Ex-Staff Daryl Eales

[Oxymoron]

Ownership | Solihull Moors FC

www.solihullmoorsfc.co.uk

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

Oh dear, not a good look.

 

[holdsteady]

It’s going to take everyone a hell of a lot of effort not to make a hot dog joke here considering it’s Eales and a women’s football team isn’t it?

 

[Manorlounger]

Does he still own Solihull?

Judging by both the nature of the comments and the sources, I'd say Ol' Slippery should be expecting a few media outlets knocking on his door fairly soon. Going to cost him a bit more than a few hot dogs to sort this out.
Utterly disgraceful that the women's team felt this the only way to highlight their plight.

 

[Fanatica]

I know that Eales actually put a lot of money into the women’s side of the club during his tenure here. I also know it was losing a fortune, like most clubs of our level who try to invest in that side. Can’t speak for Solihull - obviously not a good luck, but speaking from prior experience I know it was an item on his agenda.

 

[Deleted member 2689]

If true that is absolutely shocking. Charging the women's team to play on the men's pitch. Almost sounds like trying to slowly kill off the women's team while trying to save some public face and not having the balls to just say it. Epic backfire.

 

[Matty Greens Left Boot]

I know that Eales actually put a lot of money into the women’s side of the club during his tenure here. I also know it was losing a fortune, like most clubs of our level who try to invest in that side. Can’t speak for Solihull - obviously not a good luck, but speaking from prior experience I know it was an item on his agenda.

This is the problem the women's game in the uk and outside of the US requires subsidising by the men's game. The crowds are too small they generate too small financial income. Football clubs are a business not a charity. I don't have a problem with the two games being treated differently and playing on different pitches they are worlds apart in their financial return.

 

[Common Villager]

I know there's a big focus on women's football at the moment, but the expectation that lower league club's should fund a women's team at a loss, when most club's are already losing money as it is, just doesn't make sense unfortunately. Unless these clubs are subsidised by other organisations I think women's teams below the top level will start to fall away.

 

[werthersoriginal]

This is the problem the women's game in the uk and outside of the US requires subsidising by the men's game. The crowds are too small they generate too small financial income. Football clubs are a business not a charity. I don't have a problem with the two games being treated differently and playing on different pitches they are worlds apart in their financial return.

You think that men's teams aren't subsidised? How much do we lose a year, and how much debt are we in?

Having a women's team isn't obligatory, but if you have one then run it properly and respectfully.

 

[Golden Dr Otto]

I think there’s a fascinating question here about whether this is about women’s football or commercial visibility. I coach 5 girl teams at US club level so I’m a huge ally. But the game needs to be able to stand on its own two feet rather than relying on handouts. Over here it does. Tonight I’m taking one of my teams to watch the Houston Dash at a big stadium and there’ll be lots of fans there.

Now you could argue for solihull women that they’ve not had the exposure they deserve from their club. But my hunch is that even with that, fourth tier women’s game wouldn’t be self sustaining. But if that’s the case maybe the debate is whether solihull should just be honest and cut them loose to run their own operation rather than having a token team which does more damage than good

 

[Marked Ox]

Does he still own Solihull?

Based on that it sounds appalling.

But one small point, every team I played for had ill fitting kit as it was one size fits all so a larger size was always the norm. So the "no other team, at any level, should expect to tolerate" with regards the kit is ridiculous.

 

[CaptainOx]

Darryl Eales is new chairman at Lions Gibraltar FC.

 

[Carpy]

Darryl Eales is new chairman at Lions Gibraltar FC.

They look like they use the same Lion image that Lionstrust used to use, maybe they are involved in again.

 

[lodeyellow]

Five minutes with Darryl Eales:

 

[Northstandboy]

Fraud accused was interesting in doing deal with Oxford United​

Neil Stafford, 60, from Sykehouse near Doncaster, is on trial accused of defrauding seven people of about £740,000. He faces seven counts of fraud by false representation, which he denies.


Among the alleged victims is former Oxford United chairman Darryl Eales, who invested £15,000, as well as Eales’ former assistant Cheryl Cooper and others including Daniel Hassell (£200,000). The money was invested through Stafford’s company, Oxford Group Holdings.

The jury heard that Stafford repaid only £141,800 of the £882,000 received and that he had given the impression of owning a property in Banbury Road, Oxford, though he was only renting it. Judge Hassan Khan told the jury there had been discussions about Stafford doing a deal with Oxford United and that he had described the investment as “low risk.”

The trial is ongoing.