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Post by marinersteve on Jun 10, 2024 13:38:55 GMT
Its quite clear that the women's section was fully self funding as is stated on BBC website etc etc. There can be absolutely no excuse for this shameful act
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Post by eastdurhamhopper on Jun 10, 2024 13:41:48 GMT
Are / were the ladies teams self funding? If a decision was made to part ways with the ladies section of the club due to funding issues then not sure why this is such a huge deal?! From reading various statements, They were actually paying subs into the main club and were self funding.
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Post by lovingnonleague on Jun 10, 2024 14:23:20 GMT
I say again. Nowt to do with money. Problem is STAFFING ISSUES.
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Post by eastdurhamhopper on Jun 10, 2024 15:02:54 GMT
I say again. Nowt to do with money. Problem is STAFFING ISSUES. None of the teams play at Thornaby's ground and all have their own volunteer coaches.
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Post by rodentcatcher on Jun 10, 2024 15:04:11 GMT
Its quite clear that the women's section was fully self funding as is stated on BBC website etc etc. There can be absolutely no excuse for this shameful act Nothing is ever clear until the question is asked.
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Post by j on Jun 10, 2024 15:42:04 GMT
Its quite clear that the women's section was fully self funding as is stated on BBC website etc etc.  There can be absolutely no excuse for this shameful act Nothing is ever clear until the question is asked. Take a day off ffs. www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cevv80k0grno.amp
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Post by malvern2 on Jun 11, 2024 9:25:48 GMT
Just listened to an article on Radio 4, not a good listen and damage to the clubs image is a disaster.
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Post by Neil on Jun 11, 2024 9:38:10 GMT
Whatever mistakes have been made by the club or the committee, the pile on and abuse given to Trevor Wing on his personal facebook page is a disgrace. If these are the sort of people associated with the section I'm not surprised they got booted.
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Post by kingsway12 on Jun 11, 2024 10:27:11 GMT
Trevor Wing does not deserve the rebuke he is continually experiencing, from what was Thornaby's ground to how it is today in down to the endeavour, 24/7 labour of love from Trevor for many years. The committee under the club's constitution may well have had the authority to make the decision they did, financial factors we are not all aware of, so it's happened, learn from it, sit down together and become stronger together, sorting all the issues out, without any doubt the dis-placed girls teams deserve to keep their organisation together, so let's hope someone can mediate and clear all the obstacles to find a solution for all everyone connected with the club.
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Post by parsjake on Jun 11, 2024 14:23:50 GMT
Whatever mistakes have been made by the club or the committee, the pile on and abuse given to Trevor Wing on his personal facebook page is a disgrace. If these are the sort of people associated with the section I'm not surprised they got booted. Going by the Thornaby FC Twitter alone, I can well believe it. The initial statement wasn't a good look, but personal abuse, accusations of sexism and misogyny, thinly-veiled threats and raging entitlement doesn't read well either.
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Post by beenaboutabit on Jun 11, 2024 14:25:43 GMT
The club has had financial issues for the last few years. The fire didn’t help but they seemed to have rallied well and things were looking up. Now the issues seemed to have returned and this ridiculous decision has forced them off a cliff.
They’ll feel the aftermath of this for years be lucky to not be relegated this season but if they survive at all will be some achievement.
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Post by sikirk on Jun 11, 2024 14:45:03 GMT
Dont knows ins and outs of this so not taking sides, its sure bad pr for a club getting back on its feet after a few bad years but would they have got as much backlash had it been all the male teams from infrants to under 18s been canned?
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Post by beenaboutabit on Jun 11, 2024 14:49:39 GMT
Dont knows ins and outs of this so not taking sides, its sure bad pr for a club getting back on its feet after a few bad years but would they have got as much backlash had it been all the male teams from infrants to under 18s been canned? They don’t have a boys section. They left a few years ago under a bit of a cloud they rebranded as Thornaby Town. The girls section were formed only last summer as far as I can tell.
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Post by cornishpasty on Jun 11, 2024 16:00:02 GMT
Well Im gunna put my tin hat on here but I'm sick at all levels of the baggage carried with womens football. Everybody has a right to play football but at the same time every club has a right to make its own decisions.
From what I can gather this was a democratic vote among committee members, end of. The amount of people jumping on the bandwagon over this, at all levels is embarrassing.
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Post by parsjake on Jun 11, 2024 17:34:29 GMT
Well Im gunna put my tin hat on here but I'm sick at all levels of the baggage carried with womens football. Everybody has a right to play football but at the same time every club has a right to make its own decisions. From what I can gather this was a democratic vote among committee members, end of. The amount of people jumping on the bandwagon over this, at all levels is embarrassing. I've personally no interest in women's football which I appreciate will automatically make me in some eyes a slavering, snorting, knuckle-dragging neanderthal, but what kind of baggage comes with it?
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