Just a fan Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 The issue I have at present is many at the club look at the fans with disdain, fans are tolerated but too often we are criticised by the very people that have the begging bowls out time and again and I for one am sick of it. We're labelled as :censored: fans time and again yet after what we have endured in the last 19 years I reckon we have some of the most committed, loyal and tolerant fans around. One of the best quotes I've read in a while (although im paraphasing) is that one of the most important things the new owners of man city did was to make the fans feel valued and important, to the extent of having employees ring fans after their 1st visit to the ground to see how they found it etc. Not saying we should go to that extent but in all honestly how many of us feel valued by the club? Or feel like they are treated with disdain by the club? I'm with oafcprozac on this and feel we are tolerated because they need our money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc0000 Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 How many fee paying members does the trust still have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scratch2000uk Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 How many fee paying members does the trust still have? The trusts web site is a good indicator of how much interest there is in raising funds and awareness , half the links don't even work. Not to mention that supposed winners of season tickets/ shirts etc, for joining it are ever published. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forte_Baby Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 No Pete being a member of the Trust doesn't give you a voice, only Trust Directors invited onto the Trust Board by other Trust Directors can challenge Barry's position by way of a ballot amongst the Trust Directorship only. The system was flawed from the start and this is why the Trust IMO is a lame duck and has been for years. Sorry if that pisses a few people off but that is my opinion and i know one or two work hard for the club but the Trust is the minority when in reality given people's misgivings re: the intentions of the owners over the last few years should have been getting stronger. Instead it has withered away into the background. An odd function here and there has done little to promote membership. The Trust IMO should be hell bent on fundraising to kit and fit the new supporters bar out in the new stand - do something tangible that all fans can appreciate. Building the stand is one issue, fitting the bugger out is another.... This is reason why the club has had to launch the playershare as a different body to appeal to fans especially those fed up with the trust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhamoafc Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 The club should have a monthly meeting, similar to the one they had when LJ first took over. Get around 5 fans reps and meet with Corney, Barry and Lee to discuss certain things on and off the pitch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 This is reason why the club has had to launch the playershare as a different body to appeal to fans especially those fed up with the trust. I thought The Trust launched and operated PlayerShare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 ...one of the most important things the new owners of man city did was to make the fans feel valued and important... Great illusion, but they're good at making a select few feel valued. http://www.theepocht...to-saudi-sheik/ MCR council pretty much rolled over for them, I hope NY deal with it differently. Their exploits in Abu Dhabi are questionable too. How many fee paying members does the trust still have? I'm still one I believe, although I have had no direct communication from the trust for about 2 or 3 years. The trusts web site is a good indicator of how much interest there is in raising funds and awareness , half the links don't even work. Not to mention that supposed winners of season tickets/ shirts etc, for joining it are ever published. Good point. This is characteristic of the "Don't worry, they will still come and support and watch and pay" attitude that surrounds almost everything to do with the club. If I had the spare time I'd offer to spruce it up a little, but as it stands it looks like that's a big job to recover. I have offered my help on several occasions, once I gave them a free alternative to their then website, plus I started and helped curate their twitter account. The free website was shunned and the twitter account was taken from me and has now probably gone to seed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Trouble is, it's all good shouting off on here about it but there's nobody that can be arsed to step up and have a go. If you want to change it, do something about it. I messaged Barry on here with regards to the new shirt situation (which didn't affect me directly but I felt was worth raising) and to his credit he messaged me back very quickly. However, after a few messages back and forth the long and short of it was, in my opinion, an elaborate way of saying 'tough :censored:' and that I was in a minority of fans who were aggrieved at what had happened. I did ask whether he fought the fans' corner on the issue and the silence on the issue was deafening. I do not doubt he takes his role seriously but I remain of the opinion that we have a board's representative to the fans and not a fans' representative on the board. JSS has to be a candidate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 (edited) Problem is, he was/is supposed to be the fans representative on the board but seems to have ended up just working there (paid or otherwise). The role of fans representative to the club seems to have become clubs representative to the fans. Edited May 23, 2013 by HarryBosch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie_J Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Problem is, he was/is supposed to be the fans representative on the board but seems to have ended up just working there (paid or otherwise). The role of fans representative to the club seems to have become clubs representative to the fans. Out of interest, Barry, were you paid during the period in which you were interim-CEO? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc0000 Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Problem is, he was/is supposed to be the fans representative on the board but seems to have ended up just working there (paid or otherwise). The role of fans representative to the club seems to have become clubs representative to the fans. This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c.hill12 Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Playershare is not a club venture. It was started by the trust but now has it's own committee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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