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A Newport fans group is to stop raising money for the club after a dispute over funds.
The Friends of Newport County raised £12,000 last season to boost Justin Edinburgh's playing budget as they fought against relegation but new chairman Les Scadding directed a foul-mouthed tirade towards them when they attempted to hand over a further £5,000 at the weekend.
FONC spokesman Rob Santwris says the fans will probably have to bail the club out again when lottery millionaire Scadding 'gets bored'. Club Director Howard Greenhaf told the local press he could not condone Scadding's comments and wanted the parties to get along.
The dispute between the two parties arose in January over a fundraising event that went sour. Santwris told the South Wales Argus: “We have a fantastic manager and I really hope we go on to win promotion, but the club shouldn’t treat fans in this way.
“This is supposed to be the fans’ club but County fans need to ask what will happen if Les Scadding gets bored of the club. Is there a plan B? No doubt the fans will have to bail the club out again.”
Meanwhile, Conf North side Gainsborough's manager Steve Housham has called for a boycott of the club's own Supporters Club over a dispute over ownership of the ground.
The supporters' Blues Club own the club's ground and have rejected a £250,000 offer from club owner Peter Swann, who says he will walk away from the club if they do not sell.
Housham has called for fans to stand on the side of the ground where the dugouts are rather than the side of the supporters club bar to show support for the chairman, labelling the supporters club's committee as 'dinosaurs'.
