. Anyway, more ridiculous ideas are appearing. Someone has suggested we install solar panels on the roof of the main stand. Whilst the idea itself is actually a decent one, the suggestion of it now, when we can't even pay an electricity bill, just shows that some people somehow still don't get it. Also there's suggestions that games be moved to 12 so we can save on power on floodlights. f**k that. Also there's no guarantee that floodlights wouldn't be needed at that time anyway. And it's pretty shitty to fans, both home and away. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poet of the Macabre Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Perhaps I'm not looking at it deeply enough but it seems to me that the Board had a spitballing session throwing out fundraising ideas and rather than select the best ones and promote them well, they've just done every single last one, which means that not one single campaign seems important. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Cheaper just to give the ball boys, linemen and ref a torch each 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Cheaper just to give the ball boys, linemen and ref a torch each Or have the players be equipped with head torches! That would liven up the game, and would make headers interesting. The ref could have one too, but also a red light and a yellow light to signal red and yellow cards. Also a striker could turn his light off to evade a defender or the defense could use them to really execute the offside trap perfectly. It would be glorious. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRFC2711 Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 This isn't funny anymore, you guys are well and truly fucked, this is just drip feeding the inevitable, hope its just administration, liquidation would be something none of us would like to see. Shortly you are going to have to swallow the "bitter pill" Having been through it to a much "wee-er" extent I wish you guys well, if the big L word becomes. A Reality you should be getting a fighting fund together to restructure some sort of club and hopefully at sfl level. I fear giving this mob anything is a waste of future funds. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafcburty Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 At Saturday's match vs Hamilton, 2013 DAFC Calendars will be on sale from all stands open, with some also in the club shop. ALL money goes towards ParsAlive fund. Calendars are 10 pounds each. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandmagyar Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 At Saturday's match vs Hamilton, 2013 DAFC Calendars will be on sale from all stands open, with some also in the club shop. ALL money goes towards ParsAlive fund. Calendars are 10 pounds each. :eek: £10????????? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pie Of The Month Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 :eek: £10????????? It's £20 if you want one without Jim Jefferies in it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comeonyebairns Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 This isn't funny anymore, you guys are well and truly fucked, this is just drip feeding the inevitable, hope its just administration, liquidation would be something none of us would like to see. Shortly you are going to have to swallow the "bitter pill" Having been through it to a much "wee-er" extent I wish you guys well, if the big L word becomes. A Reality you should be getting a fighting fund together to restructure some sort of club and hopefully at sfl level. I fear giving this mob anything is a waste of future funds. to enter then exit admin is the pars only hope imo. As the sevco 3rd div option will never happen for anyone else. It will be up to another creditor to put them in admin i would think as i cant see masterton taking that route 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamingparBoz Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Administration won't help our crazy cash flow problems though!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamingparBoz Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Administration won't help our crazy cash flow problems though!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smpar Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 This may be an absolutely ridiculous suggestion, but couldn't the club do a bit of research into how Dundee and Hearts managed to attract huge crowds and raise loads of much-needed £££? Show your support Saturday (Dumbarton game) obviously didn't attract a bumper crowd, so what is it that Dundee and Hearts did that achieved this? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comeonyebairns Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Hearts gave fans more information. Dundee were in admin and had siege mentality after points deduction 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandmagyar Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 The longer the BOD provarocate over this mess, the worse its going to get!! Stating the obvious I know, but there still seems to be an attitude that they will spend money they dont have to get into SPL!!!! They need to start being brutal and start cutting some of the fat away from the meat. There seems to be an air of desparation from BOD and they are flailing about trying to raise money without any strategy. Yes, it will be painful, but better doing it now before there isnt a Dunfermline Athletic FC to support. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poet of the Macabre Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 The longer the BOD provarocate over this mess, the worse its going to get!! Stating the obvious I know, but there still seems to be an attitude that they will spend money they dont have to get into SPL!!!! They need to start being brutal and start cutting some of the fat away from the meat. There seems to be an air of desparation from BOD and they are flailing about trying to raise money without any strategy. Yes, it will be painful, but better doing it now before there isnt a Dunfermline Athletic FC to support. Agree completely with this. Just get enough money to get to April/May and hope we win the league and go far in the cup. Complete negligence. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1885 Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Think it genuinely will be a case of win the league or go bust 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandmagyar Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Think it genuinely will be a case of win the league or go bust That makes me shit my pants and I don't even support you!. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozam76 Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Think it genuinely will be a case of win the league or go and probably still go bust Fixed that for you... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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