On the evening of Monday 6 May 2019, the Gateshead Soul ‘Help Gateshead Fans Rebuild Their Football Club’ Go Fund Me Campaign was the victim of attempted sabotage. Shortly after the genuine Gateshead Soul Go Fund Me page surpassed £8,000 in donations, a Facebook profile by the name of ‘James Kellet’ posted on the Vanarama National League Banter Page with …
Gateshead Soul Response to Dr Varghese’s BBC Newcastle Interview
Ranjan Varghese (RV) – BBC Newcastle Interview Transcript with Alfie Joey (AJ) – Friday 3 May 2019 Gateshead Soul (GS) responses in italic. AJ: What is going on?RV: What is going on is pretty much settling down right now. GS – Ranjan has sacked all staff and left the club with virtually no players and dismissed this as ‘settling down’. …
Statement from Gateshead Soul Supporters Association
As we all know, the current situation at ‘Gateshead Football Club’ is nothing short of abysmal and a complete insult to the borough of Gateshead which has had a football club proudly representing it for almost 80 years. Following the sacking of all staff members via email, the Gateshead Football Club we used to know is no more. All players …
Crucial meeting for all fans old and new of Gateshead Football Club
We have an urgent open fans meeting on Wednesday, May 1st at Pelaw Social Club at 19:30 to discuss recent events and future plans. We hope to see as many fans there as possible. Please spread the word. Thank you all again for your continued support. Slight word on Saturday What an emotional day for us all and the evening …
Statement in response to the appointment of two directors at Gateshead FC
Following the earlier announcement that Gateshead FC had appointed two new Directors, the Gateshead FC Soul is releasing the following statement: We have grave concerns with these appointments, particularly with Mr Nigel Harrop due to his well-publicised failings at Ilkeston Town which accumulated in its insolvency. A further concern of press-worthy note is that Dr Ranjan Varghese still states the …
End of Season Awards: Raffle prizes
With a little over 48hrs to our End of the Season awards evening, we are delighted to be able to share which great prizes will be up for grabs on the night. A STRIP of raffle tickets are available to buy for just ONE POUND. These can be purchased from the Mick Thornton Suite prior to KO on Saturday, or …
Good Friday protest against Cala and Ranjan
On Friday 19th April prior to our home match against Chesterfield, we will be protesting once again against the current regime. We will be leaving from the Nags Head on Gateshead high street from 2 pm walking to the stadium via the Gateshead flyover. We need as many people to join the demonstration as possible. Bring a mate and let’s …
End of season awards announcement
Gateshead FC Soul is bringing back the End of Season Awards Evenings. The event will be on April 27th at 7pm the night after our last game of the season. Tickets are £5 (Free for Gateshead FC Soul Members if you join by 20/04/2019 ) and can be bought at all remaining home games from Gateshead FC Soul representatives and …
Statement from Gateshead FC Soul Supporters Association
We acknowledge and fully support the statement released by the players and staff of Gateshead FC on Tuesday morning. We share their concerns and would like to add the statement background to the situation we find ourselves in. We fully support the staff and players for the financial uncertainties they have endured. In our eyes, they are all heroes for …
Statement from Gateshead FC players and coaching staff
This statement has been drafted and approved by all players and coaching staff at Gateshead Football Club. The Gateshead Football Club playing staff would like to issue the following statement regarding the owners of the club. We use the word owners in reference not only to Ranjan Varghese – the named owner of Gateshead Football Club – but also Joseph …