ritchies75 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 (edited) https://news.stv.tv/sport/fears-for-hamiltons-future-after-council-stop-renting-offices Hamilton chief executive Colin McGowan has expressed his “overwhelming fears” for the future of the club after council bosses decided to stop renting offices at Foys Stadium. In a 2800-word open letter, McGowan expressed his “bewilderment” at the decision of South Lanarkshire Council and the Lanarkshire Valuation Joint Board not to renew a 20-year lease. McGowan warned he would have 168 sleepless nights trying to figure out how to replace the annual rental income, which is worth about £300,000. Addressing his “distress, anger and overwhelming fears for the club’s future” to council chief executive Cleland Sneddon, he wrote: “I have thought about your decision to terminate the lease at great length and I cannot see, apart from their own beneficial reasons, how this will benefit the community. Reasons I assume are merely financial and not based on the impact it will have on so many who rely on the community work that goes on inside the doors of HAFC. “We will now bear the responsibility of replacing this vital income which as I am sure SLC are more than aware, will not be an easy task given the unforeseen circumstances 2020 has brought upon us all.” McGowan added: “HAFC are committed to changing lives through ensuring the people in the community we serve feel safe, are better connected and more socially cohesive and in turn have improved family relationships through the support packages we provide. “It is therefore my astonishment at the decision that has been made to vacate the premises on 21st May next year and I feel strongly that SLC are completely neglecting their responsibility and duty of care to the local community and are therefore denying the capacity for change.” Edited December 4, 2020 by ritchies75 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gambo Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Diddums. I won't lose one second of sleep wondering how Hamilton will recoup that £300k a year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neilnunb Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Oh no!!! 🥳🥳🥳 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Weebroon98 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Won't be missed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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DETTY29 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 (edited) Apart from their own beneficial reasons I cannot see why.... I've turned the quote around slightly but when you look at it that way.... Personally, I thought that was how life,business, on the whole works. Edit - of course being the council a duty of care is as important as money, or should be. Then again, saving costs may have social benefits elsewhere. Edited December 4, 2020 by DETTY29 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Boris5115 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Tick feckin tock. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
everton_jambo Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Wait...is he seriously suggesting the council should keep on a lease they don’t need purely to grant £300k a year to a football team. Aside from the fact he doesn’t seem to grasp it’s just the way of the world, it shows a general lack of awareness as to how different arms of the council will have to operate independently etc, which is surprising from a CEO of any business really Quote Link to post Share on other sites
heartsfc_fan Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 I'll be honest. I can't even see how they function in the top league. They must have about 600 season ticket holders. Credit to them as they always seem to stay up mind. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ethan Hunt Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 At £5769 a week it must have been some office space!!! Anyway, you reap what you sow eh. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gashauskis9 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Straight into my ****ing veins please. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BelgeJambo Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Brice Rice must have a few tips 😜 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Last Laff Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Take medicine, die, tick tock. But then if their manager ever rips the piss about us being in the lower leagues cry like feck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mikey1874 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Very pleased to see councils are trying to save public money. Empty the bins and keep children safe versus a football club? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Selkirkhmfc1874 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Take your medicine Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DS98 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 It’s the way of the world now. Loads of big businesses and councils have realised that employees can work from home and be just as efficient. So why pay for premises and have unnecessary overheads? unlucky. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NANOJAMBO Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 8 minutes ago, DETTY29 said: Apart from their own beneficial reasons I cannot see why.... I've turned the quote around slightly but when you look at it that way.... Personally, I thought that was how life,business, on the whole works. It actually made me LOL. The guy is actually outraged at the idea he'll have the onerous task of finding the money (which the council know won't be easy !! 😅). A while since I've seen anything as self serving as that statement. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NaturalOrder74 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Another one to bite the dust .. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mikey1874 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 The council deal was probably part of supporting the move to the new stadium. Nothing lasts forever though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dazo Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 16 minutes ago, Gambo said: Diddums. I won't lose one second of sleep wondering how Hamilton will recoup that £300k a year. This. Not a single second of sleep. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
