Wanderers under new ownership: Hayes completes sale

8:47am Saturday 30th June 2012 in News By Alan Feldberg

Trust finally complete Blues takeover Trust finally complete Blues takeover

THE takeover of Wycombe Wanderers has finally been completed with Wycombe Wanderers Trust Ltd replacing Steve Hayes at the helm.

The announcement was made on the club's website yesterday.

Under terms of the deal, the club will retain ownership of Adams Park and the training ground under a new holding company owned by the Trust, Frank Adams Legacy Ltd.

The takeover will also allow the accounts to be filed, therefore lifting the transfer embargo with days.

Speaking on the club's official website, Trust chairman Trevor Stroud said: "The Trust are delighted to take control of Wycombe Wanderers, especially in the club's 125th anniversary year.

"The plan is to work to a break-even model which will secure a sound financial footing for the club.

"I would like to express our appreciation to Steve Hayes for the considerate and constructive approach he has taken throughout the takeover process.

"In addition, we wish to place on record our recognition to the contribution made by Mr Hayes to the club's achievements during his tenure, and to Ivor Beeks and Brian Kane for their significant contribution to the process.

"We acknowledge that in order to achieve our ambitions we need the support of the fans as we enter an exciting new era for the club."

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The statement does not say whether Beeks will continue as chairman, or how the Trust plans to finance the club.

Steve Hayes said: "I've thoroughly enjoyed my time, firstly as managing director then as owner, and my support for the club will continue to be just as passionate as ever.

"I'm extremely confident that the club are in the best possible hands and wish the Trust every success in control of a club which I hold close to my heart."

The club say further details will be released shortly and have planned a press conference for Monday afternoon.

Click on the link to read about the Wasps takeover.

Comments (22)

10:22am Sat 30 Jun 12

Marmite XO says...

Wanderers will cease to exist within 2 years.

R.I.P Wycombe Wanderers

I just hope Wasps stay in Wycombe.
Wanderers will cease to exist within 2 years. R.I.P Wycombe Wanderers I just hope Wasps stay in Wycombe. Marmite XO

11:13am Sat 30 Jun 12

ChilternsBlue says...

Marmite XO wrote:
Wanderers will cease to exist within 2 years.

R.I.P Wycombe Wanderers

I just hope Wasps stay in Wycombe.
Utter nonsense. The future of Wycombe Wanderers is now much safer than this time last year.
[quote][p][bold]Marmite XO[/bold] wrote: Wanderers will cease to exist within 2 years. R.I.P Wycombe Wanderers I just hope Wasps stay in Wycombe.[/p][/quote]Utter nonsense. The future of Wycombe Wanderers is now much safer than this time last year. ChilternsBlue

11:26am Sat 30 Jun 12

mooneysmagic says...

ChilternsBlue wrote:
Marmite XO wrote:
Wanderers will cease to exist within 2 years.

R.I.P Wycombe Wanderers

I just hope Wasps stay in Wycombe.
Utter nonsense. The future of Wycombe Wanderers is now much safer than this time last year.
It will exist but in the Conference. The Trust will not have the finance or expertise to keep the team in the Football League.
[quote][p][bold]ChilternsBlue[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]Marmite XO[/bold] wrote: Wanderers will cease to exist within 2 years. R.I.P Wycombe Wanderers I just hope Wasps stay in Wycombe.[/p][/quote]Utter nonsense. The future of Wycombe Wanderers is now much safer than this time last year.[/p][/quote]It will exist but in the Conference. The Trust will not have the finance or expertise to keep the team in the Football League. mooneysmagic

12:03pm Sat 30 Jun 12

A VOTER says...

mooneysmagic wrote:
ChilternsBlue wrote:
Marmite XO wrote:
Wanderers will cease to exist within 2 years.

