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General Category => Altrincham FC First Team => Topic started by: ManagementGuru on October 05, 2007, 03:42:01 PM
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Below is the notice made public yesterday concerning the winding up of the football club.
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Publication Date: Thursday, 4 October 2007
Notice Code: 2450
Petitions to Wind Up (Companies)
In the High Court of Justice (Chancery Division)
Companies Court No 4979 of 2007
In the Matter of NORTHWICH VICTORIA FOOTBALL CLUB (2004) LIMITED
and in the Matter of the Insolvency Act 1986
A petition to wind up the above-named Company of Spring Court, Spring Road, Hale, Cheshire WA14 2UQ presented on 13 July 2007 by the Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs of Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 1LB claiming to be creditors of the Company will be heard at the Royal Courts of Justice, Strand, London WC2A 2LL on 17 October 2007 at 1030 hours (or as soon thereafter as the Petition can be heard).
Any persons intending to appear on the hearing of the Petition (whether to support or oppose it) must give notice of intention to do so to the petitioners or to their Solicitor in accordance with Rule 4.16 by 1600 hours on 16 October 2007.
The Petitioners’ Solicitor is the Solicitor to HM Revenue and Customs, Solicitor’s Office, East Wing, Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 1LB, telephone 020 7438 7731. (Ref SLR 1323786/37/W/CEG.)
4 October 2007.
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Is this the club or just a company running part of the club?
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Ironic Company address.
Alas, Boxing Day afternoon looks increasingly likely to be spent watching The Great Escape on BBC2....
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Of course it would be sad to lose the derbies, but on a selfish note if they do get wound up Farsley and York lose the three points they got against Vics and we are out of the relegation zone!
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All old rivalries aside I would be horrified if Vics went to the wall.
I know that there is a long history of animosity between our two clubs but I think that with circumstances as they seem to be at present the fate of another local club and the heartache that the fans of that club may face transcends and rivalry or animosity.
Just imagine how we'd feel if it was us!!
I think that we should show our support, NOT for Mr Connett but for the supporters, the staff and the players at this time, and, should things get worse, in the future too.
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I agree - I can't believe how I feel at the thought of Vics disappearing: a sense of loss, made more real by the fact that Runcorn have already walked this path. And to echo earlier sentiments, there but for the grace of god (and good business sense) go Alty.
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This is terrible news. A great old club like Northwich and on a selfish note two 2000 attendance matches over Christmas. God, I hope we get a good cup run and Vics manage to find there way out of this - but neither seems very likely.
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I'm afraid it looks like we will be in the NW Counties next season, but thanks for the good thoughts from you folks, I know we have the odd tosser supporter(don't we all), but I'm so bloody angry that this bloody pillock is going to destroy 134 years of our towns history for what?, because he was too pig headed to take peoples advice. SNAGGLETOOTHED WANKER!
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I definately feel for you, as I'm sure most people do on here. Neglegent of old rivalries, nobody wants to see a club destroyed like this. Although it seems unlikely, I hope something can be sorted out!
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I hope the slime get out of this, we love our derbies and my daughter thought last years were brilliant.
Good luck Vics, hope you find a way out.
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If the worst comes to the worst and Vics have to start again lower down the pyramid how would people feel about dedicating a half-time collection to the cause?
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Or we could host a money raising friendly and split the profits with AFC Northwhich on Boxing Day if we didn't have a league game to go to :(
A very sad state of affairs
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Agreed, we shoul do something, just like when Barrow were in trouble.
Northwich Vics is too old a none league club just to go to the wall.
Could so easily have been us.
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For me our three main rivals have always been Macc, Vics and Runcorn (in that order), I've never seen the Tameside clubs as serious rivals. Runcorn have reformed and dropped down the leagues, Macc (for the time being) are playing in a higher league, and now Northwich? Football is all about passion - and that is at its highest when you are mixing it with your rivals. It would be a big blow for Alty if the Vics went the same way as Runcorn.
How about a pre-season tournament between Alty, Macc, AFC Vics and Runcorn Linnets?
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How about a pre-season tournament between Alty, Macc, AFC Vics and Runcorn Linnets?
Thats the best Idea Ive heard in ages, could make money for vics/linnets via football card,raffle,bucket collect etc.
