08 May 2014 20:34:29
Academy is closed after Sunday for 'essential maintenance'?? All staff bar 4 admin staff have been given extended holidays? Training (without facilities) has been cut to one evening a week. Not sure what is happening to the scholars? Not sure how you hold on to good coaches and young players if this is the future? Jury's out on Cleinio now for sure!

1.) 08 May 2014
Why make comments like that when you haven't got a clue as to what's going on?, why question Cellino, he's dead right for this club so let him get on with it without sniping.

2.) 09 May 2014
Maybe 'essential maintenance' just means that they're making improvements, maybe academy staff are on extended holidays because the season has ended! I understand that past owners actions have made fans deeply suspicious, but there is no need to jump to conclusions.

3.) 09 May 2014
Dont even know what you are talking about poster one. He has been in the job less than a month and whining has started. Unbelievable

4.) 09 May 2014
09 May 2014 15:41:27
Maybe you should change your name or at least take one until we know what's really happening! Let's wait and see what the club say before we start having a pop at anyone - unreal!

5.) 09 May 2014
09 May 2014 15:53:36
YEP report that it is indeed cost cutting and necessary staff re located to ER - perfect financial sense! It's not just about ploughing endless funds in! we need to turn the finances around. Re open in June when squad come back from their jollies! Again makes sense not ideal but good business sense

6.) 09 May 2014
I had heard that we have had to agree with the FA to install an outside artificial surface pitch or risk losing our Level 2 academy status and dropping to level 3?

Perhaps this is the maintenance required or a mixture of both cost cutting and maintenance?

7.) 09 May 2014
In an owner I want what we haven't had for a long time. I want an experienced football man, I want an owner who has cash rather than one who see's us as a short term piggy bank, I want an owner who will pay off Bates' debts and will also sort out Haighs maze of inter company loans. This will take time but short term pain is needed for us to have long term gain.