BudsCat wrote:There is no missing 'moula' from Angle Vale - the treasurer is a ball breaker.
No sure where this info is coming from, however top three guesses would be
1. The coach that was there 3+ years and is butt hurt his previous 2 clubs made grand finals after being cellar dwellers when he ran the show and his wife was a paid canteen worker
2. Some moron who is listening to bullshit being peddled by another moron.
3. Some buffoon who doesn't understand that running a club comes with financial obligations to councils etc who are happy to take 20+ plus from non profits to use sub-standard facilities.
Do expect that they will go down the gurgler next year with the current execs (except one) stepping down. There is a reason why no one (head coaches included) are staying when they all know who will be taking over.
Personally I have no real interest in the above other than the bolded point about the Council taking funds from the club.
I can't get my head around this as clubs in the Wakefield Council area (Balaklava, HWE, Hamley + BSR & Blyth-Snowtown) have a grounds lease with Council and the clubs are responsible with insuring and maintaining their assets.
The grounds lease doesn't typically cost anything but then the financial responsibility of maintaining, mowing, marking and most repairs/upgrades etc all falls back on the clubs.
Conversely, it seems Councils are a LOT more involved with the maintenance of ovals and clubs in Playford (Virginia/Angle Vale) and Adelaide Plains (Two Wells/Mallala). Not exactly sure what happens at Long Plains, they always seem highly involved with their oval maintenance etc.
What do clubs get out of their agreements with Councils in exchange for the fees?