There is nothing wrong with being cautious. Welling United is my home town team, and I have been supporting the club since 1982, have been all over home and away over the years. I accept that the club had reached a point where it needed fresh investment and direction. We'll see what happens over the next few months and until then I'll comment no more on the subject.

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Any news of any back room staff, or is he doing it on his own till the end of season.

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 I understand he will have assistance tomorrow.

I don't have any problems with Mark coming in as Manager - good luck. He's been there and done that. I don't have any issue with an attempt by him to invest, welcome news. I also don't have any issues with his vision for the ground, which is almost exactly my vision and masterplan had I won the lottery - I hope he can unpick all the niggly detail that may restrict (CIC, E+B, council, cricket, finance etc).

What makes me chuckle is that Welling will begin negotiations for a take over...with the existing club manager. Total joke. Sums soooo many things up.

Anyway, I hope it works out for everyone.

As Polo said. To summarise : damned if you do, damned if you don't.

I will ask the cat!

I would think that the next clarification will be once the deal is done!

I also think the negotiation is done already...otherwise there would have been no movement

Listening to interview with Frosty he said he knew something was going on for weeks

Though we have had a very disappointing season I think this appointment is good news and can only be a positive for the club. Though this is very early days anything that has positive overtures can only be a good thing. Lets get behind the club

Interesting news about a take over. As someone who loaned the club money in it's hour of need I note that in the event of a take over the outstanding amount will be repaid unless I give consent to allow it to continue. I have heard nothing about this from the club.

I was going to remain silent on this news but I cannot. This is a disastrous development for the club I've supported and loved for forty years, albeit from afar in the past few years since I moved out of London.

I lived in Bromley when Mr Goldberg twice had grandiose plans for huge developments which came to nothing. Firstly it was a multiplex at Bromley South which the council's planning committee rejected because they were not convinced he had the funds he said were available. Then he had plans to turn Holwood House in Keston into a leisure and golf destination. Again those plans came to nothing and he made a lot of rich and powerful enemies there. Then he took Crystal Palace to the verge of extinction. When he took over as Bromley FC manager, I remember it was on the strict condition that he had no input or involvement in the club's financial affairs. All of this is in the public domain. Does this sound like a man we want investing in Welling United FC? It could be argued all these events were some time ago but a leopard doesn't change his spots. I guarantee that the development plans will come to nothing and if Mr Goldberg is allowed anywhere near the club's finances, it won't exist in a few years time. I would advise anyone with money invested in the club to get it back quickly.

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I was going to remain silent on this news but I cannot. This is a disastrous development for the club I've supported and loved for forty years, albeit from afar in the past few years since I moved out of London.

I lived in Bromley when Mr Goldberg twice had grandiose plans for huge developments which came to nothing. Firstly it was a multiplex at Bromley South which the council's planning committee rejected because they were not convinced he had the funds he said were available. Then he had plans to turn Holwood House in Keston into a leisure and golf destination. Again those plans came to nothing and he made a lot of rich and powerful enemies there. Then he took Crystal Palace to the verge of extinction. When he took over as Bromley FC manager, I remember it was on the strict condition that he had no input or involvement in the club's financial affairs. All of this is in the public domain. Does this sound like a man we want investing in Welling United FC? It could be argued all these events were some time ago but a leopard doesn't change his spots. I guarantee that the development plans will come to nothing and if Mr Goldberg is allowed anywhere near the club's finances, it won't exist in a few years time. I would advise anyone with money invested in the club to get it back quickly.

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 Do you really think any potential new owner is n't going to have a history and, sometimes a record of failures alongside achievements? 

Yes it's a gamble but in my view it's one well worth taking. 

 

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The team is poor, the crowds are poor, the facilities are antiquated, the board has little money to play with, what have we got to lose by having MR G on board

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 Agree with you Andy. Life in general is about taking chances and I feel this is a chance worth taking. I was chatting to a mate yesterday who is a councillor in another London Borough. When I told him he said this could re vilalise Welling and be a good thing for Bexley Council. He felt if similar circumstances were to happen in his Borough then his Council would jump at it. I am sure if this goes through we could see Welling playing in the football league one day.

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TheGhostOfJodyBrown wrote:

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IMO if we launched a £99 season ticket (like Sutton or Eastleigh) next season our crowds could improve hugely, 

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 and all those that have forked out for early bird season tickets would be well chuffed.

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just another reason why that early bird offer is stupid