R.I.P Wycombe Wanderers

I just hope Wasps stay in Wycombe.
Utter nonsense. The future of Wycombe Wanderers is now much safer than this time last year.
It will exist but in the Conference. The Trust will not have the finance or expertise to keep the team in the Football League.
Well at least the taxpayer hasn't had to contribute £75 million, regardless of whether WW are successful or not.

I sincerely hope they will be a success, which, at the end of the day, is down to the skill of the players on the pitch.
[quote][p][bold]mooneysmagic[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]ChilternsBlue[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]Marmite XO[/bold] wrote: Wanderers will cease to exist within 2 years. R.I.P Wycombe Wanderers I just hope Wasps stay in Wycombe.[/p][/quote]Utter nonsense. The future of Wycombe Wanderers is now much safer than this time last year.[/p][/quote]It will exist but in the Conference. The Trust will not have the finance or expertise to keep the team in the Football League.[/p][/quote]Well at least the taxpayer hasn't had to contribute £75 million, regardless of whether WW are successful or not. I sincerely hope they will be a success, which, at the end of the day, is down to the skill of the players on the pitch. A VOTER

12:05pm Sat 30 Jun 12

irish john says...

Wycombe will be a conference team with in 2 years, crowds of 1500 max.
Adams park will not exist in 2015.
A crying shame but true !
Wycombe will be a conference team with in 2 years, crowds of 1500 max. Adams park will not exist in 2015. A crying shame but true ! irish john

12:38pm Sat 30 Jun 12

A VOTER says...

irish john wrote:
Wycombe will be a conference team with in 2 years, crowds of 1500 max.
Adams park will not exist in 2015.
A crying shame but true !
Isn't that down to the success of the players on the pitch, combined with attendance of the supporters?

Without this, the club will fail.

If what you say is true, then the club would have failed big time had WDC ploughed £75 million of taxpayers money into a team which is being forecasted by its supporters to fail.

These comments fully justify the successful campaign against the new stadium.
[quote][p][bold]irish john[/bold] wrote: Wycombe will be a conference team with in 2 years, crowds of 1500 max. Adams park will not exist in 2015. A crying shame but true ![/p][/quote]Isn't that down to the success of the players on the pitch, combined with attendance of the supporters? Without this, the club will fail. If what you say is true, then the club would have failed [bold] big time [/bold] had WDC ploughed £75 million of taxpayers money into a team which is being forecasted by its supporters to fail. These comments fully justify the successful campaign against the new stadium. A VOTER

12:55pm Sat 30 Jun 12

erm says...

better to be a big fish in a small pond...
better to be a big fish in a small pond... erm

1:03pm Sat 30 Jun 12

Timmy Pursey says...

The Town folk of Wycombe have generally supported WWFC whether they have been in the Isthmian,Conf or football lge. Where as the towns rugby club has only a handful of followers and has largely been ignored. Then import a top flight rugby franchise and all the shallow bandwagon jumpers climb aboard. Perhaps if a fraction of the damp chino brigade had got behind HWRFC, then perhaps just maybe they could have emulated the Wanderers and bathed in national adulation.
The Town folk of Wycombe have generally supported WWFC whether they have been in the Isthmian,Conf or football lge. Where as the towns rugby club has only a handful of followers and has largely been ignored. Then import a top flight rugby franchise and all the shallow bandwagon jumpers climb aboard. Perhaps if a fraction of the damp chino brigade had got behind HWRFC, then perhaps just maybe they could have emulated the Wanderers and bathed in national adulation. Timmy Pursey

3:35pm Sat 30 Jun 12

evenflo says...

Lets lgnore the doom merchants more interested in provoking a reaction here than making a serious comment. In an era where premier league teams and players have moved so far away from the fans Wycombe coming back to theirs is great news. So in my humble opinion if youve ever been to Adams park in the past and have drifted away come back now, if you want to see football clubs owned by football fans and not multi millionaires come to a game. Its a chance to start our own mini revolution.
Lets lgnore the doom merchants more interested in provoking a reaction here than making a serious comment. In an era where premier league teams and players have moved so far away from the fans Wycombe coming back to theirs is great news. So in my humble opinion if youve ever been to Adams park in the past and have drifted away come back now, if you want to see football clubs owned by football fans and not multi millionaires come to a game. Its a chance to start our own mini revolution. evenflo

5:13pm Sat 30 Jun 12

am i the only one says...

