What was Steve Williams saying about Danny Wallace's testimonial money on Radio Hants

[um pahars]

Just caught the second half of the Steve Williams interview on Radio Hants and he was saying that Danyy Wallace never got paid the full amount for his testimonial and that Williams himself had to ring up the Club to get his money.

 

What was the first part of this about???

 

Anyone hear???

[PaulSaint]

I think he said he initially got £14k (out of a total of £150K). Steve rang the club representing Danny & after many months he ended up with £100k. Steve was sent a copy of the final bill and was shocked at how much Rupert & co kept from a charity game.

 

:smt017

[Dicko]

I think he said he initially got £14k (out of a total of £150K). Steve rang the club representing Danny & after many months he ended up with £100k. Steve was sent a copy of the final bill and was shocked at how much Rupert & co kept from a charity game.

 

:smt017

 

Why doesn't that surprise me?

[Whitey Grandad]

I think he said he initially got £14k (out of a total of £150K). Steve rang the club representing Danny & after many months he ended up with £100k. Steve was sent a copy of the final bill and was shocked at how much Rupert & co kept from a charity game.

 

:smt017

Traditionally clubs would charge a nominal £1 for the use of the pitch and stadium facilities. This one would seem to have been diferent.

[Viking Warrior]

Ah cue loads of anti lowe stories

 

This story has been round the streets hundreds of times

[um pahars]

Ah cue loads of anti lowe stories

 

This story has been round the streets hundreds of times

 

Funny, because I had never heard anything (or saw anything on here) about Williams having to ring the Club up and asking them for Wallace's money many months after the match took place.

[AwaySaint1]

Mr Lowes legal team are going to be all over this thread like a rash.

[um pahars]

Mr Lowes legal team are going to be all over this thread like a rash.

 

If someone from his legal team was listening to the show then they would have their hands full with Dennis, his sidekick and some of the callers and texters, given what was being said on there tonight!!!!!!!

 

Williams having to ring up to try and sort any monies owed was playschool stuff compared to what else was being said !!!!!!!

[up and away]

I think he said he initially got £14k (out of a total of £150K). Steve rang the club representing Danny & after many months he ended up with £100k. Steve was sent a copy of the final bill and was shocked at how much Rupert & co kept from a charity game.

 

:smt017

 

I bought tickets to "this good cause" without even managing to get there. Disappointed at what came out and wrote to the club for an explanation. The club just charged for what they had to provide on the night and for the additional costs I was told that answer could only come from the organising committee for the event. Should the club have paid all the expenses for a player who did not even consider Saints as his main club! Why could he not get ManU or Leeds to put this event on? Then to be followed up by all this sheite thrown at the club for trying to help out.

 

There are many Danny Wallaces out there without the benefit of previous big earnings from football. In future it will be those efforts I will glady give to in the future.

[OldNick]

Oh no I expect the Claus testimonial will be brought up as well.DW left us and went for the big pay day, why didnt he get OT to play the game? Probaably as not many would have turned up and so would have made much less.

The club should not have to lose out and so all costs should be deducted first. Dont Celtic charge a massive amount to even turn up to play a game like that.Nobody seems to worry then.

As for Sw having to phone up for the money, then I assume it was down to the organisers and the club to balance the books so the corect money was paid out. i assume it was not years later,if so then that would be wrong but if we are talking months that i would expect would not be unexpected.

Edited 2 April, 2009 by OldNick

[SW11_Saint]

Oh no I expect the Claus testimonial will be brought up as well.DW left us and went for the big pay day, why didnt he get OT to play the game? Probaably as not many would have turned up and so would have made much less.

The club should not have to lose out and so all costs should be deducted first. Dont Celtic charge a massive amount to even turn up to play a game like that.Nobody seems to worry then.

As for Sw having to phone up for the money, then I assume it was down to the organisers and the club to balance the books so the corect money was paid out. i assume it was not years later,if so then that would be wrong but if we are talking months that i would expect would not be unexpected.

You can stop making excuses for Lowe now Nick. Doesn't that feel good?

[OldNick]

You can stop making excuses for Lowe now Nick. Doesn't that feel good?

Im putting up defence of the football club I support that so many love to turn the knife into. Even explayers are there picking over the ahses.i wish the club had said no to the testimonial as all has ever come from it is negative vibes.

I also have a horrible gut feeling we haven't seen the end of Rl and so i wouldnt feel too smug if i were you.

[Alain Perrin]

I think he said he initially got £14k (out of a total of £150K). Steve rang the club representing Danny & after many months he ended up with £100k. Steve was sent a copy of the final bill and was shocked at how much Saints FC kept from a charity game.

 

:smt017

 

The bold is a far more accurate representation of who receives the money.

 

Regardless of the cause, Saints are in financial trouble and, on the balance sheet, DW's money is the same as money to pay the 'leccy bill. I'd expect Saints to hold on to monies owed for as long as possible - it's called good business.

Edited 2 April, 2009 by Alain Perrin
spulling mishtake

[Gordon Mockles]

Oh no I expect the Claus testimonial will be brought up as well.DW left us and went for the big pay day, why didnt he get OT to play the game? Probaably as not many would have turned up and so would have made much less.

The club should not have to lose out and so all costs should be deducted first. Dont Celtic charge a massive amount to even turn up to play a game like that.Nobody seems to worry then.

As for Sw having to phone up for the money, then I assume it was down to the organisers and the club to balance the books so the corect money was paid out. i assume it was not years later,if so then that would be wrong but if we are talking months that i would expect would not be unexpected.

