Race for the play offs.

[TonyM]

You both seem to denounce the idea of group action..but isn't that what a Community run club is all about.

The action doesn't need to be an immediate boycott of games, but perhaps a statement with signatures requesting information/meeting in return for continued support. I wouldn't have thought that unreasonable. Surely supporters have the right to know what it is they are actually supporting

Pink, I think we probably have a different understanding of community run club (which as B&G has said isn't applicable to KLTFC at present anyway).  To me, a community run club would engage with it's fanbase, sharing what information it could at an appropriate level and on a regular basis allowing for the fact that some information wouldn't be appropriate to share either due to it's commercially sensitive nature or for confidentially reasons for example.  If a community run club was receiving petitions of the manner you are suggesting then I would say it has got a long way off course or needed to work much harder to explain to it's remit to stakeholders.

Tony, I think you have missed my point completely. The club isn't community based at the moment...we all know that......I don't need you and B&G to tell me that.......but in order to change things for the better, I was just suggesting that some group activity with people coming together might be a positive way of the town coming together to give some idea of how they might like the club run, instead of individuals just bemoaning the fact that they are treated like customers and not fans. If the club was community based this issue or situation would hopefully never arise.

I think our idea of Community based is the same.......maybe you just hope that it will happen sometime in the future, somehow.......with that stance I personally doubt it ever will

Pink, apologies if we are talking at cross purposes, maybe the joys of the written word on a forum rather talking over a pint.  Just for reference, I was one of the founder members of the Blue & Gold Trust, although posting on here as an individual so please don't take anything posted as 'Trust policy' or something similar.  For me, it was a real missed opportunity that in the years since reformation there has been a growing divide between the Trust and the two owners (not apportioning blame here as that is pretty pointless and completely subjective anyway) which has not helped either entity but we are where we are. 

I would love to see the fans more actively engaged with the club, be that through forums, fan appointed director, shadow board or one of the other models out there but I think any movement towards this is extremely unlikely whilst SC is still involved with the club, sorry if that isn't proactive enough for you but having spoken with SC on numerous occasions (in a personal capacity) I just don't see how any of those models would fit with his way of running the club.  I mentioned Barrie Pierpont's time at the club in my original reply and I think that may have been the sliding doors moment where SC had the chance to change tack but for whatever reason it didn't work out.

[Pink]

Yes ok B& G and Tony probably fair enough looking at the posts.....apologies probably due....the frustration of the whole situation obviously is getting to me......the suggestion/gist behind the posts was meant to be

Don't moan as individuals and expect things to change, if you feel that strongly then consider.acting  as a community rather than individuals, come up with some requirements necessary for you as a community to continue to support the club, put them to the owner and if they are not met then don't attend.


I had hoped that that had come over in the posts

[Mallard]

Tony, interesting that you mention Cleeve’s ‘way of running the Club’.  Now that is confusing.  Does he actually have an MO of running the Club ?  I stupidly thought it was all seat of the pants stuff with no real plan from one month to the next.   I’m so glad I’m wrong and there is some kind of master plan.   

[Pink]

Just read your most recent, kind and illuminating post Tony....many thanks for that.

 

It just feels like there needs to be a seismic shift for the club to get to where many would like it to be.

[Pink]

Hopefully people can see the suggestion of people coming together with ideas of what they want from the club in order to continue attending matches (and potentially discussing them with the owner ) as a positive not a subversive idea.


People seem to be slowly drifting away in significant numbers for various reasons and the owner doesn't seem to understand why