All the kids in the academy scheme, all shattered. Where is the sympathy for them. The trust seems very ignorant of the ways of dealing with people.

All posters ignore them, WHY ?
All the kids in the academy scheme, all shattered. Where is the sympathy for them. The trust seems very ignorant of the ways of dealing with people. All posters ignore them, WHY ? am i the only one

5:38pm Sat 30 Jun 12

Gerry47 says...

The most successful period in Wycombe Wanderers' history when they wer promoted from non-league to the football league 4th tier then straight into the third tier, not to mention reaching the Semi Final of the FA cup, all came long before a multi millionare was the owner and long before a London Rugby club moved in. Yes, at this time the football club was supporter owned.

Now it's back in the hands of the supporters, with the aim of operating at break even, this is a good thing, in fact it's a model that ALL lower league football teams should follow.
The most successful period in Wycombe Wanderers' history when they wer promoted from non-league to the football league 4th tier then straight into the third tier, not to mention reaching the Semi Final of the FA cup, all came long before a multi millionare was the owner and long before a London Rugby club moved in. Yes, at this time the football club was supporter owned. Now it's back in the hands of the supporters, with the aim of operating at break even, this is a good thing, in fact it's a model that ALL lower league football teams should follow. Gerry47

10:29am Sun 1 Jul 12

stevet123 says...

Perhaps local celebs, and local millioniares could chip in with donations, ie: pauline quirke, suzzane shaw, bill turnball ( regular ath wycombe) james corden, wendy craig, michael parkinson, rolf harris, heston the chef, the multi millioniare man from ABBA just a few who could all chip in with a donation to invest in the pride of a great football club, that needs to get up and progress through the leagues
Perhaps local celebs, and local millioniares could chip in with donations, ie: pauline quirke, suzzane shaw, bill turnball ( regular ath wycombe) james corden, wendy craig, michael parkinson, rolf harris, heston the chef, the multi millioniare man from ABBA just a few who could all chip in with a donation to invest in the pride of a great football club, that needs to get up and progress through the leagues stevet123

11:19am Sun 1 Jul 12

wayneo says...

stevet123 wrote:
Perhaps local celebs, and local millioniares could chip in with donations, ie: pauline quirke, suzzane shaw, bill turnball ( regular ath wycombe) james corden, wendy craig, michael parkinson, rolf harris, heston the chef, the multi millioniare man from ABBA just a few who could all chip in with a donation to invest in the pride of a great football club, that needs to get up and progress through the leagues
I've little or no interest in football at all, but i've made a contribution in signing up to the trust and in doing so, in my opinion, helping to preserve our heritage. Now's the time for Wycombe to get behind the CLUB. Progress will come but at least it will be on a sound financial footing with the club being at the forefront of people's ambitions.
[quote][p][bold]stevet123[/bold] wrote: Perhaps local celebs, and local millioniares could chip in with donations, ie: pauline quirke, suzzane shaw, bill turnball ( regular ath wycombe) james corden, wendy craig, michael parkinson, rolf harris, heston the chef, the multi millioniare man from ABBA just a few who could all chip in with a donation to invest in the pride of a great football club, that needs to get up and progress through the leagues[/p][/quote]I've little or no interest in football at all, but i've made a contribution in signing up to the trust and in doing so, in my opinion, helping to preserve our heritage. Now's the time for Wycombe to get behind the CLUB. Progress will come but at least it will be on a sound financial footing with the club being at the forefront of people's ambitions. wayneo

11:40am Sun 1 Jul 12

demoness the second says...

