I had a conversation with Ian Hill on Friday about one thing and the conversation turned to Latics.
From his point of view he would prefer all the "back office" part of the stand completed before the seats go in. He believes the seats may add 200 people which in his words is neither here or there. He wants to complete all the the other aspects of the stand first. Boxes, shop, gym, office, bar etc as that's what will make OAFC survive in league one and possible drive us on. So don't expect us to have seats by the start of the season.
He also said as it stands we are set to lose 500k in this years budget so expect to see someone get sold, Im not sure on the financial FairPlay elements of league 1 but I didn't think you could spend more than your income. Someone will know more about that than me.
Corney can NOT afford to lose 500k so if any reasonable offer comes in then we have to sell especially if we are out of the fa cup on the 1st Jan.
The directors at this stage will not be moving across to the new stand because at this stage there are so many interested parties in the boxes there is no value in keeping one for themselves.
We spoke about Montano, his appeal to being sacked was rejected and he had the right to go to the FA but declined. Apparently there was several hundred hours of film and the small bit in the paper was the tip of the iceberg.
Just thought I would share the chat, first time I have spoken to him and thought he was a decent and honest guy to be honest. Pains me to say it but I for one agree with no seats, the club needs the extra commercial income before the seats. We don't fill what we have in the other stands.