Formerly Known as The Rights of Fans
by Chris Harris. A Reassuring Statement… But Not the Full Story At first reading, the Board's financial statement of 29 June is encouraging. It confirms that Lewes FC's operating budget is fully funded through to May 2027, removing any immediate concerns over whether the club can complete the coming season. That is undoubtedly welcome news … Continue reading Investment, Equity and Equality FC: What Are Owners Not Being Told?
by Chris Harris and AI The oldest animals at Dripping Pan Farm still remembered the days before the Revolution. Back then, the Farm had been tired, threadbare and permanently short of feed. The owners in charge barked orders from the 70s clubhouse while the ordinary animals huddled together beneath leaking roofs and rusting turnstiles watching … Continue reading Dripping Pan Farm.
“It is a situation most perplexing, Miss Lemon,” Hercule Poirot declared, twirling the ends of his immaculate moustache with grave precision. “You remember the Mercury 13 investigation from a couple of years ago? The situation, I regret to say, remains most… unsatisfactory. There are inconsistencies, contradictions… and, how do you say, a distinct aroma of … Continue reading Poirot-And The Mystery of the Lewes FC Investor
by Chris Harris A “Heartfelt Thank You” That Screams Desperation The Board’s email, titled “A Heartfelt Thank You,” is supposed to reassure. It is supposed to steady the club and calm concern. Instead, it does the exact opposite. Strip away the tone, and what you are left with is not confidence, but desperation. This is … Continue reading Last Roll of the Dice: The Risky Gamble That Could Cost Lewes FC Men Everything
by Chris Harris Lewes FC is Out of Time: Do We Need To Sell or Downgrade? The one thing we need to do is recognise that nearly all of last year's excellent new board members resigned, and this year nobody from the UK, except Lisa, who is already on the board, has stood. In fan … Continue reading Out of Time. The Lewes FC Board Need to Go. We Then Sell or Regroup.
By Chris Harris. In Aesop’s fable, the boy who cried wolf did not lose his flock because of the wolf. He lost it because he steadily drained the value from his own voice. Each false alarm weakened the link between what he said and what was true, until even the truth carried no weight. The … Continue reading Aesop’s Warning and Why Lewes FC Still Clings to X
by Chris Harris For years, my view of Lewes Football Club has been pretty consistent: we’ve had too many directors who treat the club like their own personal fiefdom. Yes, we’ve also had brilliant directors too, people who understood exactly what Lewes is supposed to be: a club owned by the fans, run on behalf … Continue reading Lewes FC: Officially Fan-Owned In Name Only?
by Chris Harris When Greg appointed Hilario Vincent, Denham Phoenix FC were still rattling around in the third tier of the Sussex County League. Now, somehow, they’d clawed their way into the bottom rung of the national non-league pyramid. Greg had advertised the job successfully, and with pre-season starting next week, time was of the … Continue reading Inside Denham Phoenix FC: A Fantasy Weekly Non-League Football Soap-Part 4: The Managerial Shortlist
by Chris Harris Greg was beginning to put the final touches to his new Board of Directors, adding the last few names and shaping the structure he hoped would carry Denham Phoenix FC not just through the season, but a successful season. He knew expertise and other skill sets would be crucial to developing the … Continue reading Inside Denham Phoenix FC: A Fantasy Weekly Non-League Football Soap-Part 3: Manager, Hilario Vincent is Caught Thieving
by Chris Harris Promotion changed everything at Denham Phoenix, suddenly charm and DIY weren’t enough.Big Mal was fading under the pressure, and Greg knew the club needed new hands on the wheel.Then came Catherine Brown, turning his careful plans, and his focus, unexpectedly off course.As the club stepped up a level, so did the stakes … Continue reading Inside Denham Phoenix FC: A Fantasy Weekly Non-League Football Soap — Part 2: Introducing ‘Economical’ Tony
This is part one of a weekly comedic and unlikely tale of the trials and tribulations of a non league football club. As Denham Phoenix FC hurtles into the National Non-League pyramid, Greg Lyons must face the truth he’s avoided for years, Big Mal can’t carry the club any further. by Chris Harris Life was … Continue reading Inside Denham Phoenix FC: A Fantasy Weekly Non-League Football Soap — Part 1: What Century Did He Die In?
by Chris Harris This is the first in a series highlighting the comedic goings on (gags!) at Lewes FC. Only Lewes Football Club could make a complete hash of launching a 140th anniversary replica kit. Non league football club; are amateur concerns and fuck ups are to be routinely expected, the problem with Lewes FC … Continue reading Lewes FC: A Football Club From Brewery Town Who Couldn’t Run a Piss Up in One. Pt 1 The Replica Kit Launch Debacle.