rdfc 0 Posted May 23, 2011 Firstly, thanks to the Norwich fan who has already donated.To cut a long story short, my club Rushden and Diamonds needs to raise £250,000 in 2 weeks to save the club from going bankrupt.Please could any Norwich fans help by buying a pixel here: http://www.saverdfc.com/blog/buy-a-pixel/You don''t need to include a company URL, You can just upload a picture of the Norwich badge.Here''s a little article about it:http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rushden_and_diamonds/9482639.stmThanks for any help, and congratulations on getting promotion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reykjavik Canary 0 Posted May 24, 2011 Horrible. Remember them when they got into League 1. Everything gone downhill since then?I fear that Crawley could be a Rushden repeat.Good luck mate, why wont your club try to arrange a friendly against a bigger club to raise some funds. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wings of a Sparrow 1,410 Posted May 24, 2011 When "big" clubs are able to carry on their business while carrying huge amounts of debt and when the amount of 2 weeks salary of a top Premiership player could save a club from going under then something is seriously wrong with the game.You would think that some of the millions of income that the FA receive could go into a pot for just this sort of eventuality. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pboro Canary 0 Posted May 24, 2011 Just a thought but didn''t Simeon play for R&D for a few years - might be worth someone getting a message to him to see if he could help. Obviously I''m not suggesting he could pay the whole amount but he might be willing to help out with a donation out of the reach of most of us on here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill 1,788 Posted May 24, 2011 Have they been overspending ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blahblahblah 2 Posted May 24, 2011 How about trying to get messages to some of these Premiership footballers that use twitter. Some of them might be willing to buy a bit of good publicity ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rdfc 0 Posted May 24, 2011 Yes, we''ve been tweeting numerous professional footballers, a couple of £5 donations but not much. I don''t think Simeon Jackson has twitter or facebook, regarding him though, we are due a payment from Gillingham for him on July the 1st, but they''re not helping us out by giving us the money earlier.The position we''re in is not a result of overspending, although we''ve had money in the past our current position is because of someone who took us over in January when we were debt free, but now we''re 750k in debt. We''ve been screwed, and it''s so unfair on the fans who might lose their club. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chunky Norwich 0 Posted May 24, 2011 What happened to Max Griggs? I thought you were minted at one point Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
I am a Banana 0 Posted May 24, 2011 [quote user="rdfc"]Yes, we''ve been tweeting numerous professional footballers, a couple of £5 donations but not much. I don''t think Simeon Jackson has twitter or facebook, regarding him though, we are due a payment from Gillingham for him on July the 1st, but they''re not helping us out by giving us the money earlier. The position we''re in is not a result of overspending, although we''ve had money in the past our current position is because of someone who took us over in January when we were debt free, but now we''re 750k in debt. We''ve been screwed, and it''s so unfair on the fans who might lose their club.[/quote]From pro footballers thats untrue! They should be giving a much larger amount (£10k depending on the player) if they love the game and don''t want to see any teams go boom!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paul moy 235 Posted May 24, 2011 Taylor-Fletcher of Blackpool is an ex-player isn''t he ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
improper fraction 0 Posted May 24, 2011 I''m shocked at the £5 donations from professional footballers.Would love to help but currently out-of-work. I think the idea of a pre-season friendly''s good but may not be in time.Good luck with your fundraising. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reykjavik Canary 0 Posted May 24, 2011 5 pounds WTFThat might even be less than they earn during the time they spend donating it.Try contacting the guys who have twitter, Ferdinand etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rdfc 0 Posted May 25, 2011 [quote user="NauruDude"]5 pounds WTFThat might even be less than they earn during the time they spend donating it.Try contacting the guys who have twitter, Ferdinand etc.[/quote]None of them even bother to reply. Maybe now that the season is over, they''re all too busy preparing for their multi-million holidays! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
I am a Banana 0 Posted May 25, 2011 [quote user="rdfc"][quote user="NauruDude"]5 pounds WTF That might even be less than they earn during the time they spend donating it. Try contacting the guys who have twitter, Ferdinand etc.[/quote] None of them even bother to reply. Maybe now that the season is over, they''re all too busy preparing for their multi-million holidays![/quote]Very likely. Have you contacted Sky? They seem able to spend millions to move a game from a Saturday to a Friday night, they must have a few bob? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pboro Canary 0 Posted May 25, 2011 Not sure what the costs involved would be etc. but have you considered hosting a game for ''Joe Public'' who can pay for their place on the pitch. If I remember rightly Norwich did/do something similar for charity where they get a couple of legends to play for each side. I for one would put in a cheeky little bid to be able to walk out at a proper football stadium in front of friends & family for a match. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WeAreYellows49 0 Posted May 25, 2011 I am stunned that professional footballers have only donated £5, I may make a donation, and send you all the luck I can muster. I would hope if the shoe were on the other foot others would do the same for us.There are some good ideas on here from my fellow Canaries fans, I hope you take all ideas on board. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rdfc 0 Posted May 25, 2011 Thanks for all the donations, ideas and kind comments.I especially like the idea regarding getting people to bid on playing at the stadium. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canary23 0 Posted May 25, 2011 I''m truly sorry to hear the club is in such a state, I will chip in somewhere and wish you luck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canary23 0 Posted May 25, 2011 I''m truly sorry to hear the club is in such a state, I will chip in somewhere and wish you luck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WeAreYellows49 0 Posted May 25, 2011 Any more luck with regard to players donating either time or money? Or maybe even kit to auction to raise funds? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rdfc 0 Posted May 26, 2011 We''re in so much trouble that we''ve had to release our whole team. Most of them turned up for a game last week to raise funds, and donated items which raised a decent amount, but footballers who have no connection to Rushden seem to have no interest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pboro Canary 0 Posted May 26, 2011 I''ve sent a message through to David McNally on Twitter to see if he could get a message through to Simeon - you never know - it might help!! If you need any photography doing give me a shout - I won''t claim to be the best but I am relativley local (Peterborough). You can have a look at my stuff on http://www.flickr.com/photos/morphew84 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PurpleCanary 5,554 Posted May 26, 2011 [quote user="rdfc"]Yes, we''ve been tweeting numerous professional footballers, a couple of £5 donations but not much. I don''t think Simeon Jackson has twitter or facebook, regarding him though, we are due a payment from Gillingham for him on July the 1st, but they''re not helping us out by giving us the money earlier. The position we''re in is not a result of overspending, although we''ve had money in the past our current position is because of someone who took us over in January when we were debt free, but now we''re 750k in debt. We''ve been screwed, and it''s so unfair on the fans who might lose their club.[/quote] --- I''m sympathetic because I used to stay with friends in that area in the pre-merger era. They dragged me along to a game at Hayden Road once! Is Hayden Road still even a ground?Anyway, a suggestion (which you may have already done) is to contact one of the Kent papers (probably the Kent Messenger) and see if they will do a story on Gillingham not being willing to bring forward the Simeon Jackson payment. Might just have an effect in staving off imminent collapse. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rdfc 0 Posted May 26, 2011 Yes, Hayden Road is still a ground.The Gillingham chairman has came out and said that Gillingham aren''t in a good enough financial position to bring it forward, who knows if that really is the case. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites