Protest

[TomWFC]

Originally Posted by Ugolini

At last some sense. If we continue with the fans owned model, then presumably the next members of the future football board are already members of the Trust. Can you name them and tell people like me what their relevant strengths are and how that marries in to running a football club.

Once those "replacements" are in place, are they going to be bombproof, or will they too be subjected to the hateful tirade that some of the present board have had to endure if things just happen not to go to plan?

Where do we find an honest philanthropic millionaire who will take over the club with no real assets, invest heavily and not require any financial benefits. Do they exist?

None of us are very happy at the moment, so please tell me what your answer is.

"Things just happen not to go to plan..."

That just makes this all sound like a big honest accident, when the truth is anything but.

Is the disgraceful treatment of the DSA and former academy staff "things just happen not to go to plan..."?

Is the numerous managerial appointments and the January fiasco "things just happen not to go to plan..." ?

Is our part-time approach to all things football-related at the club "things just happen not to go to plan..." ?

I'm sure there have been good intentions and honest mistakes along the way, but the above has trumped that and lead to a spiral of arrogance and aloofness which has alienated a huge number of supporters.

[WrexhamO]

Originally Posted by Ugolini

At last some sense. If we continue with the fans owned model, then presumably the next members of the future football board are already members of the Trust. Can you name them and tell people like me what their relevant strengths are and how that marries in to running a football club.

Once those "replacements" are in place, are they going to be bombproof, or will they too be subjected to the hateful tirade that some of the present board have had to endure if things just happen not to go to plan?

Where do we find an honest philanthropic millionaire who will take over the club with no real assets, invest heavily and not require any financial benefits. Do they exist?

None of us are very happy at the moment, so please tell me what your answer is.

Could you have done the same for the current boards 9 years ago?

[crazywelsh]

Originally Posted by SammyMac

Which, as we are a fans owned club, would reduce income and therefore the budget for players which would make the squad even weaker, with the consequence of dropping even further down the leagues.
In Blackpools case they were aiming at the owner and by not attending reduced his income and the value of the club to sell

Well considering how much these wst supporting throbbers love telling us that there’s nothing to invest in ... if we all stop going maybe il get what Iv always wanted the wst giving the club away to someone who can take us forward.

[Hometown Unicorn]

Originally Posted by Ugolini

At last some sense. If we continue with the fans owned model, then presumably the next members of the future football board are already members of the Trust. Can you name them and tell people like me what their relevant strengths are and how that marries in to running a football club.

No, I cannot name them. I'm not one who's advocating a whole restructure of the board but I would like to see some changes as whatever is happening, it is not working. I would like to see a professional hired at CEO level to oversee the board while they dig us out of this mess and a Director of Football brought in to oversee the footballing side. We looking at former players who may lend us a hand in that department as I'm sure there are a few there who would like to assist.

Once those "replacements" are in place, are they going to be bombproof, or will they too be subjected to the hateful tirade that some of the present board have had to endure if things just happen not to go to plan?

Do you not think that some of the stick they get is justified? Just take a second to look at our situation. We are staring relegation to the national league north down the barrel. Should we drop to the level below and not bounce immediately back up, crowds will drop significantly (as they've already begun to) and we will struggle to afford the lease on the ground, let alone any players to come in. Should we lose our club or ground because of those who think they know better, I will not hold back and neither will anyone with a sense of passion for this football club. You now may counter that death threats are incredibly over the top, as is abuse, which I agree with. People telling them to leave the club isn't unjustified at this point though.

Where do we find an honest philanthropic millionaire who will take over the club with no real assets, invest heavily and not require any financial benefits. Do they exist?

Yes, they do exist. Look at teams like Salford, Forest Green and Fleetwood who have zoomed past us in recent years. These clubs had little to no assets either, yet with heavy investment their millionaire owners have seen them into the football league and beyond. Investing into a football club is a risk, but one a lot of millionaires like to take due to the enjoyment of running a football club can bring. Look at Lincoln, I bet those south African investors are over the moon with the money they pumped in and too right they should be. They've seen profits soar and are now competing at League One level. I think they could even go higher! There are other examples and if you would like me to list a few I'd be more than happy to.

None of us are very happy at the moment, so please tell me what your answer is.

I hope I've answered your questions there, and I hope that you will provide a follow-up given that you've received a thorough response from me.

[Wreck Sam]

Originally Posted by Ugolini

At last some sense. If we continue with the fans owned model, then presumably the next members of the future football board are already members of the Trust. Can you name them and tell people like me what their relevant strengths are and how that marries in to running a football club.

Once those "replacements" are in place, are they going to be bombproof, or will they too be subjected to the hateful tirade that some of the present board have had to endure if things just happen not to go to plan?

Where do we find an honest philanthropic millionaire who will take over the club with no real assets, invest heavily and not require any financial benefits. Do they exist?

None of us are very happy at the moment, so please tell me what your answer is.

The result of leading without the know how required probably leads to things just happening to not go to plan. Nobody should have to endure any personal abuse btw but lets be honest here... there have been a succession of expensive blunders made seeing us where we are. The current leadership have proven they do not have the skill sets to reverse the decline they have presided over. The answer is to get people in who have the skill sets to halt the decline and take us forward.

[billybersham]

Originally Posted by Ugolini

At last some sense. If we continue with the fans owned model, then presumably the next members of the future football board are already members of the Trust. Can you name them and tell people like me what their relevant strengths are and how that marries in to running a football club.

Once those "replacements" are in place, are they going to be bombproof, or will they too be subjected to the hateful tirade that some of the present board have had to endure if things just happen not to go to plan?

Where do we find an honest philanthropic millionaire who will take over the club with no real assets, invest heavily and not require any financial benefits. Do they exist?

None of us are very happy at the moment, so please tell me what your answer is.

If there is not any millionaires about in this national division why is it that we have not been very competitive in this division in the past 7 seasons considering we get 3000 more fans than the average national league club.I am sure you will tell me Solihull have got a backer but have got a car park they rent out.