The Sun today - is Vic there?

• Page
• 1Previous Page
• 2
• 3Next Page
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7Last Page

• Guest 649

  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 14,118
  14 November 2008     20:169226
  #21       report
  I have to go out now but will be back later on.
• Guest 660

  • Registered: 14 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 3,205
  14 November 2008     20:289231
  #22       report
  Hope he hasn't gone out to check the Beatles,they are on at the Louis today
  If you knew what I know,we would both be in trouble!
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 62,352
  14 November 2008     21:269237
  #23       report
  at the end of the day the town was a grand quids in.
  
  let us hope that he pays us another visit.
• Guest 644

  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 1,214
  14 November 2008     21:469239
  #24       report
  I see Mick Jaggar's been opening a number of businesses in Dover recently too.
  
  Ah ha! Kent online - great pic, Vic:
  
  http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kol08/article/default.asp?article_id=51389
• Guest 649

  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 14,118
  14 November 2008     22:489240
  #25       report
  Howard, thank you for that.
• Mandie Sehmbi

  • Location: Dover
  14 November 2008     23:559244
  #26       report
  We only have Vic's word that the bloke gave a £1000.
  
  To who did he give it to Vic????
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 62,352
  15 November 2008     00:059245
  #27       report
  victors word is good enough for me.
  
  he is always correct in these matters.
• Guest 653

  • Registered: 13 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 10,540
  15 November 2008     07:549248
  #28       report
  I thought it wasn't a case of him giving £1,000 of his own money, but TC grant money - on behalf of the Town Council. Isn't that the case ?
  
  
  
  
  Roger
• Guest 650

  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 542
  15 November 2008     09:499252
  #29       report
  What intrigues me is why this is in the papers now, when it seems it happened over a year ago.
  The Dover War Memorial Project
  www.doverwarmemorialproject.org.uk
• David H

  • Location: Dover
  15 November 2008     10:269254
  #30       report
  for goodness sake read what I said! He duped a few people! He did not dupe the town council at all and no council money was used! Maybe some ex councillors still think that they speak for the corporate body - they never did!
  
  an old story - who dragged it up now?? Publicity seekers? bit late for the election!!
  
  Still all publicity .. as I have said. Perhaps however those involved might reflect on many statements made on other issues.
  
  
• Mandie Sehmbi

  • Location: Dover
  15 November 2008     10:389255
  #31       report
  David I have no idea who told the press this story. The first Terri and I knew was when we both received telephone calls on Thursday. They already had the story at this point in time.
  
  I would be a liar if I said I had not tried to use my chat with the Sun to the benefit of Dover. I am sure the journalist in question will gladly tell you that I said.
  
  "Perhaps the real Francis Rossi would like to come and visit Dover". Is that such a bad thing??
  
  I have now asked on BOTH threads on this a question to Vic about WHO this so called man gave £1000 to. I am sure we would all like to know, but alas No answer.
  
  Howard I am kind of suprised that you take Vic's word for it. Vic made a statement and I for one want to know the answer.
  
  
  David I think whoever leaked this story a year old was in some way trying to make DTC look bad. For me that is seriously DIRTY tactics, and they should be ashamed.
• Guest 649

  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 14,118
  15 November 2008     11:019256
  #32       report
  Thank you all for that the £1000 pounds was his own cash, it was not from the council.
  He was O.K. Yes I could tell you all where that money went to but I will not do that at this time and I may do and say alot but lieing is not one of them. You read in the papers so much bad and very sad newsbut this has made some of the public smile and that is not abad thingSMILEY:nod.
  Again I am not upset about at all so just carrie on say what you wish to say. I will go on in the way I have all my life, if some of you do not wish to talk to me again after this so be it I still have my wife and dog .
  I do not have much more to say on this but he was not a con man and I had a great time going and doing all things we did, just sorry the end went the way it did, if I meet up with him again and I will we will talk about it. The D,T,C, have done nothing wrong and have said this before that is has cost the C/tax payers which I am one of nothing. I do have lots of very good storys about the times we had out together wich will later come in my life story if I live to write it
  
  I still remain yours faithfully Vic Matcham.
  Have a nice weekend,
• Mandie Sehmbi

  • Location: Dover
  15 November 2008     11:139258
  #33       report
  If there is nothing to hide. Who was the money given to???
  
