New Leadership

[Hometown Unicorn]

Originally Posted by Bagger Vance

And that is one of the problems. The 1/3 of the Trust board who sit on the football board will never remove themselves from position meaning in reality to remove a Director means 70/80% majority of the rest is needed, it also means at least 2 years of voting off current WST board members to change the balance enough. Even if a board member was voted out at a WST election they could be co opted back on

The solution is to have separation of committees - no football club board member to have voting rights on WST board meaning less protection, more accountability and the fans then have a genuine chance to influence if they so wished.

I’m with you on the need for another board member but I think it’s a CEO not Director of Football

I could get on board with everything you have said here. A CEO could hold other board members accountable for mistakes, as right now there is no accountability.

[Prodigal Dragon]

Originally Posted by Hometown Unicorn

I could get on board with everything you have said here. A CEO could hold other board members accountable for mistakes, as right now there is no accountability.

Agree we need a CEO to run the club professionally and 24/7, but not as a Board member. They should be responsible to the Board.

Spencer Harris is the de facto chairman but the Board do not like the term. It is human nature for like to promote like, hence the danger of a WST ‘group think’ mentality. The Board are doing well in many areas but are failing in the most important area: football. Since Barry and Don resigned we have become stagnant. We need change not revolution. But if the WST does not act soon and appropriately they risk losing their heads as fans revolt.

Are the bigwigs in the WST wise enough to realise there are issues that need resolving? and brave enough to do what is needed?

[John Neals Dynasty]

Nobody is complaining about what he does off the playing side, it's footballing matters he hasn't a clue about.

But fans need to accept as a fans owned club we are at our level of a permanent National league club.
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[welshian]

Originally Posted by John Neals Dynasty

Nobody is complaining about what he does off the playing side, it's footballing matters he hasn't a clue about.

But fans need to accept as a fans owned club we are at our level of a permanent National league club.
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National League north

[Prodigal Dragon]

Originally Posted by John Neals Dynasty

Nobody is complaining about what he does off the playing side, it's footballing matters he hasn't a clue about.

But fans need to accept as a fans owned club we are at our level of a permanent National league club.
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I cannot accept that limitation, but I recognize that we struggle to raise enough money to fund a genuine promotional push.

If fans do accept that promotion is impossible then relegation and extinction becomes highly likely.

We have a large lease to pay for the Racecourse and it’s upkeep. Easy to chastise the Board, but if the dam busts we will all drown in self-pity!

[NottsRed]

Is there anyway a seat can be bought on the board? Say if a group of individuals said we will invest X pounds as a one off payment into the club but for this we want a seat at the top table for a person we nominate? Genuine question on this as im not fully up on the ins and outs of how the board works with regards to this.

[blackbrookred]

Originally Posted by NottsRed

Is there anyway a seat can be bought on the board? Say if a group of individuals said we will invest X pounds as a one off payment into the club but for this we want a seat at the top table for a person we nominate? Genuine question on this as im not fully up on the ins and outs of how the board works with regards to this.

It would have to be bought through shares as an outside investor. Would need to be put to the membership etc.

[NottsRed]

Originally Posted by blackbrookred

It would have to be bought through shares as an outside investor. Would need to be put to the membership etc.

So more than likely no then?

[eastsussexred]

Originally Posted by John Neals Dynasty

Nobody is complaining about what he does off the playing side, it's footballing matters he hasn't a clue about.

But fans need to accept as a fans owned club we are at our level of a permanent National league club.
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I agree

[Birdy]

Originally Posted by Colonel D

You are quite correct cosmic , because the alternative is falling into the hands of some unscrupulous bloke who would finish us off as per Bury.

Scarred much?