WST AGM Resolution E - increase facilities for wheelchair users asap

[Welsh Kiwi]

In any organisation, wether its a club, office, company or brand, the sensible thing to do is to grow the business, to make it do better and to create positivity around the organisation to attract more people to its door.

At WAFC, the greatest focus is on the football, which is understandable as its the biggest point of interest and the focal purpose of the entertainment.

When we are not successful on the pitch or don't provide sufficient entertainment or we continue to under sell ourselves (by being outside of the football league) everyone gets frustrated and dejected. And many fans (like most football fans of most clubs) will start the process of blame culture to let off steam. To find someone to blame for the ongoing downturn in their clubs fortunes. And then the circle continues, until the club stumbles across the right formula, the right manager, the right ethos, the right vibe of positivity. When that happens at Wrexham and it hasn't happened for a long time, the heavens open and the grass looks greener, the wrexham larger tastes sweeter and the trophy cabinet gets a new shelf.

This preamble is just to highlight that (in my personal opinion) at the moment, the most notable point of innovation at Wrexham AFC, the sector with a real sense of purpose is the DSA. It's the one element at our club that is excelling and leading the way in the football industry and has gleaned nationwide admiration. Some might not appreciate how important that is to our club and think it has nothing to do with what happens on the pitch. That there is no direct link and its only beneficial to the Disabled fans. I personally think that view would be quite short sighted.

If I was a corporate sponsor with £10M to throw at a football club, I would sponsor a community owned club that cared about its whole community of fans and that was so great at doing it, that it received nationwide exposure. I wouldn't take much notice of just another football club that was the same as every other one.

[pagl]

Originally Posted by el poncho

And then the circle continues, until the club stumbles across the right formula, the right manager, the right ethos, the right vibe of positivity.

Surely the start point is getting the club 'ethos' right and then behind that are plans and a formula which then provides for a manager who may or may not turn out to be the 'right' one. I don't think that trying to continue to look for different managers in the hope that one will deliver is a recipe for success.

If we take the examples of the past then AM was thrown into the deep end and the formula for signing players failed. Mills was basically a totally failure in 'ethos' after a very positive start, however his treatment of Vose and then Manny should have been questioned against the clubs ethos.

Under DK then it did start of fall into place a bit more and it was only the lack of creativity that was the issue until the time he jumped ship.

So now Sam comes in but what we should really think about is the 'ethos' that he needs to work to. Yes there are times and ways in which this needs to flex but there should be some main 'core values' that we should always refer to when we look to address issues with recruitment, performance, formation etc.

[Welsh Kiwi]

Originally Posted by pagl

Surely the start point is getting the club 'ethos' right and then behind that are plans and a formula which then provides for a manager who may or may not turn out to be the 'right' one. I don't think that trying to continue to look for different managers in the hope that one will deliver is a recipe for success.

If we take the examples of the past then AM was thrown into the deep end and the formula for signing players failed. Mills was basically a totally failure in 'ethos' after a very positive start, however his treatment of Vose and then Manny should have been questioned against the clubs ethos.

Under DK then it did start of fall into place a bit more and it was only the lack of creativity that was the issue until the time he jumped ship.

So now Sam comes in but what we should really think about is the 'ethos' that he needs to work to. Yes there are times and ways in which this needs to flex but there should be some main 'core values' that we should always refer to when we look to address issues with recruitment, performance, formation etc.

Pagl, yes I agree, on the football side the Ethos is critical and has far more chance of success than just stumbling upon the right formula.

But by concentrating your reply on the football and the managers, you may have missed the point of my post and this thread, was to highlight the importance of the DSA to the clubs core values and its future success.

[pagl]

Originally Posted by el poncho

Pagl, yes I agree, on the football side the Ethos is critical and has far more chance of success than just stumbling upon the right formula.

But by concentrating your reply on the football and the managers, you may have missed the point of my post and this thread, was to highlight the importance of the DSA to the clubs core values and its future success.

Yeh. For some reason I thought I was on a different thread this morning LOL.

Totally agree that DSA should be at the heart of the club.
Seems to me with all the relevant points made on here that this needs to be sorted with some meetings and actions.

[dlrwrexham]

Originally Posted by pagl

Yeh. For some reason I thought I was on a different thread this morning LOL.

Totally agree that DSA should be at the heart of the club.
Seems to me with all the relevant points made on here that this needs to be sorted with some meetings and actions.

The DSA are awaiting a date to meet with the club.We are ready when they are.

[Welsh Kiwi]

Originally Posted by dlrwrexham

The DSA are awaiting a date to meet with the club. We are ready when they are.

Come on WST board / Wrexham Football Club board, let's get everyone round the table with the DSA and get this important Resolution and mandate moving forward.

[DoomandGloom]

Originally Posted by DoomandGloom

Is there any time limit on their agreed matched funding

Sorry, anyone able to advise on this?

[fezbob]

Are we truly a community club or is it just an empty platitude? Please show it's the former by supporting the DSA.
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[WrexhamO]

Originally Posted by DoomandGloom

Sorry, anyone able to advise on this?

From memory it was for a year, then you would lose it and have to reapply. I would need to double check on that though.