Club Statement

[twosheds]

https://www.morecambefc.com/news/2026/a ... statement/

[P/T Indie]

Absolute shit I can't even believe I read it.

The only thing I took is that we should be full-time next year.

[tim-sanchez]

Too many times they've popped up with an insulting, AI-written statement when it's too late. Actions speak louder than words, I'll believe it when I see it.

For all the complaining about losing £200k a month, it's a bold commitment to being fully professional next year. There's no way the club turns a profit next year, they know exactly what they're in for, so I hope we don't hear endless complaining about how much money they're losing.

[redrobo]

Any chance that just for a,change we can compliment the owners on providing that statement of intent going forward.

I suspect that the answer from the usual will be No but some wil give them some breathing space and see if actions speak louder than words.

The road to recovery starts for me with the removal of the individual who has brought our demise as a club to what it is today. Relegated and at its,lowest eb for more years gone than I dare to remember .

We will rise once again. Maybe not in my life time but rise we will.

Keep the faith.

[nobbyshrimp]

Here here Redrobbo, well said. I see nothing wrong with this statement. Sad times for us all at present but we knew it was coming

[Billy bodger]

I hope that does not mean we Just bring in 22 players all on under £750 a week, so the calibre of player won’t be there!!

Don’t underestimate what is needed to get out of NLN, just as they did getting out of the National League, which they got Completely wrong.

[mrpotatohead]

There are one or 2 fans here and there actually praising this statement but most will see it for what it is, " weasel words", that will be followed by silence.

The club definitely needs a reset, but that cannot be successfully achieved by this shower of chancers, the financial constraints are going to be such that every penny will have to be well spent , and it won't be.

A lot of fans still wonder what the PW agenda is.

I suggest the PW are wondering what their own agenda is , they are clueless.

[BerlinWaller]

How can they expect us to take them seriously? They continue to drag the club through the mud and have proven themselves to be clueless.

[black morse]

There are one or 2 fans here and there actually praising this statement but most will see it for what it is, " weasel words", that will be followed by silence.

The club definitely needs a reset, but that cannot be successfully achieved by this shower of chancers, the financial constraints are going to be such that every penny will have to be well spent , and it won't be.

A lot of fans still wonder what the PW agenda is.

I suggest the PW are wondering what their own agenda is , they are clueless.

Agreed. So what do PWs do? Hang on until the whole thing collapses, try to sell (for a lotless money) or liquidate..
I can't see any other alternative. We are back at crunch time again.........without a potential buyer this time.

[tim-sanchez]

PW could start by installing a competent CEO with experience, and bringing back board members with a local connection and connection to the fans. I would actually rather the club paid the playing staff less if it meant they could invest properly in things behind the scenes (CEO, training facilities, paying debts).

Until Ropinder is replaced, statements like this are meaningless. We'll likely get a few more over the next year during the next crisis, and then they'll sack Ropinder when it's too late and our relegation to the Northern Premier League is confirmed.

If they fund the club to professional level next season that's great, it gives us a real chance to do well in a tough league, but if they're handing that money to Ropinder then it's wasted.

[BerlinWaller]

Nothing will change for the better whilst PW are in charge of the club. They can preach and promise the earth but they are totally incompetent. I listed all their failings the other day, there are more stories about unpaid bills on a daily basis and staff are leaving all the time.

There is zero accountability in that statement, at no point do they put there hands up and admit that the failings this season lay directly at their feet. They try and big Jim up to get the fans on side but don't admit sacking Derek and putting Johal in charge was a grave mistake. Giving Johal so long in a job he couldn't do isn't mentioned. There is no mention of hiring a CEO who is clueless and out of his depth. A man that lied to our faces at a fans forum is still in his role. The unpaid bills, the fact we have no training ground both go unmentioned.

They think that we are thick, that we can be bought with false promises and fancy statements.

