Hello Everyone, for those of you who have been attending the Wellie meetings, you will know that we gathered together several questions from all of you (the final total numbered 14) They have now been sent to the club. I spoke to Nick Higgs, when rang me last week, and he welcomed a smaller number of questions than for the SC EGM (where I believe there were 44 questions asked), so that all who attend, like me, should have time to ask a follow-up question or make a comment, will have the chance. The meeting, will hopefully, be more informative and effective if we can keep the number of questions down. If you would like to know what questions were sent I am more than happy to email them to you, SO please pm me. We put them into different categories to avoid repetition.When you read them hopefully you will agree with many of them. As a suggestion you can register for the meeting, and I sincerely hope you will, and leave it at that. But of course, if you want to send your own question in then that is your right. Hope to see many of you again and to meet some new faces on July 21. Mark
In fact CJS there are 13 questions now. Here they are : Questions for The Question and Answer event on July 21st. The running of the club. 1. Would the board like to comment on these last four seasons' statistics and explain why they feel there should be no change at boardroom level ? 2010 - 2011 season : L1 Wins 11 draws 12 defeats 23 2011 - 2012 season : L2 Wins 15 draws 12 defeats 19 2012 - 2013 season : L2 Wins 16 draws 12 defeats 18 2013 - 2014 season : L2 Wins 12 draws 14 defeats 20 OVERALL WIN PERCENTAGE for the last FOUR seasons of 29.35 % 2. Could The Board outline the roles and responsibilities of all the BRFC Directors for the forthcoming season and beyond ? Does each of them produce and end-of -season report / annual report ? If not, why ? 3.When will the club's internal review findings be published ? What aspects of the club (DETAILS PLEASE) did it focus on ? Why was the involvement of an external voice not considered ? 4. We would like as many board decisions to be communicated to the fans, can you agree to this ? Footballing aspects at the club. 5. Will the club be implementing a footballing philosophy for 2014-15 season, like for example at Exeter City and Swansea City, which will run right throughout the club from The Academy through the U18s and into the first team ? If there is, who is implementing it? If not what is the emphasis of the current philosophy ? 6. Who does the medicals at the club ? (In the light of unfit/injured players starting at the club or getting long-term injuries within their first season at the club). The Manager's Role and their recruitment. 7.Could the club please explain their justifications in retaining Daryl Clarke and Marcus Stewart as the management duo for 2014-15, in the light of last season's results and in particular the last 8 games ? 8. Will there be any change, in comparison to previous seasons, in the way players are recruited at the club ? 9. In the light of so many managers being employed at the club in recent years, could the board explain what they intend to do differently in their recruitment procedures which will ensure the “right” mangers have been recruited ? Communication with the supporters. 10.How is the club going to attempt to improve communication between itself and its supporters in the light of the suspension of The Official Forum ? The New Stadium. 11.What is the exact position about the UWE stadium ? When will the building of the stadium start ? Building/maintaining the fan base. 12.What our the plans for securing fans of the future ? Merchandise and commercial aspects at the club. 13. What are the club's plans to improve the quality of merchandise for sale in the shops so that it reflects the club's nicknames (The Pirates and The Gas ) better? Does the board feel that it successfully markets the off field potential of the club, particularly with regard to*merchandise, considering the commercial experience of Barry Bradshaw and Brian Seymour Smith?'
Some good questions in there which if the board are realistic about transparency they will need to answer but I'm sure like politicians they will swerve around the questions as they never give clear answers regarding their inner sanctum. It would also be good to remind them that whilst they are directors of the club and they put money in they are purely only custodians of the club running it for the future generations and that each year when all the figures are correlated the fans in one way or another put in more money as a collective than those running the club. I would also like clarification on how the board carried out appraisals of their selfs as Mr Higgs did say that all areas of the club would be scrutinised but we have heard something's but he has fallen into the trap of the club would not be here if it wasn't for the directors. Basically a quote directly out of the Geoff Dunford I'm bigger than the club school of thought.
good thing is the board get the questions in advance so we wont hear any excuses about why they cant answer a question. tehy have good time in getting the answer. bad thing is they will most likely answer it in a way that will cause a lot of reply questions yet we aint allowed to ask follow up questions!
Please please please if you are very concerned about how and why we ended up getting relegated to The Conference last season and you also want to hear and possibly challenge the club's plans to bring about success this coming season then register for and come along to The Question and Answer event at the stadium on July 21st. We supporters still have not been told anything about the so- called internal review. We do not know what aspirations/expectations the board have actually set for 2104-15. All details are in the link below.See you there ! www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/article/fans-forum-july-21-1696242.aspx
