KLTFC Lease documents

[The Fenman]

Cant say they would have Bragman as i am not a board member.  It strikes me though as soon as their hands were on the keys, it was my way or no way.  I'll never argue that they not done a good job and when you look at our stadium, an amazing job. I just want the things that they said would done to be done.  Full integration into the community football, a youth feeder structure, qualified coach's bring locals through, mass media around town, All the good things that swayed the Council to award the lease.

I really don't think that is too much to ask.

[Bragman]

Cant say they would have Bragman as i am not a board member.  It strikes me though as soon as their hands were on the keys, it was my way or no way.  I'll never argue that they not done a good job and when you look at our stadium, an amazing job. I just want the things that they said would done to be done.  Full integration into the community football, a youth feeder structure, qualified coach's bring locals through, mass media around town, All the good things that swayed the Council to award the lease.

I really don't think that is too much to ask.

I have to agree with you there Shedman. But as we all know it's not an ideal world. In these days of financial restraint it's not always easy to keep to promises that are made 2 or 3 years ago. If someone else had ran the club they might have also found keeping promises not possible.

[The Fenman]

I think the the things they said would do, would have been the foundations for a great non league club.  It can still happen.  Look what happened when they relinquished control of the program and gave to a group of people who knew what they were talking about.

[Bragman]

Give it time and maybe the promises will be met. Don't forget this is still a fledgling club now entering its 3rd year

[40yrfan]

Give it time and maybe the promises will be met. Don't forget this is still a fledgling club now entering its 3rd year

Think you've got it back to front Bragman.The cornerstones of a successful community club need to be there from the outset for the club to go in the right direction.Two years of potential development in the right direction have already been lost.The current direction appears to me to be little different from previous models which ended in failure.The club has suffered in the past from various cliques and factions who strived to gain authority within the club to the detriment of the loyal fans.Transparency across the board with more community involvement seems to me to be the only way to prevent this. I think Shedman's early post re community and success was one of the most sensible on here for a long time.The club probably naturally sits about where it is now in step 4 -any higher and finacial problems loom.I find that  an unpleasing scenario with the current set-up.BUT if the club was run so the whole community was embraced and it was a truly King's Lynn community football club I would be proud to turn up for games just to be part of it even if step 4 was the pinnacle for a good few years. As it is I don't feel part of what is going on and am not drawn into getting involved  because I feel a small number of people are dictating the direction of the club.By paying the admission fee I feel I am  supporting their plans and their profit and not supporting the local community / future of the club.

[Bragman]

Ok,that's your choice 40yrfan. I stand to be corrected here as I'm sure I will be,but is Bully not involved with a community football project that is to do with KLTFC. Also are the Friends not anything to do with the community? As I said I stand to be corrected.

[1984linnet]

Have any of you that are complaining had the balls just to contact the chapmans rather then just moan from behind a keyboard

[Grissles O'leary.]

And that would achieve what precisely?

[loopy,linnet]

i was going to say something but bragman has said it all for me

[Grissles O'leary.]

Football in the community and KLTFC are 2 completely different things,Bully just happens to work for both of them.

[The Fenman]

Have any of you that are complaining had the balls just to contact the chapmans rather then just moan from behind a keyboard

Yes. I have a chat with Buster when I see him, he always makes a point of coming over to say hi.  I don't always have a moan about these things on match days, his head is where it should be on match days.

I have documented my interest in community involvement to the club office as have others but no response.

[MCL1970]

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Ok,that's your choice 40yrfan. I stand to be corrected here as I'm sure I will be,but is Bully not involved with a community football project that is to do with KLTFC. Also are the Friends not anything to do with the community? As I said I stand to be corrected.

as far as I know bragman community football is independent of kltfc

[The Fenman]

Which is great 'crime' of all!

Setch, Buster and Bully should be sitting down to forge links on this.  The Town would be greater for it.

[Linnet71]

That is my belief.
It is because the two are not connected that the Chapmans have to pay slightly more in rent.

[The Fenman]

Now there's yet another good reason for them to get together...............