Operational Board Q&A - part ONE answers

[GiggityGiggityGiggityGoo]

Originally Posted by Haruki

Below is Spencer Harris list of boardroom achievements. What is striking is that all of them are off pitch activities and he couldn't name even one on pitch success. Says it all.


Returned a business with no assets losing £750,000 per annum to a break even financially sustainable business through a complete remodeling of the business
•Wiped out debts of £500,000
•More than doubled the turnover of the business in 8 years
•Built a new shop and built a retail offering for fans, for example we now sell around 4,000 replica shirts per annum
•Introduced new ticketing system allowing people to buy tickets and print at home
•New website
•Built the relationships back with the Football Association of Wales to return International football back to the Racecourse including representative age groups and a full international in March V Trinidad and Tobago
•Managed to maintain our Youth Department set up from age 9 to 18 and signed a contract with the FAW to operate the Youth Department from the revamped Colliers Park and continued to produce players - generated income of player sales in excess of £20,000 Year To Date from the Youth department to support its funding despite not being eligible to receive compensation under EPP. In other words we are battling very hard with other clubs on your behalf and achieving income that clubs could refuse to pay
•Made the club legally compliant with proper employment practices in place
•Driven new non football revenue into the club by attracting world famous performers to play the Racecourse in concerts such as the Stereophonics and Lionel Richie
•Got the Racecourse back into ‘effective ownership’ with a 99 year lease, and full operational control of the Ground
•Improved some aspects of the Racecourse Stadium such as the flooring in the MRS, new seats, new CCTV, new dug outs, new executive area (to drive more revenue into the club) with a new tunnel to come soon
•Achieved autism friendly status, away disabled travel and a whole host of community objectives (tickets, fund raising, food bank support, Alzheimer’s sessions) with the help of other volunteers
•Launched the Racecourse Community Foundation which through sports and physical activities its aim is to improve the health and well-being of individuals in Wrexham and North Wales particularly in respect of children and young people, those with disabilities and those disadvantaged and isolated from community activities.

These are the ones that matter when trying to climb the coporate ladder, they aren't intrested in on the pitch exploits. Let's face it, him clinging to power is in part what it's all about.

When being interviewed myself they couldn't give hoot how some sports team did and are only intrested in what I did for it beyond playing.

[Vambo]

Originally Posted by GiggityGiggityGiggityGoo

These are the ones that matter when trying to climb the coporate ladder, they aren't intrested in on the pitch exploits. Let's face it, him clinging to power is in part what it's all about.

When being interviewed myself they couldn't give hoot how some sports team did and are only intrested in what I did for it beyond playing.

What!!

Surely SH responsibilities are for off field matters.

[Cenotaff]

Originally Posted by Vambo

What!!

Surely SH responsibilities are for off field matters.

What about recruitment? Who's employing the likes of Barrow, Newell, Hughes, Keates MKII, retaining Darlington through countless managers?

His responsibility is not just off the field. He has direct influence with the on the field matters too. Let's not play naive here!

[cardiffred]

Originally Posted by Cenotaff

What about recruitment? Who's employing the likes of Barrow, Newell, Hughes, Keates MKII, retaining Darlington through countless managers?

His responsibility is not just off the field. He has direct influence with the on the field matters too. Let's not play naive here!

Indeed but SH was asked to list the achievements of the board, not what they'd messed up.

[John Neals Dynasty]

Originally Posted by Percy Sugden

It’s a shame the Q ana A hasn’t been offered as a box set that I can download in one hit. The suspense is killing me!

Surely reaction will be looked at by the Harris FM and TV production team firstly, and then any further answers in the series edited to suit the audience.

How many episodes is in this series of "LOST"

#ohlookhowgreatweare
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[GiggityGiggityGiggityGoo]

Originally Posted by Vambo

What!!

Surely SH responsibilities are for off field matters.

The point I'm making is the first team is failing on his watch and the CoE. Everything listed is things you'd say on a CV or in an interview.

That's not to say some achievements have been made by both areas like the FA Trophy win, something he's forgotten. Which he was a part of, a small important cog in a big machine which plenty seem to be forgetting.

I'd love to know what Dixie McNeil's role on the board will be, the only one who hasn't hand them listed. Which is rather odd.