SATURDAY
AFC Vics v Runcorn Linnets at 1pm
Alty v Macc Town 3pm
SUNDAY
3/4 place playoff 1pm
FINAL 3pm
The bar could be open all the way through, sell tickets that are valid for either every match or just for single matches, get it well publicised,and advertise very early on and you would attract ground hoppers from all over with the prospect of four matches in just over24 hours on the same ground.Plus you would get some medka attention as its usually only your big clubs that have "tournements". Briliant idea.
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Seconded, that's a fantastic idea! And much better than the CSC :D
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Like someone else has said, I can't believe how it makes me feel that all this is happening to Vics. It just shows how money is ruling football these days and not love of the game. I agree that we should do something.
Trust Mr. Connett to ruin Christmas for all us footie fans, bah humbug!!
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Is this a wind up?
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No they are in serious financial problems Ballers.
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:D
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sorry to hear they may go under but no fndraising for them for us please
WE (and there is no we in team) need EVERY penny we can to survive nhey have foolishly believed in some dream and bent or broke league rules if it had worked they would have called us fools for sticking to the rules. they can enjoy their derby against runcorn as far as i am concerned
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sorry to hear they may go under but no fndraising for them for us please
WE (and there is no we in team) need EVERY penny we can to survive nhey have foolishly believed in some dream and bent or broke league rules if it had worked they would have called us fools for sticking to the rules. they can enjoy their derby against runcorn as far as i am concerned
agreed
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For me its not that i secretly like vics and i hate the thought of them going bump.
The reality is that a lot of young Altrincham fans have no idea about our rivalry with other cheshire clubs, or at least they didn't until last boxing day, one of my favourite days ever as an Alty fan!!
There was a time when vics, macc, runcorn and even at a push witton and stalyvegas came knocking and it was a big thing to play them. The passion you feel when we score against macc or vics, for me, is one of the most amazing natural highs you will ever feel. Ive never been so emotionally charged as when Dean Pritchard scored a screamer on an icy night in macc.
The thought that this will be taken away from us again because of some horrible idiot with no clue about real football passion makes me sick to the core! I have to say though, fundraising is pointless for them. Once they go, theyve gone for a good few years. Alty is where the money needs to be kept.
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I miss the days when we used to play all those local rivals on a regular basis.
Macc, Northwich, Stalybridge, Witton, Runcorn - those were the best days and I miss the rivalries a lot. There is such a southern tilt to things now and it just isn't the same.
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If we fundraise for them what would they buy with the money? Magic beans?
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Someone wrote earlier that a friendly on Boxing day between Altrincham and a Northwich team made up of iold players, guests current unemployed players etc with the money split 50/50. Meaning altrincham dont lose the finacial loss of a boxing day game and the Vics usefull money towards the formation of a new club.
*admin note - sorry modified by accident!*
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Connett should be banned from being a director of any company, from what I've seen here and elsewhere he is a clueless businessman, either that or a not very clever asset stripper.
Talking of rivalries I imagine our younger fans will be oblivious that Wigan Athletic were once one of our biggest rivals!
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Connett should be banned from being a director of any company, from what I've seen here and elsewhere he is a clueless businessman, either that or a not very clever asset stripper.
Talking of rivalries I imagine our younger fans will be oblivious that Wigan Athletic were once one of our biggest rivals!
He is! He's already disqualified under the Companies Acts
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Connett should be banned from being a director of any company, from what I've seen here and elsewhere he is a clueless businessman, either that or a not very clever asset stripper.
Talking of rivalries I imagine our younger fans will be oblivious that Wigan Athletic were once one of our biggest rivals!
He is! He's already disqualified under the Companies Acts
now theres a suprise not!!!!!
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Connett should be banned from being a director of any company, from what I've seen here and elsewhere he is a clueless businessman, either that or a not very clever asset stripper.
He's doing well for a clueless businessman. I'd say he's a very clever asset stripper.
He may get upwards of £2m for land he paid recievers £250k for. :P
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I like that idea..we could have Ken Mckenna playing up front. I just can't let 1991 go....
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Connett this week refused to talk to the Guardian about his future plans for the club, although he did admit he was open to offers to sell.
"It's my business, why should I say anything?" he said.
I think this just about sums up the nature of the scumbag!
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I like that idea..we could have Ken Mckenna playing up front. I just can't let 1991 go....
Sorry to put the kibosh on this excellent idea but.....
Wednesday, 26 December 2007
Welshpool Town v The New Saints FC, 19:30
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I like that idea..we could have Ken Mckenna playing up front. I just can't let 1991 go....
19:30
Simple.