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Always nice to hear from a wood carver.

Paying bills on time or paying players?  What would people prefer

Confidential HR, financial, contractual & personal matters at other supporter owned clubs, are usually discussed in private session. Before observers are allowed to join the Board Meeting.

Trust AGM after Christmas. If you wish to stand for election to the board Mall, I'll happily sign your nomination form. Someone with your thirst for knowledge and good governance would be welcome

Who moderates the moderator? 

Quote from: Blue_and_Gold on December 06, 2025, 02:41:01 PM

Quote from: Veratis on December 06, 2025, 12:35:28 PMB and G I have noticed in several of your posts you quote how the Trust should be operating under their rules, in particular yesterday you talked about how the Trust members would need to vote on appointing a
a director to the Club.
Could you please read the rules( available on this website ) before making incorrect quotes. The Trust adopted new updated rules in 2022 which you would be wise to refer to prior to making inaccurate quotes about legally binding Trust rules.

Nice to see that you keep so up to date with Trust matters. Did you manage that all by yourself of have some assistance?

Thanks for pointing that out. I'll review the Trust rules.

Equally, maybe you should suggest to others that they should do a bit of reading on the legalities of things as well.

Just saying!   

Smokescreen

Quote from: Blue_and_Gold on December 06, 2025, 02:35:53 PM

Quote from: Veratis on December 06, 2025, 12:46:43 PMI think the main issue here is the constant implied criticism of people who are volunteering there own time unpaid to organize such events for the football community of the Club such as past players etc.
Its extremely demoralizing when you've gone to a lot of effort and made endless phone calls to pull this off when someone knick picks suggesting that other people should also have been involved.
Club volunteers are a rare and valuable thing today and should be encouraged as without them the Club will not prosper in the future.
Rather than make suggestions on how to improve or expand an event please offer your time and support next time, it will gratefully accepted.

What a complete load of Bull!

Nobody has criticised, only made a suggestion. It just suits your narrative to suggest otherwise. You're out of order but I have already learned to expect this from this quarter.

So you don't want suggestions in the future? Really?

I know you don't like to answer questions, but please do so this time. The suggestion was that some of the older fans who knew Ruddy for Decades, could have been invited to the occasions. Nothing more than that. No criticism at all.

It was obviously not even considered, but fair enough.


So the question is, do you think it would be a good idea to take this on board for the future?

Help?

Again do your homework first before commenting. It just makes you look silly.

Smokescreen.

Quote from: Mallard on December 04, 2025, 08:49:12 PMSpiv online I couldn't quite make out what Bal was saying that something had to remain confidential, his voice went very quiet when he was speaking at this time.  I can't see how it can be Confidential when the Trust are now felllow shareholders ( 130 members). Unless the Trust is also not privy to this information

Perhaps he was waiting for the information to be given to Trust members first, before going public. That's normally how things are done.

Quote from: Mallard on November 26, 2025, 06:12:15 AMGreat win and great comeback.  Not sure the team a few weeks back would have recovered from going 2 down.  Must give plenty of confidence going into the away game at Oxford. 

Squad is getting stronger with still more players to come back from injury.  What's the story why Chapman is missing?

Heard Bal and SC got involved in a little spat before the game last night.  Bal letting SC hang around the Club is on him. Should have been a clean break.

Cleeve letting SC hang around, oh what a circus. 

Quote from: Mallard on November 22, 2025, 04:07:28 PMI'm sure Bal would have pulled in a local ref to give it the once over this morning. Today's ref must have arrived at the ground around 1pm so why was it left until 2.15 to pull the game ?

Never a good look for the Club to have game called off so late but some of the social media comments aimed at Bal are somewhat over the top.

Not a lot he can do about those comments so best he stick to  tackling  the low hanging fruit 

Some irony in there Mallard. Time to get off the fence .

Quote from: Blue_and_Gold on November 22, 2025, 03:08:53 PM

Quote from: happymondays on November 22, 2025, 02:58:23 PMAbsolute farce...I had been checking all social media since 11am as it was looking very dodgy.Game was on so arrived at the walks at 14.30 to see everyone walking away soaked.Poor old Macclesfield what a wasted trip.

Quote from: Blue_and_Gold on November 22, 2025, 03:08:53 PM

Quote from: happymondays on November 22, 2025, 02:58:23 PMAbsolute farce...I had been checking all social media since 11am as it was looking very dodgy.Game was on so arrived at the walks at 14.30 to see everyone walking away soaked.Poor old Macclesfield what a wasted trip.

Obviously people are not going to be happy about it but I guess Bal and co wanted to give it every opportunity to go ahead, not just because people traveled but it would be important to get the cash in sooner rather than later.

I hope the new boys in charge have budgeted for such things, as my money is on that there could be a few like this during the coming winter.

Some serious and quite vicious comments already appearing on X and Facebook, but I don't think Bal can do anything about attempting to censor those platforms.

I don't think it's unreasonable for the people who had already paid to be given a refund if requested.

Obviously people are not going to be happy about it but I guess Bal and co wanted to give it every opportunity to go ahead, not just because people traveled but it would be important to get the cash in sooner rather than later.

I hope the new boys in charge have budgeted for such things, as my money is on that there could be a few like this during the coming winter.

Some serious and quite vicious comments already appearing on X and Facebook, but I don't think Bal can do anything about attempting to censor those platforms.

I don't think it's unreasonable for the people who had already paid to be given a refund if requested.

Are you saying he can censor this forum then?

Fenman happy. Packed pub Macc fans included. Now getting another round in.

Quote from: Blue_and_Gold on November 22, 2025, 02:55:55 PM

Quote from: Quinn Upstone on November 22, 2025, 11:13:09 AM

Quote from: peter on November 22, 2025, 08:50:58 AMDid "Joe" actually put money in? Or was he a Ghost Investor?

With all due respect...does it even matter?

Again with respect, but of course it does. A very important point.

The Club is legally required to know who the investor is and where they obtained the money from. ie to ensure it came from a legitimate source (Money laundering regulations). There's plenty of reports out there (which have been posted previously) about where lower league clubs have been used for money laundering, especially by criminal gangs operation in the cryptocurrency game (some people refer to it as Bitcoin, but that's just one provider of Crypto).

It should also be declared how the money is "invested" in the club. e.g. Sponsorship later claimed to be a loan could be a source of illegal activity, as could money given to an individual but a company that's owned by the business is paying it back. Another one is where goods are given in lieu of being charged for sponsorship but the goods not finding their way to the business. These are probably  the first thing any investigation would look at.

There's loads more that has to be considered by any business when investing or sponsorship is involved. These are just three examples but I guess football clubs have to more vigilant than most other business's because they are in the public eye all the time.

It must be a nightmare when people are trying to give you money but you don't know if you are legally allowed to take it.

So yes, it is important and does matter.

You're wasting your time here B&G. Lynn public ain't bothered as long as someone's throwing their money away.

Quote from: rod on November 20, 2025, 07:56:11 PMSuch a shame that neither Roger Taylor (Queen) or George Russell (F1) appear to be interested in football?!

Never mind Queen. The Court Jester's still knocking about apparently.

Perfect timing, he can sell Christmas Draw tickets.