So, dare I ask... where has Steve Hayes gone?
And OMG isn't it a good job we did not get embroiled in a new stadium!
So, dare I ask... where has Steve Hayes gone? And OMG isn't it a good job we did not get embroiled in a new stadium! demoness the second

12:45pm Sun 1 Jul 12

BOOKERite says...

demoness the second wrote:
So, dare I ask... where has Steve Hayes gone?
And OMG isn't it a good job we did not get embroiled in a new stadium!
Yeh where has Steve Hayes gone? Latest rumour is that he is selling up in the UK and moving to Dubai. Although perhaps he might have to stop off at Jail on the way.
[quote][p][bold]demoness the second[/bold] wrote: So, dare I ask... where has Steve Hayes gone? And OMG isn't it a good job we did not get embroiled in a new stadium![/p][/quote]Yeh where has Steve Hayes gone? Latest rumour is that he is selling up in the UK and moving to Dubai. Although perhaps he might have to stop off at Jail on the way. BOOKERite

4:37pm Sun 1 Jul 12

Darren Hayday says...

The club is back in safe hands at last.

I shall be taking my boy with me in the next season.
The club is back in safe hands at last. I shall be taking my boy with me in the next season. Darren Hayday

11:13pm Sun 1 Jul 12

miccles says...

BOOKERite wrote:
demoness the second wrote:
So, dare I ask... where has Steve Hayes gone?
And OMG isn't it a good job we did not get embroiled in a new stadium!
Yeh where has Steve Hayes gone? Latest rumour is that he is selling up in the UK and moving to Dubai. Although perhaps he might have to stop off at Jail on the way.
Isn't he due in court soon on some fraud charges or something?
[quote][p][bold]BOOKERite[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]demoness the second[/bold] wrote: So, dare I ask... where has Steve Hayes gone? And OMG isn't it a good job we did not get embroiled in a new stadium![/p][/quote]Yeh where has Steve Hayes gone? Latest rumour is that he is selling up in the UK and moving to Dubai. Although perhaps he might have to stop off at Jail on the way.[/p][/quote]Isn't he due in court soon on some fraud charges or something? miccles

11:41pm Sun 1 Jul 12

AnAllegoricalFigure says...

am i the only one wrote:
All the kids in the academy scheme, all shattered. Where is the sympathy for them. The trust seems very ignorant of the ways of dealing with people.

All posters ignore them, WHY ?
If the kids had failed the 11+ then this is the kind of comment that would be dismissed by saying kids have to learn about disappointment and setbacks in life and 10 is not too early.
[quote][p][bold]am i the only one[/bold] wrote: All the kids in the academy scheme, all shattered. Where is the sympathy for them. The trust seems very ignorant of the ways of dealing with people. All posters ignore them, WHY ?[/p][/quote]If the kids had failed the 11+ then this is the kind of comment that would be dismissed by saying kids have to learn about disappointment and setbacks in life and 10 is not too early. AnAllegoricalFigure

11:42pm Sun 1 Jul 12

AnAllegoricalFigure says...

BOOKERite wrote:
demoness the second wrote:
So, dare I ask... where has Steve Hayes gone?
And OMG isn't it a good job we did not get embroiled in a new stadium!
Yeh where has Steve Hayes gone? Latest rumour is that he is selling up in the UK and moving to Dubai. Although perhaps he might have to stop off at Jail on the way.
Will he pass GO or collect £200?
[quote][p][bold]BOOKERite[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]demoness the second[/bold] wrote: So, dare I ask... where has Steve Hayes gone? And OMG isn't it a good job we did not get embroiled in a new stadium![/p][/quote]Yeh where has Steve Hayes gone? Latest rumour is that he is selling up in the UK and moving to Dubai. Although perhaps he might have to stop off at Jail on the way.[/p][/quote]Will he pass GO or collect £200? AnAllegoricalFigure

12:28am Mon 2 Jul 12

wayneo says...