[deadorred70]

Jim must be gullible if he trusts what Ropinder tells him ,a proper con artist look in my eyes trust in me ,

[Billy bodger]

Income is going to drop, I personally think by quite a big chunk, so to counterbalance that two things will need to be done and that is take a top down look at every part of the Clubs operations and our backers increase their financial commitment to the Club.

I cannot see the financial commitment will increase, indeed I would be very surprised if it did not in fact reduce, cut your cloth to fit the situation type of backing the Club and hope for the best.

The top down reset, that from the Clubs statement is already quite significantly happening, unfortunately will mean the number of employees will fall, I think some will be made redundant and some will be offered alternative employment probably on reduced hours.

For me the Club may well have to depend on volunteers on match days, there is a big job on and getting things right are just going to be as hard as they have ever been here at Morecambe FC.

The one thing that will undoubtedly help the situation is, as with any football club, is success on the pitch, so for me the most important thing is to get the manager situation sorted ASAP so we can be in the market for players from the start and not drag the barrel like last year.

PW can point to last summers shenanigans for some of this seasons faults, but PW appointed a inexperienced manager who was so way out of his depth and for them EVERY SINGLE FAN KNOWS THAT APPOINTMENT WENT 90% TOWARDS THIS SEASONS FAILURE.

No excuses it is now there Club and the next season is all on them. Some fans have already had enough of them and YES there are many things they have done wrong and many questions unanswered for the rest of the fans, they have to have learned.

It’s a pivotal year now, for me it’s not a case of just stabilising things it has to bring a big turn around on how things are done and a complete turn around on then pitch, with a title challenge, for me we have fallen to far already.

[Scouseport_Shrimp]

Security at home on Match Days must cost the Club an absolute fortune, and I believe is practically a total waste of valuable funds. It needs to be looked at seriously.

[Andy D]

Sooner PW name the new Manager the better.

PW said (Following Ash’s departure, 35 CVs were received, three to four candidates are currently under discussion for next season.)

[Andy D]

Security at home on Match Days must cost the Club an absolute fortune, and I believe is practically a total waste of valuable funds. It needs to be looked at seriously.

yep, having done the job myself, you only need security trained staff at the away end, we’re are a Family club, and we only need a small group of Stewards(not Security) to help people, espcially in the NLN when money will be tight.

[redrobo]

Maybe I'm clutching at straws but there are a few words in the Statement that give me some crumbs of hope for the future.

The words in particular are 'without being hindered by historic mistakes, financial indiscipline and mismanagement'[/i]which suggest to me that the owner accepts that major mistakes have been made and that action will be taken to rectify those mistakes which could see a major change in the actual management of the club ie the removal of the CEO who is by his own admission responsible for all operations in our club on a day to day basis.

Is it possible that the owner now accepts that cetain appointments in hindsight were wrong including both the position of the manager and that of the CEO have resulted in us being relegated once again

Is a change in the CEO imminent which the majority if not all fans wish to see happen

If such a change happens let's hope that the owner has the sence to ask former Directors to once gain be involved in the decision making of our club rather than continue with the obvious failure of the current occupant of the role.

The coming days and weeks will see if the owner takes the necessary action but a priority has to be the appointment of a new manager as a matter of urgency. Hopefully with input from Jim and others with a footballing background the owner will make an appointment based on foofballing experience and not on ethnicity.

Let's hope that the owner finally sees some sence and appoints experience to those areas of the club that can unltimately affect our club going forward with a sence of hope and positivity.
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[BerlinWaller]

Why would any former Director go back when Panjab are blaming them in that quote? Whittingham didn't run the club, the Directors did.

[redrobo]

Why would any former Director go back when Panjab are blaming them in that quote? Whittingham didn't run the club, the Directors did.

I don't think he was referring to former Directors more to the owner at the time. Also decisons that have been taken since PW took control ie decisons by the CEO.

Only my opinion, others like BW will have their own......

[BerlinWaller]

They are blaming the previous regime.

