Richard Ulrich's Post on Wrexham Fans Chat

[RemovedUser]

Originally Posted by krux

I don't particularly have an issue with Keates being allowed to leave, but I don't think this statement sheds any light or would change peoples view on this.

He was allowed to leave because his contract allowed him to do so. This is what the statement basically says, and thats basically what we knew anyway.

Yes, and his contract was constructed in accordance with the League Managers Association rules, so I doubt we could have deleted a clause that allowed him to speak to other parties, provided criteria were met, etc.
Perhaps that moron (imo) Gigggeeeeettttty Goooooggggooooooo will now understand, (once his Ma allows back on the internet) how things work in the real world of work.

[moldroadred]

Can't see if this has been posted before, if it has I apologise.
For those who are not on Wrexham fans Chat I have copied Richard Ulrich's post.

I have been watching Wrexham on and off since the age of six when my Dad first took me to The Racecourse. As I got older, I then started to attend matches with mates from school where we would stand at the back of The Kop and join in singing along with Jacko and the rest of the fans.

I was elected to the board of the Wrexham Supporters Trust back in June 2014 and I currently head up the Fans Ownership Subgroup. I am a season ticket holder and I sit in the left hand side of the Mold Road Stand on a matchday. My all time favourite player is Gary Bennett and I have been lucky enough to meet the legend himself.

I want to dispel the fake news that I have been reading and hearing for the past month around the club and on social media.

"WE ALLOWED KEATES TO WALK AWAY"

Keates' contract was based on the League Managers Association standard contract which is an industry standard contract but we are able to negotiate around the edges of that. This contract was checked by our legal advisers before being presented, agreed and signed by Keates. When Walsall first approached us, we refused them permission to talk to Dean, the club is a decent and fair employer so we spoke to Dean as we were obliged to do so and informed him that Walsall had asked for permission to speak to him about the managers job. Dean said "They'll never pay the compensation in my contract, but if they are willing to then I'll speak to them". We shared the compensation amount with Walsall and they told us that they would meet it and we still refused them permission to speak to Keates.

Dean then told us that he would stay here and that he would tell Walsall himself why he wouldn't leave. Dean then spoke to his father and others who changed his mind and he then told us that he wanted to leave and as Walsall had met his payout clause, we were unable to legally not let him go to Walsall as per the terms of his contract.

"THE CLUB HAS TURNED DOWN INVESTMENT"

We have had two enquiries about investing in the club since we took over in 2011, one was from an Italian group and another was from an investor in Thailand. We spoke to both of these groups and offered to set up meetings to explore these offers further but we never heard anything back from them. The board cannot turn down any offer of investment as we are legally obliged to put this to the membership (owners) and it would be for them to decide and vote on the matter, not us.

"WE'RE NOT BOTHERED ABOUT GOING UP AS LONG AS WE MAKE A PROFIT"

This one really hurts me personally, I spend around two to three hours after work each night and sometimes longer doing football club work, responding to emails and social media etc. My girlfriend will always shout me from downstairs to tell me that my tea is on the table and most times she will still be shouting me 10 minutes later, when I finish my tea I go back upstairs to finish my football club work and sometimes I won't sit down on the sofa with her until 10pm. My number one goal in life is to see Wrexham AFC promoted back in to the football league, it's all I dream of. Every penny that we make as a football club gets reinvested in to the team or is spent on the ground, Directors do not take a penny from the club and we pay for our own season tickets, hospitality and transport to matches etc.

"WE HAVE £500,000 SAT IN THE BANK ACCOUNT"

There is no truth to this whatsoever, in fact we only have approximately 20% of this in the bank at present. Every penny we make is reinvested in to the club in one way or another.

"WE HAVE SPENT £200,000 ON WIFI FOR THE STEREOPHONICS GIG"

Again, there is no truth to this whatsoever. We spent approximately £12,000 on WiFi in July 2017 to make sure that the turnstiles would be working correctly for the new season and to have WiFi available to anyone who hired out our facilities for business meetings etc.

I hope that I have answered some of the questions and mistruths that are doing the rounds at present. I am happy to answer any questions that fans have about the club and if I don't know then I will get an answer for you. You can message me on here, on Twitter (@r77ulr), by email (richard.ulrich@wst.org.uk), in The Turf before and after a match or in the ground, I'm usually sat in line with the 18 yard box nearest to the Tech End in the Mold Road Stand.

All monthly board meeting minutes of the Wrexham Supporters Trust are published and can be read here: http://wst.org.uk/…/index.p…/documen...eeting-minutes

Contact details of all board members are available here: Meet the Board

I love this club as much as all of you do, Wrexham AFC is literally my life.

[riccardo]

The real question you should be answering is why did we appoint Davies instead of a more experienced manager? Did an interview process occur and how many credible candidates were there?

[jackwilliams]

There is a lot of fantastic work being done in and around Wrexham FC and it deserves our full support.

[wil]

Any chance of not keeping quoting the original post please. We know what it's about by now and I've got blisters here ��

[Wiltshire_Red]

Originally Posted by Rob

contrast this to covering that in the relevant part of the official statement:

"Walsall FC approached us and triggered the release clause in Dean’s contract in full, therefore we were obliged to allow Dean the opportunity to speak to the club that he supports."


I don't think blow by blow accounts on everything are worthwhile, but in the circumstances of Keates going a little more indepth would have given the detractors less wiggle room to pick holes, and would have shown we were not keen on him going - and to be fair to Keates he didnt jump at first go.

More info that won't give away any competitive advantage should be welcome

Fully agree Rob, as a fans owned club we need more transparency, sometimes it feels we get little information on plans and decisions. Fully understand that in some cases it’s not acceptable to put into the public domain.

[Jaded]

Originally Posted by John Neals Dynasty

Glad I don't do fb or Twitter.
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But I assume you’re glad Richard does, or you wouldn’t have this update?

[jonesfach]

Originally Posted by riccardo

The real question you should be answering is why did we appoint Davies instead of a more experienced manager? Did an interview process occur and how many credible candidates were there?

Because a manager has been offered the role. We as a club are willing for him to conclude his fixtures with said club.

[northwalian dragon]

Originally Posted by riccardo

The real question you should be answering is why did we appoint Davies instead of a more experienced manager? Did an interview process occur and how many credible candidates were there?

Because we were doing well and wanted to continue things as they were. No one would have predicted becoming the team with the worst form in the entire league. The rumour is that the players approached the board and asked for Davies to be put in charge also