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Stand Up For Seaton (SU4S)

Community Action for Seaton's Regeneration Area, 80% owned by Tesco - a floodplain on a World Heritage site bordered by nature reserves, tidal river, the sea and the unspoilt town. SU4S is a state of mind - no members, no structure, no politics. SU4S has objected to 2 planning applications by Tesco, including one for a massive superstore/dot com distribution centre which led to the recent closure on the site of 400 tourist beds with the loss of 150 jobs,a gym and pool - all used by locals.

Thursday, January 25, 2007

Martyn Harrison (Hollybush Hotels) and Weymouth Football Club

Anyone wanting to know more about Martyn Harrison runs Weymouth Football club can do no better than listen to the interviews at
this site (click here)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dorset/content/articles/2006/08/24/floodlit_dreams_feature.shtml

particularly the one titled "Weymouth".

For those without audio, he (Ian Ridley) quit when Martyn Harrison started running the club. He has written a book about it, "Floodlit Dreams - How to Save a Football Club" (though the interview is about how not to save one).

He notes that after Martyn Harrison got to the club 7 directors resigned within 2 years, including the Finance Director. Weymouth Football Club was £2 million in debt and Mr Harrison had said that he was investing (through Hollybush Hotels - owner of Lyme Bay Holiday Village) in the club. However, when they were unable to sell the football ground to Asda he said that the £800,000 he had put into the club was actually loans and he would be wanting the money back.

Mr Ridley says that long-term plans were sacrificed for short-term gains and "instant gratification" and that debate about what was going on was stifled.

Oh, what a tangled web .....

posted by Fighting for East Devon's future @ 2:18 pm

1 Comments:

At 2:41 pm, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Interesting that they were trying to sell the ground to Asda. There is already an Asda in Weymouth.

What's wrong Mr Harrison? One Asda not good enough for you?

 

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