Port Vale: Fans to demand re-run of Miller and Deakin's board vote
SUPPORTERS look certain to demand that the shareholder vote which elected chairman Peter Miller and chief executive Perry Deakin to the Port Vale board is re-run.
The Sentinel revealed on December 2 that Miller and Deakin had not paid for their respective shareholdings, worth £250,000 and £100,000, at the time they sought election to the board – despite suggesting to shareholders they had.
Pete Williams, chairman of Port Vale Supporters' Club, is now asking fans to back his call for the pair to face a second vote during February's annual meeting.
Williams will outline his proposal during a supporters' club meeting at Burslem Working Men's Club tonight (7.30pm).
"The club's former acting chairman, Mike Lloyd, misled shareholders by saying Peter Miller and Perry Deakin had purchased their shares at the time of the election," said Williams.
"Now we know they didn't, so we should have another election."
Williams also wants shareholders to be given the chance of passing a vote of no confidence in the club's four-man board at the February 8 annual meeting.
If the resolutions are not added to the agenda, fans are likely to push ahead with plans to call an extraordinary general meeting.
The move follows the collapse of the Blue Sky International investment deal, and the revelation by company CEO Hank Julicher that it was never worth the £8m originally claimed by the club.
"We were given misleading information over the Blue Sky deal," said Williams.
"If we can't get the resolutions on the AGM agenda then I would want to call an EGM for a later date."
Fans' group North London Valiants held a protest against Miller and Deakin during Saturday's 2-1 win at Dagenham.
Up to 40 fans from among Vale's 203-strong travelling support held up posters demanding Miller and Deakin leave the club.
Despite the protest, boss Micky Adams praised fans for the support they offered his team at Victoria Road.
"They were terrific in terms of the numbers who travelled a long way and also the level of support they gave the players," said Adams.
"We've got to generate the right mood for our supporters by putting on a performance and leave all the off-field stuff to other people."
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5 Comments
by tisdeano
Tuesday, December 13 2011, 8:22AM
“Vale For Real wrote
" the Vale supporters who are taken in by the non-stop stream of lies are really going to harm Vale very badly if they keep this up."
It's the first time I have agreed with you for a while. Those fans taken in by the non-stop stream of lies coming from the board will do real harm to the club if they continue.
As shown last night by a "standing room only" packed room of a cross section of Vale fans the lies have to stop. 8 million, 5 million then turning into 500k apparently, non payment of shares, non completion of any dead line, I could go on and on and on.
Its pointless arguing over the various sides on BSI, the money never appeared and was never 8 million or 5 million, Deakin has confirmed this.”
by DIASALO
Tuesday, December 13 2011, 7:29AM
“people say the board have done nothing but they have we have 2 new players on loan and if mr adams is to de belived we might have new players in the transfer window.
But what players will want to play for PORT VALE with all the trouble, protests, card waving who would want to put any money in our club they would run a mile why the fund a club with all thr trouble we have not every likely BLUE SKY have run way.
it is noticable that MO returns with funding for the the statue un vailing I wonder how many fans hes funding again to cause all this TROUBLE”
by ValiantFosse
Monday, December 12 2011, 7:38PM
“Vale for Real, still speaking for the 2%”
by Vale_For_Real
Monday, December 12 2011, 6:25PM
“Is it Mr Tideswell who said this?
"the collapse of the Blue Sky International investment deal, and the revelation by company CEO Hank Julicher that it was never worth the £8m originally claimed by the club."
A couple of days ago the Sentinel published a number of claims by Mr Julicher.
Then it came out that what the Sentinel had published was a pack of lies and that Mr Julicher's own website was still bragging about "an initial £5 million investment" in Vale.
Also came out that the Julichers had voted with the Vale shares that Mr Julicher claimed never to have heard of.
You would think that the Sentinel would apologise for there failing to investigate before publishing a pack of lies but no, they just carry right on repeating the lies and now without even the excuse that they dont know they are lies.
Does the Sentinel Editor ever read this stuff? Does he think its OK to use his newspaper to keep on publishing known lies?
The Sentinel propoganda squad and the Vale supporters who are taken in by the non-stop stream of lies are really going to harm Vale very badly if they keep this up.
I've got a simple view of football supporting I reckon it means wanting my club to do well and trying to help it do well.
There are plenty of clubs over years which have been plunged into non-league and even non-existence.
If the destructive mob keep up they are pushing Vale the same way.
If they think theyve got something better for Vale and they are not just loud empty critics like they seem then say clearly what it is.
It probably needs spelling out to them that a "plan" of just breaking the club then sitting and waiting to see whatever happens next doesnt count.”
by lovesmestella
Monday, December 12 2011, 11:48AM
“AGMS, EGMS, protests, re-runs, anything, just get these two losers out of Vale.
£8million investment, what a load of cobblers.
The only money to pass through the Port Vale books is in the withdrawal list, £250k between Miller & Deakin for their salaries & perks throughout the year.
OUT OUT OUT!”