everton_jambo Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Just now, NANOJAMBO said: It actually made me LOL. The guy is actually outraged at the idea he'll have the onerous task of finding the money (which the council know won't be easy !! 😅). A while since I've seen anything as self serving as that statement. Exactly what I thought and it made me think of the kind of dimwits Ann and co were trying to deal with this summer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonesy Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 😀😃😄😁😆😅🤣😂🙂🙃😊🤩😘☺️🤑🤭🤫👋💩 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pilmuir Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 They voted us down for their “own beneficial reasons”. Karma and all that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jamboozy Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 (edited) Scottish football eh? What an utter shambles 😂 Edited December 4, 2020 by jamboozy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rick Sanchez Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Surely you can still benefit the community without renting out some office space, no? Or being in the Premiership? Bringing up how hard it will be to fill office space thanks to these unprecedented times 🤣 dry your ****ing eyes and take your medicine. God bless our benefactors. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Des Lynam Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 That Nigerian Prince not transferred all those millions into their account yet? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BigAlim Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Imagine a world without Hamilton accies 🤯 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MTS1874 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Great news Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WoolfordsHearts Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 HAMILTON!!!!! Smell yer ma 🖕 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonnothejambo Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 40 minutes ago, Gambo said: Diddums. I won't lose one second of sleep wondering how Hamilton will recoup that £300k a year. If their ten fans pay £30k each for a season ticket then they should be OK. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
His name is Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 WTF were the council doing spending 300k renting office space anyway? They should have built an office for that amount Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GinRummy Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 So the council and assessors decided not to renew for their own ‘beneficial’ reasons. 🤔 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JDK2020 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Fecking sure if I was a local tax payer experiencing pot holes, ungritted roads, littered streets, etc. I'd be demanding we stopped paying a shitty fitba club £300,000 a year for some office space. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Carl Fredrickson Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Boo fecking hoo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GinRummy Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, JDK2020 said: Fecking sure if I was a local tax payer experiencing pot holes, ungritted roads, littered streets, etc. I'd be demanding we stopped paying a shitty fitba club £300,000 a year for some office space. Guaranteed. Chances are you’d be a hun or a Tim if you lived there anyway. Edit: not you personally but you get my drift. Edited December 4, 2020 by GinRummy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Skivingatwork Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Tik tock medicine time et al... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AlphonseCapone Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 More excited about the prospect of this than a covid vaccine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Yoda Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Mind they lost a million pounds to some telephone scam. They wanted RBS to repay the cash. What a sense of entitlement they seem to have. Hopefully the Council stand firm and tell them to GTF, like RBS did. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sid Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Edinburgh Cooncil rented a space in our old stand to hold sone old gym kit for a couple of hundred grand when we were in dire straights so don’t knock it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gizmo Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Fears? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Newton51 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 They are on the brink. Didn’t even bother to sell season tickets this year. Streams must be low. This story was announced ages ago. Seemed like they were pushing for a discount Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lone Striker Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Gutted at this news. Dirty rotten cooncil .....who do they think they are ? 2 possible remedies though - a) get Celtic to open up a club shop in the vacant space to sell their sh1t to local Tims b) just reduce the club's budget by 300k. Simples. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Homme Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Sign of the times. Demand for office space will be at an all time low and lots of leases wont be renewed. I'm not sure how much free space, if any we have in the Main stand but it'll be difficult to shift. GTF Hamilton Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Aussie Jambo Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Awww. Bwye now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GinRummy Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 8 minutes ago, Lone Striker said: Gutted at this news. Dirty rotten cooncil .....who do they think they are ? 2 possible remedies though - a) get Celtic to open up a club shop in the vacant space to sell their sh1t to local Tims b) just reduce the club's budget by 300k. c) shut up shop and divide any cash leftover between their three fans. Simples. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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