vidmar
Bencher
MB: The $37,000 was "owed" by the Sea Eagles to the Football Club and an agreement made to “translate†that to shares?
When Grant Mayer decided to launch the Screaming Eagles and make the Football Club membership a separate entity numbers in the FC dropped significantly and I know of many that were not aware for whatever reason they were no longer FC members.
Hence the low financial figures so the importance of focusing on its growth.
Matabele, take stock mate? Thanks SER8 – well put.
Jatz, thanks for getting back mate – obviously I’m not privy to what caused you to not re-new membership but I do know there have been all manner of spits and spats over the years around membership managers, club officials and even “supporter†groups.
My posts do go on a bit sometimes but over the years I have spoken to so many who have not been aware of the back office set up of our club and had no idea of how the parties interact.
For example I know of people that had Leagues Club memberships for many years and thought that this was Football Club membership
The more rank and file supporters understand these aspects and the importance and value of the memberships the more people can make an informed decision – If they choose not to get membership then so be it but if they don’t get a membership through ignorance or misunderstanding then I think that is sad.
If we are to point to our owners to stop feuding for the betterment of the club then we also need to show a willingness to unite and collectively do what we can to support both team AND the club.
I have no problem with people debating club issues but I do when they defend their position or make their points with un-truths, media beat ups or by pushing personal agendas against people associated with the club
The Football Club voting exclusion period was, as rightly written above, put in place to avoid the possibility of someone or a rival group “buying†the decision making ability ie someone could have purchased a few thousand memberships for “mates†and then influencing the vote for their own personal agenda.
As a FC member I voted for it and there were some very real reasons to have it in place at the time.
That said, if this aspect of the membership is now precluding people from joining then I would be happy to raise this at a board meeting and discuss it with the other directors?
Vidmar
When Grant Mayer decided to launch the Screaming Eagles and make the Football Club membership a separate entity numbers in the FC dropped significantly and I know of many that were not aware for whatever reason they were no longer FC members.
Hence the low financial figures so the importance of focusing on its growth.
Matabele, take stock mate? Thanks SER8 – well put.
Jatz, thanks for getting back mate – obviously I’m not privy to what caused you to not re-new membership but I do know there have been all manner of spits and spats over the years around membership managers, club officials and even “supporter†groups.
My posts do go on a bit sometimes but over the years I have spoken to so many who have not been aware of the back office set up of our club and had no idea of how the parties interact.
For example I know of people that had Leagues Club memberships for many years and thought that this was Football Club membership
The more rank and file supporters understand these aspects and the importance and value of the memberships the more people can make an informed decision – If they choose not to get membership then so be it but if they don’t get a membership through ignorance or misunderstanding then I think that is sad.
If we are to point to our owners to stop feuding for the betterment of the club then we also need to show a willingness to unite and collectively do what we can to support both team AND the club.
I have no problem with people debating club issues but I do when they defend their position or make their points with un-truths, media beat ups or by pushing personal agendas against people associated with the club
The Football Club voting exclusion period was, as rightly written above, put in place to avoid the possibility of someone or a rival group “buying†the decision making ability ie someone could have purchased a few thousand memberships for “mates†and then influencing the vote for their own personal agenda.
As a FC member I voted for it and there were some very real reasons to have it in place at the time.
That said, if this aspect of the membership is now precluding people from joining then I would be happy to raise this at a board meeting and discuss it with the other directors?
Vidmar