AnAllegoricalFigure wrote:
am i the only one wrote: All the kids in the academy scheme, all shattered. Where is the sympathy for them. The trust seems very ignorant of the ways of dealing with people. All posters ignore them, WHY ?
If the kids had failed the 11+ then this is the kind of comment that would be dismissed by saying kids have to learn about disappointment and setbacks in life and 10 is not too early.
I would have thought too, a trip to Gt. Ormond St. Hospital would redifine the interpretation of "shattered" and put things into perspective. While disappointing, if they are good at football, they'll get there, in the short term, the CLUB has to live within its means, when it does that, then I am sure that am-I-the-only-one can be rest-assured that the academy/coe will be restored.
[quote][p][bold]AnAllegoricalFigure[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]am i the only one[/bold] wrote: All the kids in the academy scheme, all shattered. Where is the sympathy for them. The trust seems very ignorant of the ways of dealing with people. All posters ignore them, WHY ?[/p][/quote]If the kids had failed the 11+ then this is the kind of comment that would be dismissed by saying kids have to learn about disappointment and setbacks in life and 10 is not too early.[/p][/quote]I would have thought too, a trip to Gt. Ormond St. Hospital would redifine the interpretation of "shattered" and put things into perspective. While disappointing, if they are good at football, they'll get there, in the short term, the CLUB has to live within its means, when it does that, then I am sure that am-I-the-only-one can be rest-assured that the academy/coe will be restored. wayneo

6:28pm Mon 2 Jul 12

Local_Concerned_Resident says...

I am not a WW supporter but can the 'doom and gloom' merchants not see that without somebody doing something the club would have been dead anyway!
If the trust have a good day to day management structure in place (not just the football side) they have a good a chance of making it work with true belief in what they are trying to deliver.
The trust and the team, make it a local success story. Get behind them , I will .
I am not a WW supporter but can the 'doom and gloom' merchants not see that without somebody doing something the club would have been dead anyway! If the trust have a good day to day management structure in place (not just the football side) they have a good a chance of making it work with true belief in what they are trying to deliver. The trust and the team, make it a local success story. Get behind them , I will . Local_Concerned_Resident

8:52am Wed 4 Jul 12

demoness the second says...

wayneo wrote:
AnAllegoricalFigure wrote:
am i the only one wrote: All the kids in the academy scheme, all shattered. Where is the sympathy for them. The trust seems very ignorant of the ways of dealing with people. All posters ignore them, WHY ?
If the kids had failed the 11+ then this is the kind of comment that would be dismissed by saying kids have to learn about disappointment and setbacks in life and 10 is not too early.
I would have thought too, a trip to Gt. Ormond St. Hospital would redifine the interpretation of "shattered" and put things into perspective. While disappointing, if they are good at football, they'll get there, in the short term, the CLUB has to live within its means, when it does that, then I am sure that am-I-the-only-one can be rest-assured that the academy/coe will be restored.
Why do you have to come across as so sanctimonious all the time?
FFS so these kids are not allowed to be disappointed and should count their blessings?
[quote][p][bold]wayneo[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]AnAllegoricalFigure[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]am i the only one[/bold] wrote: All the kids in the academy scheme, all shattered. Where is the sympathy for them. The trust seems very ignorant of the ways of dealing with people. All posters ignore them, WHY ?[/p][/quote]If the kids had failed the 11+ then this is the kind of comment that would be dismissed by saying kids have to learn about disappointment and setbacks in life and 10 is not too early.[/p][/quote]I would have thought too, a trip to Gt. Ormond St. Hospital would redifine the interpretation of "shattered" and put things into perspective. While disappointing, if they are good at football, they'll get there, in the short term, the CLUB has to live within its means, when it does that, then I am sure that am-I-the-only-one can be rest-assured that the academy/coe will be restored.[/p][/quote]Why do you have to come across as so sanctimonious all the time? FFS so these kids are not allowed to be disappointed and should count their blessings? demoness the second

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