Sherwin Seerdorf

Taking dividends that were, shall we say, dubiously obtained because you can’t take dividends from a loss making business. Didn’t they transfer income to another company to do it, creating a big loss for the football club and a big profit for the holding company ?

I loved the achievements on field but would I welcome him back ? No chance.

 

So it’s fair to say, by current accounting standards, that would be fraud but hey, what’s a bit of financial mismanagement if the end result is premier league football followed by bankruptcy.

There’s a very good reason why the football league would only ratify our cva on the conditions that Richmond wasn’t involved and why 10 of the 12 companies Richmond held directorships at are now listed as “dissolved “

 

Totally agree.

 

Just throwing in a name ---
Sherwin Seerdorf

 

It includes his overall tenure so yes, even the negative stuff.

But before the negativity swallows you up, jut imagine;

Imagine a chairman who provided Premier League football and participation in a European competition.
Imagine a chairman that raised the ambition of the whole club and refused to accept league one mediocrity.
Imagine a chairman with the heart and bravery to move us forward as a football club without constantly fearing the reprisals.
Imagine a chairman that led us to our first ever Wembley final, something we'd only ever dreamed of and the feeling of seeing 30,000 City Shirts, Scarves and flags turning Wembley way into a sea of claret and amber.
Imagine a few years later if the old girl had been pulled down without ever having seen the famous Claret and Amber adorning it's magnificent turf?
Imagine having not witnessed the Blackpool second leg? Arguably the greatest game for many fans. Imagine having not seen the arms and legs tumbling down the terraces after Mark Stallard swept in the 3rd and winning goal.
Imagine not signing Chris Waddle? I mean, Chris Waddle! In a Bradford City shirt? leading to THAT goal at Everton.
Imagine not seeing the return of Stuart McCall magnificently leading the team to a first ever PL promotion and some of the best football in living memory?
Imagine not living through THAT day at Wolves? A day that was packed so full of emotion that by the final whistle many were too drained to even celebrate.
Imagine no Robbie Blake, Lee Mills, Peter Beagrie or the countless others that we all remember so fondly, many of them still favorite players from our childhood.
Imagine no memories of PL wins over Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool to name drop a few of the clubs we not only rubbed shoulders with but outfought and actually beat.
Imagine not seeing the pitch invasion post Liverpool and the widespread feeling of pride reverberating around the whole City? We're Bradford City it said and we belong here now!


While you have a think about all that, nip down to VP and have a look at the current infrastructure that's in place. Maybe sit in one of the 25,000 seats and look around as you imagine whether you'd really have given all that up just for another 20 years of mediocrity and stability?

 

And all that out of the goodness of his heart, what a guy, arise, sir Geoff. And thanks for your legacy. I'd almost forgotten about getting dicked week in, week out in the mighty PL.

 

Imagine if it all that was now and not nearly 20 years ago and irrelevant.

 

Good reply some good memories and valid points but that second admin was something I would not like to ever go though again.

 

How is it irrelevant? It's all great memories we've built up over the years watching our football club.

If the memories become irrelevant we might as well just not bother!

 

Sounds like you'd be happier if we played in the northern counties premier league as long as we'd be winning a few. Each to their own.

 

Yeah your right.

We'd be getting dicked in the Championship with this current crop.

When you think of some of the classy players we've had over the last 20 years and you look at what we've got now.

 

Loved our 2 year foray in the Prem, even with what happened since but I wouldn't want an owner to gamble with our existence like that again.

 

Let's not exaggerate, now.

 

Glad we had those years no way would I want it again. Wing established in the championship would do me

 

And imagine being an hour from not having a club at all, basically because your chairman took four million out

 

Absolutely spot on post. GR started the rollercoaster that all of us wanted to ride. And were we truly stable under Dave Simpson’s ownership, shopping in the bargain basement for the likes Darren Treacy, Darren Morgan, Steve Torpey, etc? Before big Geoff stepped in.

 

What spending feck all money on players and hoping youngsters are going to cut it.

You live in a dream world Park. We are a million miles away from even surviving a season in the Championship.

Have you seen the amount of money floating around in the Championship? Problem is it's from parachute payments not through revenue from cheap season tickets or getting your firms name on Poleons boots.