Trouble at mill ....

Seem s like" theres no smoke without fire" there then

Posted elsewhere that the NRL players just signed have been told their contracts are null and void.

What a mess.

lol and i was just talking to him on facebook the other day n he said things were going well

You only have to read the not so private threads were the 20% owner and CEO are communicating on to understand its a complete mess!!

I hear it opens the door to Edinburgh Eagles though

or maybe even the Dublin Dynamoes?

Sorry Mr Chairman, but based on recent postings, can you be trusted

barrow are lining mccormack as new coach

he may actually get there this time

Should last 3/4 months until DJ comes back. Steve is no yes man

Gateshead are in a right mess at the moment, no doubt they'll be bailed out though.

Oh dear.

Thats no way to talk about Nigel Wood

We `re not getting Susan Boyle are we...........

with all the uncertainty, steve mac has quit now.

ironically..his quitting because of the uncertainty greatly increases the uncertainty!




Question is...where is he going..must have somewhere lined up? Even uncertain pay is better than no pay! Rumours are that he is going to Whitehaven..

mapleyther

i doubt it'd be haven especially with the job stokes is doing, other rumour is that he's off to barrow...........awwwww poor bloke, what could he have done in a previous life to deserve that

was told all the players had to look for new clubs

taken from www.thunderrugby.com Steve McCormack Resigns Tuesday 20th October 2009 Steve McCormack has today resigned as coach of Gateshead Thunder. Steve has decided to leave the club due to the current uncertainty surrounding the club. Steve McCormack stated: "I have loved every minute of my stay at Gateshead and would like to thank Steve and Sarah Garside for the way I have been treated during my time at the club. To be involved in the clubs "great escape" at the end of last season was tremendous and everybody connected with the club especially the players and supporters deserve immense credit. However, I have been through a similar situation a few years ago with Widnes and I feel that I have to do what is best for my family. Gateshead is a great club with fantastic supporters and I hope Fridays meeting at the RFL is a positive one " Rod Findlay, Thunder Chief Executive, commented: "It was with great sadness that I received Steve's resignation and I know that Steve and Sarah Garside are sorry to see a coach of Steve's calibre leave Thunder. Steve and I have obviously worked very closely together since he was appointed in May 2009 and I have learnt a lot from him. I am sure all of the Thunder family will wish him well in his next venture."

taken from www.thunderrugby.com Steve McCormack Resigns Tuesday 20th October 2009 Steve McCormack has today resigned as coach of Gateshead Thunder. Steve has decided to leave the club due to the current uncertainty surrounding the club. Steve McCormack stated: "I have loved every minute of my stay at Gateshead and would like to thank Steve and Sarah Garside for the way I have been treated during my time at the club. To be involved in the clubs "great escape" at the end of last season was tremendous and everybody connected with the club especially the players and supporters deserve immense credit. However, I have been through a similar situation a few years ago with Widnes and I feel that I have to do what is best for my family. Gateshead is a great club with fantastic supporters and I hope Fridays meeting at the RFL is a positive one " Rod Findlay, Thunder Chief Executive, commented: "It was with great sadness that I received Steve's resignation and I know that Steve and Sarah Garside are sorry to see a coach of Steve's calibre leave Thunder. Steve and I have obviously worked very closely together since he was appointed in May 2009 and I have learnt a lot from him. I am sure all of the Thunder family will wish him well in his next venture."

Barrow would make a lot of sense actually...they seem to have the money.. time will tell..

Something which doesn't seem to have been stressed in all this is that Gateshead didn't play Leigh until after they had acquired all their extra Aussies. Even if they could have afforded them there was never a level playing field there. What would have happened if we had played them earlier?

I've never had a problem with the Toulouse thing: they were the rules. Gateshead is another matter entirely, something the RFL should consider when they discuss the matter later in the week.

They had a set quota at the start of the season , they didn't exceed that quota , so like Toulouse they were the same rules at the start

oh dear
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Dear Thunder fans and friends,

Today has seen the departure of our coach due to the uncertainty surrounding the future of Thunder with the present benefactor. This departure was for the right reasons and I for one wish Steve a happy future. There was a planned meeting on Friday that Steve was to attend as there was some hope that the club could go forward with the RFL's approval. Rod indicated that such approval could take many weeks and having regard to that fact Steve left the club to pursue his chosen career elsewhere.

At the meeting of the shareholders the other week when Jenson Button Ltd and Arion decided not to honour their commitment to the club and failed to pay over the 120k we had been waiting for for the past 18 months or so. I as everyone knows have been funding the club during that time with only one month this season that did not require a substantial input to pay staff and players wages. Clearly without any assistance this situation can not continue. I was and are only a 20% shareholder in this business with a debt to me of many thousands.

I have decided that I cannot continue funding this club and have therefore withdrawn any financial assistance to it. It would take many weeks to reform and set up a new company that would still require a high level of funding. If anyone wants to take up the Thunder baton and move it on with a new company then they have my complete blessing. Perhaps the thunder storm might link up with others to move the name on.


We have made some great friends in the North East over these past 5 years and we wish you all the best for the future.

Regards



Rumpole

Looks like the smelly stuff has hit the fan. If the Oldham situation carries on it doesn't look good for rugby out of Sky League, is the Championship/Championship One structure still viable with 2 less clubs?

I'd combine the two and split them into conferences.

This is very sad news for the game and especially for the sensible Gateshead fans.

The best way forward for the Championsip is now one league. Nine home games a season is plain daft and even the RFL and that bloody idiot General Zod must realise that.