Denise Lloyd Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 Looks all very nasty and dodgy to me. But did anybody notice just how unkempt it looks around Brockington grass not trimmed. Has the Council got any shame or money for that matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 But did anybody notice just how unkempt it looks around Brockington grass not trimmed. They are all in this together with the Community ... If they trimmed the grass then they would get flak for playing favourites ... i think all this grass should be cut as it's getting daft now! #ironicpost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megilleland Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 BBC H&W Radio website today: Hereford United: Tommy Agombar steps down as Bulls director New Hereford United owner Tommy Agombar has stepped down as a director of the troubled football club. A report from Companies House confirmed that his appointment was "terminated" on Tuesday 17 June - just 13 days after being formally announced. Tommy Agombar was appointed as a director of Hereford United on 4 June. The decision was taken the day after he was confronted by angry Bulls fans prior to a pre-planned meeting with Herefordshire Council. Hereford's only listed director now is former chairman David Keyte. However, London businessman Agombar insisted on Tuesday that Keyte, who sold the club to him for £2, no longer had any involvement. "David Keyte has got nothing to do with the club," he said. "He will no longer be chairman." Hereford were expelled from the Football Conference on 10 June for failing to pay their bills. The Bulls will now drop two rungs down English football's non-league pyramid next season, subject to official acceptance by the Southern League, who will make a final decision at their annual general meeting on Saturday. A statement released last week said: "Following discussions with Hereford United Football Club regarding their participation in the Southern Football League for the 2014-15 season, the League will accept their inclusion into the competition to play in its Premier Division, subject to the club meeting certain criteria within a time frame imposed by the League." The deadline for meeting those criteria, which include passing the Football Association's Owners and Directors test, formerly the Fit and Proper Persons test, is Friday of this week. Meanwhile, a contingency plan to keep professional football at Edgar Street, the club's home for the past 90 years, has been presented to Herefordshire Council by a group of businessmen who believe the current company, Hereford United 1939 Limited, "has no long-term future". They have proposed the setting up of a new football company if the club in its existing form is wound up. A council spokeswoman confirmed: "The council was presented with a comprehensive business plan, which it agreed to consider if the current club does indeed go into administration." Speaking on behalf of the consortium, Jon Hale said they had £150,000 to cover the cost of forming a new company and to help with cash flow. The plan would see the chairman of Hereford United Supporters' Trust take a "prominent position" on the club's board, while other trust board members would be invited to become directors. Hale, the chairman of Hadopots Limited, said there would be no single majority shareholder and that the intention was for the club to be owned by fans, with investors with business experience in the background. He added: "The trust board feels that any phoenix club would need professional business expertise to guide it," he said. "That is why we feel our group, working alongside supporters, could provide a bright future for football at Edgar Street." The decline and fall of the Bulls 26 April - Hereford avoid relegation on final day of Conference Premier season. 29 April - Hereford United Supporters' Trust make offer to buy the club for £1 and clear their £220,000 debts. 22 May - Former Bulls boss Martin Foyle serves winding-up petition over unpaid wages, after players reveal they have not been fully paid too. 2 June - Case adjourned for 28 days in Royal Court of Justice. 3 June - Announcement on club website that Tommy Agombar has taken over as new Hereford owner. 4 June - Confirmation of Tommy Agombar's appointment at Companies House. 5 June - Hereford fail to meet 17:00 BST deadline to pay football creditors, and are threatened with expulsion, subject to Conference board vote. 6 June - Hereford meet with Conference board and are given new deadline of Saturday 7 June. The deadline is then extended. 10 June - Hereford expelled from Football Conference. 13 June - Accepted for membership of the Southern League, subject to criteria laid down by the league. 16 June - HMRC tax case 'dismissed' as it had not been advertised properly. 17 June - Agombar's appointment as director terminated - hours after being confronted by Bulls fans. Well he didn't stay long. The saga continues . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragwert Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 From herefordshire Council News: 11 June 2014 Reviving the velodrome topic is there no possibility that the site could be developed to provide a multi purrpose arena with hotel covering athletics, football, cycling, music & cultural events. Ideas? Quite agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragwert Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 BBC H&W Radio website today: Well he didn't stay long. The saga continues . . . And he said in that video Keyte had nothing to do with HUFC then we hear he's still a director. