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Title: Why couldn't our club be like this? Post by: Luci on Monday, July 16, 2007, 14:16:33 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/everton/6900861.stm
Excellent idea - club set up the ballot to ensure its all legit. Great way to ensure the fans get a say and avoid a backlash. STFC take note. :twisted: Title: Why couldn't our club be like this? Post by: Bushey Boy on Monday, July 16, 2007, 14:25:27 Everton have the financial backing to do this stuff. If town did that then we would have to reduce our squad to say 18.
Id rather the board did what they feel is financially best for the club Title: Why couldn't our club be like this? Post by: Luci on Monday, July 16, 2007, 14:30:05 Quote from: "Bushey Boy" Everton have the financial backing to do this stuff. If town did that then we would have to reduce our squad to say 18. Id rather the board did what they feel is financially best for the club They have never done that though have they. Title: Why couldn't our club be like this? Post by: Bushey Boy on Monday, July 16, 2007, 14:38:29 We are still in business. They have an investor, if and thats a massive if it comes off I would say they havent done too badly
Title: Why couldn't our club be like this? Post by: Luci on Monday, July 16, 2007, 14:41:08 I guess time will have to tell won't it. :-))(
And when you say Everton have financial backing to do this etc. its not exactly costly to give fans an opportunity to voice an opinion is it? Title: Why couldn't our club be like this? Post by: Bushey Boy on Monday, July 16, 2007, 14:49:18 It is to get a major company to do teh research, sending out a ballot for 55,000 would cost £16,500 for postage, god knows for printing then the staff to check and evaluate the results. What I meant was we are a small club and its time we realised this.
I am sure Fred will come on later going on about the board etc Title: Why couldn't our club be like this? Post by: Luci on Monday, July 16, 2007, 14:53:14 No one is suggestion using the same methods Everton used as its obvious thats well above what we could afford!
The point I was making was that I commend the idea of giving the fans an opinion - in whatever form they choose to express it - obviously a financially viable one. Especially with regards to a stadium - in a situation where Evertons fans want their club kept in Liverpool, we want ours kept in Swindon. Just stating the circumstance isn't hugely different and it would be nice for our club to handle it in a similar fashion. Title: Why couldn't our club be like this? Post by: Bushey Boy on Monday, July 16, 2007, 14:56:41 Thats fair enough, I agree we should be given a view but at the end of the day it is their club (technically) and they dont care about fans
Title: Why couldn't our club be like this? Post by: Luci on Monday, July 16, 2007, 14:58:26 They have never and will never care about the fans.
Perhaps under a new regime it will be different. Title: Why couldn't our club be like this? Post by: flammableBen on Monday, July 16, 2007, 14:58:34 Swindon fans are generally a bit retarded, letting half of them state an opinion isn't the best idea. Look at the travesty that got voted in as the new kit.
Title: Why couldn't our club be like this? Post by: Luci on Monday, July 16, 2007, 14:59:32 True Ben! :D
Title: Why couldn't our club be like this? Post by: ronnie21 on Monday, July 16, 2007, 15:07:58 We've already gone down that route, you lot have short memories!! You voted for your new shirt design (how come the crap one actually got accepted), the new badge (ditto) and 80% of the local residents were in favour of a ground-share. How much more open do you want the club to be!!!! :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:
Title: Why couldn't our club be like this? Post by: Colin Todd on Monday, July 16, 2007, 15:11:56 Quote from: "flammableBen" Swindon fans are generally a bit retarded, letting half of them state an opinion isn't the best idea. Look at the travesty that got voted in as the new kit. I voted for that kit you pikey cunt :x Title: Why couldn't our club be like this? Post by: Luci on Monday, July 16, 2007, 15:12:37 Also one stated 93% or something supported the fans consortium.......
However the importance of a shirt design and badge in comparison to other aspects is relatively small. Title: Why couldn't our club be like this? Post by: flammableBen on Monday, July 16, 2007, 15:13:49 Quote from: "Colin Todd" Quote from: "flammableBen" Swindon fans are generally a bit retarded, letting half of them state an opinion isn't the best idea. Look at the travesty that got voted in as the new kit. I voted for that kit you pikey cunt :x I love that emoticon. He should be renamed Argh!!! Constipation. Or maybe Help! I'm having a razor sharp sweetcorn poo. Title: Why couldn't our club be like this? Post by: McLovin on Monday, July 16, 2007, 15:48:25 Jut by turning up to fans forums, Trust meetings, and general observations from games would suggest we have a large number of 'slow learners' amongst our fanbase. Some right idiots follow the town...
Title: Why couldn't our club be like this? Post by: ronnie21 on Monday, July 16, 2007, 17:05:42 Quote from: "Dave Blackcurrant" Jut by turning up to fans forums, Trust meetings, and general observations from games would suggest we have a large number of 'slow learners' amongst our fanbase. Some right idiots follow the town... Years ago, in the good old days, myself and a group of mates used to stand in the Town End, when it was real terracing. Always just in front of us were a group of four, about the same age, who went by the name of "the thick kids"!! I guess by some of the remarks recently nothing has changed! :wink: |