Peterborough United chairman hits again at ‘salacious gossip and defamatory rumours’ relating to membership’s monetary well being

MacAnthony has described options made on a Posh followers’ web site the membership might be heading for Administration as ‘nonsense.’

There was concern expressed on the degree of debt the membership has carried for a lot of seasons. Within the final printed accounts for the 12 months ending June 2021 Posh registered a lack of £1.087 million. The loss was £3.5 million within the earlier 12 months.

MacAnthony not too long ago expressed a want to depart Posh on the finish of the present season, though he has since insisted he wouldn’t depart the membership within the lurch. The falling out of Candian co-owners Dr Jason Neale and Stewart Thompson has additionally added to a sense of uncertainty amongst Posh followers.

However MacAnthony got here out combating on Monday morning by posting a video message on his private instogram account.

MacAnthony, who’s due within the UK this week, mentioned: “I’m posting this video after receiving messages from pals of mine who’re speaking about salacious stuff and defamatory rumours on message boards.

“They’re being put on the market by folks near me, not on the membership, however from followers’ teams. And I don’t perceive it as they’ve by no means come to me about any of it, however they’re posting nonsense.

“This membership won’t ever go into Administration whereas I’m right here, not an opportunity in Hell.

“We turned down a bid of tens of millions and milions for the membership two months in the past. Does that sound like a membership that’s struggling for cash? Perhaps those that wished to purchase put these rumours on the market? I don’t know.

“Once I say we’re within the form we need to be for the remainder of the season you may imagine me or not imagine me, however I’ve been right here for 17 years and I’m pleased with how I’ve run the membership financially.

“Might we do with lowering the debt like lots of golf equipment? Sure. Will we scale back it? Sure. It’s a difficult time for League One golf equipment each season. We had coped for some cup enjoyable, however I’ll depart the supervisor to speak about soccer stuff.

“There’s lots of work gone on within the final 5/6 weeks to make sure we’re a arrange for a robust second-half of the season.

“We gained’t be signing multi-million pound gamers, however there might be enterprise executed in January. The supervisor will need new gamers and a few will doubtlessly depart. That’s what we’ve at all times executed at this membership.

“So cease all of the rumours. It’s exhausting studying them and I hate studying them.”