 

Lowe's gone now Nick, you can withdraw and tuck it back in. F*CKIN HELL! I can't believe some of the arguments I've read from you and obscure & vastly perplexed ideas and how you thinly put up in defense of the indefensible. I hope you're paid by someone for attracting so much stick, or are you just really naive or enjoy being "contentious"?!

 

I suppose the charge for stewards, the cause the match was for, the effort for payment, the generally tight fisted nature of Lowe and the totally unethical, mean spirited attitude & treatment from the club for one of our GREAT (my old favourite!!) players now cruely struck down with illness evades your warped logic? Unbelievable! No, in your eyes, Danny f*cked off for a big pay day - what a c*nt! Ironic really.

[Gordon Mockles]

The bold is a far more accurate representation of who receives the money.

 

Regardless of the cause, Saints are in financial trouble and, on the balance sheet, DW's money is the same as money to pay the 'leccy bill. I'd expect Saints to hold on to monies owed for as long as possible - it's called good business.

 

You're of the same school as Lowe then (which figures when you read most of your posts)

 

I won't type the word as it's rude and I don't want an infraction but we know eh Alain?! Oh the French...they love to be arrogant and disliked.

[OldNick]

I suppose the charge for stewards, the cause the match was for, the effort for payment, the generally tight fisted nature of Lowe and the totally unethical, mean spirited attitude & treatment from the club for one of our GREAT (my old favourite!!) players now cruely struck down with illness evades your warped logic? Unbelievable! No, in your eyes, Danny f*cked off for a big pay day - what a c*nt! Ironic really.

I myself don't wish illness on anyone but to call Danny Wallace a great player for Saints does stretch it a little IMO.

I dont want to get into a slanging match about him either, but at the same time I will not let fans knock the club as a player who didnt think twice to drop us may not have had the costs waived. I always had the impression a player had to serve a club for 10 or more years to earn a testimonial, correct me if Im wrong but did Danny do so?

I also cannot recall when DW testimonial was, were we in the PL s5till or had we been relegated? In the clubs parlous state i would have thought the club whoever was in charge were correct in making sure they were not out of pocket.It was not RL's money it was money I and fans had paid in through the club and expect it to be used on the running of the club.As for charity i myself like to give to naiomi house childrens hospice, these are poepole who sadly dont have the chance ever to do what others get the privilage to do.

[um pahars]

I'd expect Saints to hold on to monies owed for as long as possible - it's called good business.

 

Fcking hell, we're talking about an ex player who was owed money for a testimonial here, not sitting on your normal creditors payments to improve your cash flow!!!!!

 

We were still firmly in the Premiership (the game was at the end of the 2003/2004 season), so to suggest we hold on to monies owed for a good cause is good business is morraly bankrupt IMHO.

 

I understand Williams said something like when he rang Wallace up a good time later, he had only received something like £14,000 and it took some phone calls from him and a fair few months to pass for that figure to rise to £100,000+.

 

Wallace joined the Club in 1977 as an associate schoolboy, made his debut as an apprentice in 1980 and left us in 1989 after many years, over 300 appearances and something like 80 goals.

 

Given his service and his subsequent diagnosis, I think his was worthy of a testimonial and from what Williams is supposed to have said, perhaps worthy of being treated slightly better than being dumped in amidst the normal creditors!!!!!!!!

[OldNick]

Fcking hell, we're talking about an ex player who was owed money for a testimonial here, not sitting on your normal creditors payments to improve your cash flow!!!!!

 

We were still firmly in the Premiership (the game was at the end of the 2003/2004 season), so to suggest we hold on to monies owed for a good cause is good business is morraly bankrupt IMHO.

 

I understand Williams said something like when he rang Wallace up a good time later, he had only received something like £14,000 and it took some phone calls from him and a fair few months to pass for that figure to rise to £100,000+.

 

Wallace joined the Club in 1977 as an associate schoolboy, made his debut as an apprentice in 1980 and left us in 1989 after many years, over 300 appearances and something like 80 goals.

 

Given his service and his subsequent diagnosis, I think his was worthy of a testimonial and from what Williams is supposed to have said, perhaps worthy of being treated slightly better than being dumped in amidst the normal creditors!!!!!!!!

Yes on those terms he was indeed entitled to a testimonial.

[Alain Perrin]

Fcking hell, we're talking about an ex player who was owed money for a testimonial here, not sitting on your normal creditors payments to improve your cash flow!!!!!

 

We were still firmly in the Premiership (the game was at the end of the 2003/2004 season), so to suggest we hold on to monies owed for a good cause is good business is morraly bankrupt IMHO.

 

I understand Williams said something like when he rang Wallace up a good time later, he had only received something like £14,000 and it took some phone calls from him and a fair few months to pass for that figure to rise to £100,000+.

 

Wallace joined the Club in 1977 as an associate schoolboy, made his debut as an apprentice in 1980 and left us in 1989 after many years, over 300 appearances and something like 80 goals.

 

Given his service and his subsequent diagnosis, I think his was worthy of a testimonial and from what Williams is supposed to have said, perhaps worthy of being treated slightly better than being dumped in amidst the normal creditors!!!!!!!!

 

I don't disagree at all, but I am a fan.

 

However, to the man/woman who is working on reception / in accounts payable / who ever took the call, they would just be another creditor after their money from a struggling company.

 

In any organisation, the first battle you have is getting through to someone who can do something about it. If it just went through the 'normal' process , it'd be treated alongside everything else.