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twowheelsgood Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 But is Agombar still a majority shareholder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biomech Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 A report from Companies House confirmed that his appointment was "terminated" on Tuesday 17 June - just 13 days after being formally announced. Tommy Agombar was appointed as a director of Hereford United on 4 June. Can't blame him really, far too much hassle and **** for what it's worth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise Lloyd Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 Does anybody know if Nick Nenaditch is still involved with Hereford United. Is there an assurance that there is no danger in the financial benefits transferred by the council falling into “the wrong hands†and does HC have any control where the assets are transferred to should a third party become involved. I wonder who wrote the article on the front page of the HT unusually this has not been attributed to anybody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megilleland Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 Does anybody know if Nick Nenaditch is still involved with Hereford United. Is there an assurance that there is no danger in the financial benefits transferred by the council falling into “the wrong hands†and does HC have any control where the assets are transferred to should a third party become involved. I wonder who wrote the article on the front page of the HT unusually this has not been attributed to anybody. According to this company check he left the board on 6th June 2014. Summary of directors coming and going here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megilleland Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 Hereford United Supporters Trust October 3rd 2013 Edgar Street Athletic Ground: Nomination as an Asset of Community Value I wonder what the reply was. Register of community assets is here. Not much in Hereford City maybe they should add the Working Boys Home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Thomas Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 This is what Andy Lonsdale posted last night on HUFC forum Adviser to Mr Agombar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megilleland Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 Mr Lonsdale seems to have rubbed up his community the wrong way with his good works at Bedfont and Feltham, and stuck two fingers up to them also. GetWestLondon: Sep 09, 2013 20:10 By Robert Cumber Feltham Arenas monitoring not good enough, says report SERIOUS lessons must be learned from the Feltham Arenas debacle, an inquiry has concluded. But a report published this week stops short of pointing the finger at any individual for the fiasco, which has cost council taxpayers at least £300,000. Feltham FC was granted permission in 2007 to build a new stadium at its former home, in Shakespeare Avenue, Feltham, which was badly run-down and plagued by vandals. But despite five years of building work, during which thousands of tons of waste and soil were buried on the site, causing huge noise and disturbance for neighbouring residents, nothing was built. In fact the site had significantly deteriorated and the council this summer agreed to spend £300,000 returning it to something approaching its previous state so it could be used again. The Feltham Arena Scrutiny Task and Finish Group, made up of four councillors, was last year set up to investigate what went wrong. Its report, due to be considered by cabinet members on Thursday (September 12), makes interesting reading. It says councillors were so keen to press ahead with the project, necessary checks were not put in place despite council officers' reservations. It also raises concerns about a potential conflict of interests for former Feltham FC chairman Andrew Lonsdale, who was also the director of the company carrying out the building project. But it says a lack of monitoring at the time means it is impossible to prove whether anyone actually profited from the affair financially. "What is clear is that despite the good intentions in trying to bring a derelict site back into a productive community use, there were substantial weaknesses in procedure and governance that directly contributed to the events that followed," the report states. WHAT WENT WRONG? WORK at the 14-acre former landfill site, which also boasts the running track where Mo Farah took his first steps towards Olympic glory, was always due to be funded by income from the disposal of soil from nearby developments. But while the club was given permission to import up to 16,000 cubic metres of soil, a council survey last year showed 73,000m3 of soil and building rubble had been dumped at the site - nearly five times the volume permitted. Planning permission also allowed the creation of 1.8 metre raised banks for spectators, but the extra soil and waste dumped means the actual height of the land was raised by an estimated four to 4.5 metres - at least twice the height permitted. The work was carried out by All Transport Limited, a company run by then Feltham FC chairman Andrew Lonsdale, which has since gone into liquidation. The scrutiny group's report estimates the disposal of soil and building rubble could have generated revenue of about £1.24 million, which even taking into account associated costs could have led to a profit of some £318,000. But Mr Lonsdale has insisted it only generated £360,000 revenue and the project overall made a loss of £100,000. However, the scrutiny group's report states 'there is reason to doubt' his figures as he claimed the total volume of waste imported was only 41,000m3 - far less, it says, than the true sum. The report also reveals how Mr Lonsdale was convicted in 2008 for the dumping of 600 lorry loads of waste on green belt land in South Bucks District Council. He has also been the director of a number of haulage companies which were liquidated or dissolved and he was registered by Companies House as a disqualified director from October 2, 2006 to October 1, 2012. The scrutiny group's report claims there was a 'clear conflict' between Mr Lonsdale's two roles but says it is not clear whether anyone profited from the work. "(The