[Billy bodger]

Maybe I'm clutching at straws but there are a few words in the Statement that give me some crumbs of hope for the future.

The words in particular are 'without being hindered by historic mistakes, financial indiscipline and mismanagement'[/i]which suggest to me that the owner accepts that major mistakes have been made and that action will be taken to rectify those mistakes which could see a major change in the actual management of the club ie the removal of the CEO who is by his own admission responsible for all operations in our club on a day to day basis.

Is it possible that the owner now accepts that cetain appointments in hindsight were wrong including both the position of the manager and that of the CEO have resulted in us being relegated once again

Is a change in the CEO imminent which the majority if not all fans wish to see happen

If such a change happens let's hope that the owner has the sence to ask former Directors to once gain be involved in the decision making of our club rather than continue with the obvious failure of the current occupant of the role.

The coming days and weeks will see if the owner takes the necessary action but a priority has to be the appointment of a new manager as a matter of urgency. Hopefully with input from Jim and others with a footballing background the owner will make an appointment based on foofballing experience and not on ethnicity.

Let's hope that the owner finally sees some sence and appoints experience to those areas of the club that can unltimately affect our club going forward with a sence of hope and positivity.
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Don’t take that statement as an admission of their mistakes at all, they are fully putting the blame on others. If they said “CURRENT MISTAKES”, I would have agreed.

No I believe the reference to ‘historical mistakes’ is clearly a reference think to Whittingham’s tenure and then even having a go at those, who had an horrendous experience trying to navigate the Clubs way through the Bond Groups tenure. Truly astonishing self belief (out of politeness I will just stop from calling arrogance), when they have failed on so many basic points in their tenure of the Club so far.

If the CEO is removed (personally I cannot see it), they will only replace him with their man, doing the owners bidding, so not much change there.

No I truly believe that they think they are doing OK, that’s the vibe I got at the Fans Forum, put the blame on others and if we have to go down before we rise again so be it, but the question is eill we rise to the levels we did under others, as bad as they where.

[Wild Bill]

Commitment to FT is a big plus for me. They need to throw everything into next season to get an immediate return to the NL. 20 professionals, no passengers and a few academy lads given a chance. It all hinges on getting a decent manager though.

[Brian Sheldon]

Security at home on Match Days must cost the Club an absolute fortune, and I believe is practically a total waste of valuable funds. It needs to be looked at seriously.

I went to the first match this season, searched on the way in while women weren't (direct sex discrimination) and a deputy chief steward tried to treat a group of fans, including ourselves, like cattle. It's not just the money that needs attention, it's the way fans are treated, the whole match day experience.

[Foley_N]

Commitment to FT is a big plus for me. They need to throw everything into next season to get an immediate return to the NL. 20 professionals, no passengers and a few academy lads given a chance. It all hinges on getting a decent manager though.

The NL is hard to get out of and so are the North and South, we need to show these leagues more respect because they are really competitive leagues which also have plenty of big clubs who have fell into it with hope of a quick return and ended up stranded, the play-offs can't be relied on either.

Rather than throwing everything at it, I would rather we were sensible and just aimed for a top 6 place as the club have already moaned about losing money, so how many seasons of throwing everything at it without getting promotion could we afford before ending up in a mess again.

[Born again Bill]

Security at home on Match Days must cost the Club an absolute fortune, and I believe is practically a total waste of valuable funds. It needs to be looked at seriously.

yep, having done the job myself, you only need security trained staff at the away end, we’re are a Family club, and we only need a small group of Stewards(not Security) to help people, espcially in the NLN when money will be tight.

I went back to my car after the last home game against Carlisle and because it was busy I didn’t rush out. Anyway as I was sat in a queue of cars a swarm of so called security staff came round into the car park , I was gobsmacked by the number leaving the ground , and to be fair a few would have been not much use if something kicked off !!!. But the cost must be astronomical!