I have read some of the recent posts on this forum with absolute disbelief and am now SO Angry, confused and frustrated that I have had, once again to break my self imposed exile.
I have questions to which I would be very interested to hear various correspondent's answers.
Firstly, specifically to Jimmy - Why do you think that the CSH is twice the size it needs to be?
Secondly, For anyone really - Let us say that you are in charge now, The Board have gone, as some would wish and it's down to you, You have a clean slate - Nobody is still there, no Directors, No volunteers, No groundsman, No Players or Management:-
What would you do?
How would you fund it?
I have more but would love first to see what responses I get to the above.
Clearly from the recent traffic on here a number of you could do a much better job, let's hear the responses. And, if any of you have such brilliant, practical notions, then why haven't you shared them with "The Club"?
Right I'll bite ats.
I do think our board do a lot right. But they've got this whole tolson thing wrong. That doesn't mean they get evrytgin wrong. But here my answer to your sensationalist quesions .
I'd probably fund them through similar ways to how we fund them now. Unless graham and the rest of the board are putting in piles of money that we dont know about. Gate money fundraisers etc.
My first act as chaimain would be take a leaf out thatchers book. Find experts for the areas of expertise I lack.
'd approach one of communications company to partner with us - like Manchester jazz festival - pro bono. And see if any of them can put together an investment guide together to bring in further investment.
Mjf worked with my last company to produce the same thing to approach corperate partners and reduce their relliance on central funding.
Fcum got c21 from Alty to do one for them
I'd fill volunteer gaps such as with students from various universities and colleges utilising our community charity status. The schools and universities gain a new partner we get man hours.
I'd be shocked if all our volunteers left but this is ATS doomsday.
Id reform! Tasc and make it more modern and relevant. We've a giant CSH - And they have a tatty table I'm the corner.
I'd them set about trying to get a member of tasc sat on the board.
Tasc would serve as a way for fans to get the fundraising events going more easily and I'd build the fans
But most importantly, I'd build on what the club do well and improve what they dont.
And that would start improving relations between fans and board which this event has severely damaged