Statement from NFU about ownership
North Ferriby United welcomes Additional Directors
In keeping with the wonderful progress being made on the football pitch, North Ferriby Chairman Les Hare has moved to mirror that progress off the pitch too by bolstering The Villagers board of directors. It is therefore with great pleasure the club can announce Steve and Eman Forster have accepted an invitation to join the board of directors as principal shareholders.
Mr & Mrs Forster have been keen supporters of North Ferriby for many years. Two of their children have benefited from the clubs youth section and via the success of Mr Forster’s businesses, they are already generous sponsors.
Les Hare commented,
“The development of North Ferriby over some 90 years has been steady, based on sound principles delivered by good, kind hearted, honest people with a common interest in our local community. Our arrival in The Football Conference wasn’t just a ‘wham bam let’s have a go’ situation. Moreover, good planning and the delivery of measured, achievable targets set through a well thought out football development plan that is ever evolving.
But the club is not just about a ‘flag ship’ first team, it’s the continued delivery of an immensely successful youth development scheme. Indeed, North Ferriby was one of the country’s first to be awarded FA Charter Community Club status and currently provides footballing opportunities to some 300 boys and girls weekly. This represents one of the highest levels of proportionate participation per capita of local population in England!
Development of our ground and its facilities to accommodate both aspects is a continuous challenge and made all the more difficult given everything has been established on charitable trust land that has consequently no commercial value to attract the interest of the main stream investor.
Mr & Mrs Forster are very much in the tradition of North Ferriby, who share the same values as those of us totally committed to the ongoing progress and development of North Ferriby United.”
Steve Forster added:
“Eman and I have been actively involved supporting local sport for many years, perhaps most notably squash. My companies have sponsored the squash game from grass root levels right up to the British National Championships in Manchester last year. Through Eon Media, Smartpicture and Springfield Solutions we work with a number of sport clubs and organisations in the region.
Our association with North Ferriby is therefore a natural progression of our involvement and interest in sport within our local community.”
At the end of the day, it’s very much business as usual down at the Eon Visual Media Stadium, as existing roles and responsibilities remain unaltered.
Hare closed by saying:
“For the avoidance of any doubt, neither I nor my fellow Directors will be standing down. We still have a strong desire to extend an already 100 year combined association in the game. This appointment fits perfectly for the club however, for it aids our ultimate aim of providing sustainability and longevity to the future of North Ferriby United!”
Les Hare
Chairman
North Ferriby United FC
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