  This is not a TOP SECRET thing.
  
  According to today's Sun, he left behind unpaid debts.
• Guest 643

  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 1,321
  15 November 2008     11:279260
  #34       report
  Once again Mr Matcham makes Dover a laughing stock. Bad enough in our local papers but now it's reached the national press.
  Mandie has asked several times what happened to the £1000 this con man "donated" to the town - his reply? "I'm not telling you, it's a secret" - how pathetic is that? I've been condemned in the past by some members of this forum for critisizing this man. How many times does he have to bring Dover down before everyone realises what an attention seeking individual he is? How many times are we going to get this "I know a secret but I'm not telling you .....yet" fiasco?
  Some of you think he's just a lovable eccentric - I think he's a loose cannon and certainly not good for our town. He laughs off any comments made about him, he wastes money standing for elections he knows darn well he can't win (I pity his poor wife), and personally I am sick of hearing his name.
  He says above that this conman wasn't a conman!!! For crying out loud - can he not see what everyone can see? The man conned him - end of story. We'll probably never know what really happened but David has provided us with the facts - and I trust him because he has never lied to us. Roger has told us where the money came from anyway.
  Mandie you are right to ask questions, we all want to know the answers but we won't get honest answers from this ex councillor, he doesn't know truth from lies.
  I feel angry that at a time when our town is at last coming out of its problems with good things ahead, we have to be plagued with this bad publicity brought about by someone who professes to love Dover? As the old saying goes, with friends like him, who needs enemies!
  Mr Matcham - sell your life story to Jackanory - retire and spend time with your wife and dog - away from Dover preferably.
  There's always a little truth behind every "Just kidding", a little emotion behind every "I don't care" and a little pain behind every "I'm ok".
• phil wilks

  • Location: dover
  15 November 2008     12:589266
  #35       report
  This topic seems to be getting a bit personal now,perhaps its not poor old Vic you should be critisising, but the whistleblower,if he/she is ever found.
• Unregistered User
  15 November 2008     13:349267
  #36       report
  Seems to have found its way into the The Daily Mail. Quotes from Vic, Chris P & Webby.
• Guest 649

  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 14,118
  15 November 2008     13:599269
  #37       report
  Help i can not take you all on so I am not going to post anymore I am going to sit back use my bus pass and get by on my old age penson, only for today
• Guest 650

  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 542
  15 November 2008     14:069270
  #38       report
  Hey, come on folks. Dover's getting some press ... and isn't this maybe a grand opportunity for the real Francis Rossi to come and visit? He seems to have taken the story in good part, judging by his joke about the ponytail - maybe we should invite him to one of the big events next year
  The Dover War Memorial Project
  www.doverwarmemorialproject.org.uk
• Bern

  • Location: Dover
  15 November 2008     14:219271
  #39       report
  Maggies post epitomises what this town needs: a grab-the-moment, creative, positive, can-do approach, not the condemnatory, personally abusive, defensive, inadequate behaviour we usually get from our local reps. we need, and deserve, clever planning, creative thinking, and grown up logic. Whoever you are, jacqui, your attitude is not needed. Whatever you think of Victor, he is always pro-Dover, upbeat, charming and never abusive or derogatory.
• Guest 649

  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 14,118
  15 November 2008     14:579276
  #40       report
  Bern again thank you for that,all I can say is that this and other things like the kite and chess which did go ahead was put on for the town not me I did put alot of time into all of this before it went before the D.T.C. they took it all on and done very well I have said before about the Town council they do work for the Town and at that time I had alot of help and the staff also worked well. It was not them but me this time I have said it alot to you all and the news papers it was down to me not the Council all they done was to help and gave me support, say what you like about me but please leave the Council out of it.
  
  Thank you so much for that.
  
  I remain yours faithfully Vic Matcham.
  
  Ps I am stiill even after all this trying to get them to come to our town, it could and I say that again turn out alright.

• Page
• 1Previous Page
• 2
• 3Next Page
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7Last Page