figures suggest) there was the potential to generate significantly more revenue from the site than had been reported," it states. "Whilst the lack of available financial information prevents us from establishing whether any party benefited financially, it also prevents us from ruling out this probability." The issues only came to light after repeated complaints from residents, which the council was slow to act upon, and the report is highly critical of the way in which the project was monitored. The scrutiny group says council procedures have since been tightened up but there is still no one responsible for monitoring building work and ensuring it complies with regulations once permission is granted. Its report does offer residents a crumb of comfort, stating that their fears waste dumped at the site was contaminated are 'unfounded'. WHAT HAPPENS NOW? NO PLANS for the site's future, beyond returning it to a usable state, are mentioned within the report. However, it does say residents who have suffered so much disturbance over the years should play a key role in determining its future. "What that might be is beyond the remit of this review, but we are keen to see them kept informed and updated with any works scheduled for the site," the report concludes. The report makes nine recommendations for changes to council procedures designed to ensure there is no repeat. These include the need for financial checks to be undertaken of all parties involved in major building schemes, and for the creation of 'compliance officers', charged with the on-site monitoring of such projects. There is already a stage three complaint from residents about the council's role in the fiasco - the highest level before it can be referred to watchdog the Local Government Ombudsman. The complaints procedure was put on hold pending the scrutiny group's investigation and it is now up to residents whether they wish to take the matter further. As for Feltham FC, it merged last year with Bedfont FC and now plays at the Orchard site, in Hatton Road, Bedfont. However, the 'tenancy at will agreement' for the club to occupy the Feltham Arenas site remarkably remains in place. REACTION TO THE REPORT FELTHAM & Heston MP Seema Malhotra said she was pleased by the report's publication, having campaigned for clarity and transparency about what had happened. She urged the council to now consult local residents 'as a matter of urgency' about how future money should be spent on the site. "Families in Feltham and the surrounding areas deserve to have a facility they can be proud of," she said. "Whilst the lack of available financial information prevents us from establishing whether any party benefited financially, it also prevents us from ruling out this probability." The only people who appear to have lost out are the ratepayers again this time to the tune of £300,000. How does Hereford attract these characters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megilleland Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 Report of the Feltham Arenas Scrutiny Task & Finish Group June 2013 A good read about what went wrong and who was involved. Our council should take note - before they get out of their depth with Edgar Street and cost us more money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise Lloyd Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 I repeat what I said in an earlier post - Is there an assurance that there is no danger in the financial benefits transferred by the council falling into “the wrong hands†and does HC have any control where the assets are transferred to should a third party become involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Bulls News Midlands Today sent their reporter Dan Pallett over last week so probably him again this week to cover the story ... Petition Link In other news the people who are owed money (cheques supposedly posted last Friday) have still not been paid and the Club has been spoken to about selling booze at the ground with the proper supervisory arrangements not being in place ... So just another routine day in the current chaotic world of HUFC ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise Lloyd Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/11296897.Council_challenged_to_release_financial_report_on_Hereford_United/?ref=mr The plot deepens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 Anyone fancy a round of golf at Sapey Golf Club? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise Lloyd Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 Who is who please? No doubt they are discussing the little insurance problem at Edgar Street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megilleland Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 megilleland Posted 22 June 2014 But despite five years of building work, during which thousands of tons of waste and soil were buried on the site, causing huge noise and disturbance for neighbouring residents, nothing was built. . . . . . The work was carried out by All Transport Limited, a company run by then Feltham FC chairman Andrew Lonsdale, which has since gone into liquidation. . . The report also reveals how Mr Lonsdale was convicted in 2008 for the dumping of 600 lorry loads of waste on green belt land in South Bucks District Council. If football at Edgar Street is finished following all the protracted meetings in the comiing months, maybe those trying to takeover the ground can see this as a site to dump waste from the Edgar Street development when it kicks off. Imagine this situation in Bromley coming to Hereford and complementing the uncut grass. On Bull News this letter "The Feltham Arena Abomination & Andy Lonsdale" confirms Mr Lonsdale past performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megilleland Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 Who is who please? No doubt they are discussing the little insurance problem at Edgar Street. Hereford United personalities pictured at Sapey Golf Course earlier today. Colin Addison, Peter Issacs, Paddy Mullen with David Keyte (not sure whether that is the order in the photo). