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« Reply #15 on: Monday, January 22, 2007, 20:35:28 » |
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things have got a lot better since we have had a shadow board Shudder ! Do you remember that phase ? |
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« Reply #16 on: Monday, January 22, 2007, 20:39:44 » |
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yep, but can't recall when re: STFC....
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Fred Elliot
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« Reply #17 on: Monday, January 22, 2007, 20:40:53 » |
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eh ?
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« Reply #18 on: Monday, January 22, 2007, 20:41:39 » |
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Having a Trust with closing in on 1000 members means a voice has now been fully established. If 1000 people turned up on a Matchday behind the Arkells we'd be on the main news, so that's the kind of size and magnitude such a membership base has behind it. Even our board can't fail to realise they must now produce. The worse case scenario of no change in shareholding still leaves us better off then 5 months ago. People now know something can be done, that take it or leave it is no longer the option, that when we are disgruntled people may actually have to listen (even if not act).
I can still see no way for the club to go it alone on the development of the CG and expect to get buy in from everyone needed, so again a 1000 strong Trust with a well thought out and locally supported proposal suddenly becomes needed!
Fuck me, where I work less than 10% of the workforce is unionised, yet they still exert incredible influence. Imagine what that would be like with 20% membership as the Trust now probably has (5000 would be a very high estimate of the hardcore support for the club).
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« Reply #19 on: Monday, January 22, 2007, 20:43:09 » |
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eh ? Did the fans run a 'Shadow Board' at any point in the last 20 years? just rings a bell |
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« Reply #20 on: Monday, January 22, 2007, 20:44:43 » |
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Fuck me, where I work less than 10% of the workforce is unionised, yet they still exert incredible influence.
Mine is about 3% Rob and they get more representation at management meetings, so disproportional it's unreal. They get listened to with fervour as well |
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« Reply #21 on: Monday, January 22, 2007, 20:44:58 » |
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Shadow Board = yes, effective and worthwhile = not really. It was a talking shop as I remember, with no real influence and not given any powers at all.
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« Reply #22 on: Monday, January 22, 2007, 20:45:26 » |
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eh ? Did the fans run a 'Shadow Board' at any point in the last 20 years? just rings a bell They certainly did Moonie Talk about "toothless tiger" |
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« Reply #23 on: Monday, January 22, 2007, 20:47:19 » |
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Fuck me, where I work less than 10% of the workforce is unionised, yet they still exert incredible influence.
Mine is about 3% Rob and they get more representation at management meetings, so disproportional it's unreal. They get listened to with fervour as well Difference being union members always have employment law to fall back on, so at least have some leverage. Fans don't matter - if our opinions counted for anything in the eyes of the board we wouldn't have this debate at all |
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« Reply #24 on: Monday, January 22, 2007, 20:50:05 » |
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exactly having said that, we all have EL to safeguard us from "dodgy employers" When I am PM I will introduce such policies for football fans !  |
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« Reply #25 on: Monday, January 22, 2007, 20:53:09 » |
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When I am PM :shock: That should shake up the licensing laws and the higher rate of income tax then |
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« Reply #26 on: Monday, January 22, 2007, 20:57:52 » |
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All booze and fags will be zero rated mate.
Range Rover car tax will be 40,000.00 a year and fuel for 4x4's will be 8.96p a litre
sorted
oh and Minibuses will be free to footie fans
and Dangerfields will have the auditors in
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« Reply #28 on: Monday, January 22, 2007, 21:47:39 » |
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Shadow Board = yes, effective and worthwhile = not really. It was a talking shop as I remember, with no real influence and not given any powers at all. I just meant that we do have someone there who would come in and take control of the club. And do a good job. Surely that exerts pressure. The current board are desperate for it to stop. Issueing deadlines and ultimatums. I say ignore them and keep building the pressure. Things are ticking along nicely. |
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« Reply #29 on: Monday, January 22, 2007, 22:02:10 » |
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Shadow Board = yes, effective and worthwhile = not really. It was a talking shop as I remember, with no real influence and not given any powers at all. I just meant that we do have someone there who would come in and take control of the club. And do a good job. Surely that exerts pressure. The current board are desperate for it to stop. Issueing deadlines and ultimatums. I say ignore them and keep building the pressure. Things are ticking along nicely. Yep, I was talking about a Shadow Board the club introduced in the early/mid 90's that had little real reason for being and no real support behind it. |
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