Tony Carr
Reading on Twitter that he's being made redundant and offered £14,000. He's been with the club for 43 years and for some of those years he did a tremendous job, and has made the club a lot of money. It seems to me that £14,000 for 43 years of service can't be right. If true it's pretty disgraceful.
Did he make a substantial amount from his testimonial? Is that why? Even so, the owners are out of order if true.
Also you normally get a week for every year you've served (on top of your notice period). Unless he's freelance or has short term contracts I can't see this being right.
Any further info anyone can provide?
Did he make a substantial amount from his testimonial? Is that why? Even so, the owners are out of order if true.
Also you normally get a week for every year you've served (on top of your notice period). Unless he's freelance or has short term contracts I can't see this being right.
Any further info anyone can provide?
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Hang your heads in shame
They put as much into the Tory party in tickets to a geezer whose given his life to our club
It stinks!!!
The club will probably rectify it to some degree but the damage has been done IMO and its something that goes right to the heart of the issue-whoever involved must have realised what they were doing, its a completely conscious decision and the lack of respect, knowledge and understanding about the size of their actions is wrong and very sad.
Without going into a long long post, Twist is right, with the move to the OS the direction of the club is in jeopardy; do we hold tight those values which are most dear to us and define us as a club, or do we dilute and kowtow to the emptiness and corruption of modern football? It is indicative of much wider issues inherent in the game and its sad to see. Examples like this within the game (esp west ham) always brings to mind this quote-"We laugh at honour and are shocked to find traitors in our midst".
Me personally, Tony Carr should have a job for life at WHU and is, and always has been, a major major asset for the club in any capacity.
How they can slap £18m price tag on Oxford then two days later give Carr who has seen through his development a £14k redundancy package is madness...
Absolutely stinks!
Yep, that sounds about right
Sums up everything that is wrong with modern day football
Not the greatest summer so far.
New crest, new kit (including the leaks and then the 'launch'), new (behind schedule) ground, Tomkins sold, Oxford potentially going, Lanzini injured, nothing spent, Cresswell injured, no new striker and now this.
It's a very sad day indeed.
Makes me feel dirty just typing those words.
https://crowdfunding.justgiving.com/tonycarr
Will donate, but how do I make sure the money is actually going to Tony?
Not sure it makes up either. I don't think he's in need of money from fans and am sure there are more thoughtful ways to appreciate him. It's more the lack of respect from the club that's the problem.
Plus, it's the Daily Mail...
Suggesting the owners are stripping the old West Ham away by doing things like moving stadium (which lots of people are excited about and support) and selling James Tomkins (which most people agree with the right decision) is strange, IMO.
I'm with Outcast; the money is frankly neither here nor there.
If the club have really just left it to a HR bod to deal with, that is shabby beyond contempt.
Interesting breakfast conversation in the Sullivan household...
This tweet from miniJack made me lol
This really leaves a sour taste
The man himself is apparently upset & hurt because he was told by HR & not by Gold,Sullivan or Brady.They should have given him a Testimonial AND a proper pay-off after everything he's done for us as well as publicly thanking him.Instead hie treatment has been shoddy & they should hang their collective heads in shame.Disgraceful.