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 Who is who please? No doubt they are discussing the little insurance problem at Edgar Street. David Keyte is second left. Colin Addison is far right ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise Lloyd Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 I keep on hearing a little rumour that Edgar Street is not currently insured due to non payment of premiums. Has anybody else heard this? Could somebody confirm who the landlord is and who the tenant is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biomech Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 Front page of the HT is Tommy A and his plight to save the club..... I thought he just left? Oh wait - what day is it now.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 Petition handed to Council ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megilleland Posted July 5, 2014 Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 4 July 2014 BBC H&W Radio Hereford United's Edgar Street shut due to safety fears Hereford United's Edgar Street home has been prevented from hosting matches because of crowd safety concerns. After two emergency meetings with the club this week, Herefordshire Council have postponed a charity game on 6 July and a friendly with Cardiff on 11 July. It said: "The council is not satisfied the club can currently meet the requirements of the safety certificate. "No football matches are to be held in front of spectators at Edgar Street until this has been addressed." Despite avoiding relegation on the final day of the season, Hereford were expelled from the Football Conference in June after failing to meet a deadline to pay their football creditors a combined total of £148,000. They are due to start the new season in the Southern League. "We are trying to support the current ownership to play football at Edgar Street," Herefordshire Council's head of environmental health and development management Marc Willimont told the BBC. Hereford have also been advised that their scheduled pre-season friendly with Plymouth Argyle on 2 August has had to be cancelled - as the Bulls will no longer be able to provide sufficiently testing enough opposition for the Pilgrims just a week before the new Football League season kicks off. Argyle will instead visit Conference South side Weston-super-Mare. "The Bulls were a Conference side at the time the Edgar Street match was arranged but have since been demoted," said a statement on the Argyle website. "Consequently, it was felt that they would not be able to provide a suitably high standard of opposition so close to the start of the season." Goes from worse to worse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megilleland Posted July 5, 2014 Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 4 July 2014 BBC H&W Radio Hereford United's Edgar Street shut due to safety fears Hereford United's Edgar Street home has been prevented from hosting matches because of crowd safety concerns. After two emergency meetings with the club this week, Herefordshire Council have postponed a charity game on 6 July and a friendly with Cardiff on 11 July. It said: "The council is not satisfied the club can currently meet the requirements of the safety certificate. "No football matches are to be held in front of spectators at Edgar Street until this has been addressed." Despite avoiding relegation on the final day of the season, Hereford were expelled from the Football Conference in June after failing to meet a deadline to pay their football creditors a combined total of £148,000. They are due to start the new season in the Southern League. "We are trying to support the current ownership to play football at Edgar Street," Herefordshire Council's head of environmental health and development management Marc Willimont told the BBC. Hereford have also been advised that their scheduled pre-season friendly with Plymouth Argyle on 2 August has had to be cancelled - as the Bulls will no longer be able to provide sufficiently testing enough opposition for the Pilgrims just a week before the new Football League season kicks off. Argyle will instead visit Conference South side Weston-super-Mare. "The Bulls were a Conference side at the time the Edgar Street match was arranged but have since been demoted," said a statement on the Argyle website. "Consequently, it was felt that they would not be able to provide a suitably high standard of opposition so close to the start of the season." Goes from worse to worse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise Lloyd Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 http://t.co/9WLXzxbVPt Yet another chapter in this never ending saga. What is it about Hereford as a county. The lies and the deliberate deceit that continue to be told in so many different areas of life. Why can nobody ever stand up and say this is how it happened and so and so is involved. Don't know about this link we'll see! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 Yet another chapter in this never ending saga. Correct. In a statement the council said it carried out the “appropriate level†of due diligence when restructuring the leases - as it would with any existing long term tenant who was not a new entity. Which suggests to me that the level of 'due diligence' was at a lower level than it could have been as HUFC were an existing sitting tenant. The owner, I would assume, has an end game worked out for this whole situation. We'll soon see what that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biomech Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 Someone commented on facebook recently that the new owners family are all in property development heh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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