I have sent a letter to the Echo

[South Mouth]

Jeff wont say anything until he feels ready and that wont be until he's satisfied everything has gone his way, i.e, going to Chelmsford perhaps.

[cangull]

Well there we have it, in the echo tonight Jeff King states that he will not make any announcements un til the season ends.

To me, that leaves us high mighty dry on one of our mudbanks. Lots to do, with little time left to do it in!!

[Ribbit]

Yeah, thanks for that Jeff. How the hell are we supposed to plan anything without knowing what's going to happen? Maybe he wants the club to die once he's gone.

[ronin]

Well it seems there was a meeting last night about our future without Jeff so it`s safe to say the people involved in re-building the club know what`s going on even if it`s not in the public domain yet.

[Matt H]

So we have eight days to organise and prepare ourselves for the worst, (if indeed Jeff considers the season over at 5:45pm next Saturday).

 

The Trust meeting is on 4th May. Our deadline for withdrawing from the Conference is May 13th?

 

From now until 4th May we as Trust members should start to be thinking about who we want to nominate/elect onto the Commitee.

 

After that they will have until the Conference deadline to submit a resignation and from then on plan and decide the best course of action for our Club to survive past this season, in whichever league we are accepted into.

 

(That is, if no-one is already making these decisions for us.)

 

From there every CIFC fan/CIST member will be working their [****!!****] off in whatever capacity they can to ensure we're all set and ready to kick-off the new season in August.

 

That's gonna be tight, especially from the formation of the Trust to the Conference withdrawal date. If Jeff truly wants our Club to survive he'll let us get on with it and won't involve any red-tape.

[ronin]

I would have thought that the letter to withdraw from the Conference is ready to be sent off as is the application to enter which ever league we hope to compete in next season.

[Matt H]

I'm not saying they aren't, but I'd like to know who at the Club is authorising it all.

[ronin]

The same people who arranged the fans meeting the other week i`d guess although i don`t know for sure.

[Yellow Bungle]

But who are they?

[ronin]

Well Glen Eckett is obviously involved plus i would guess John Morris, Gary Sutton and Dennis Rugg, as i say that is only a guess but they helped to set up the original fans meeting.

[Yellow Bungle]

But why the lack of information, or lack of confirmation/denial of rumours.

 

The drawn out nature of what has happened is just going to reinforce the view that is bubbling under that we don't have a say. If we fail to engage the existing fanbase as a whole from the start we are going to hit the same problems as the club has previously experienced, and if we can't engage existing, committed fans how are we t attract new fans.

 

I appreciate that a degree of confidentaility must be maintained, but surely we can expect to be kept informed of whether meeting are occuring and whether decisions as fundamental as resigning from the Conference are being taken by a small group which, no matter how comitted or well-meaning, is currently unelected and acting without a mandate. (Pause for breath) And I say this in no way aiming criticism ay those involved, who I know to be acting in good faith.

[ronin]

Surely the mandate for everyone is to keep this football club alive at the highest level we can survive at?

 

Most of these people have been involved with the running of the club for a few seasons and i think they have more of an idea of how to run a club than the average fan and i have faith in them. Personally i accept that even with a Supporters Trust there are going to be things decided on without my backing that i might not agree with but as long as it`s for the good of the club so be it.

[Yellow Bungle]

Good response.

[Matt H]

Quote:

ronin said:
Surely the mandate for everyone is to keep this football club alive at the highest level we can survive at?

Most of these people have been involved with the running of the club for a few seasons and i think they have more of an idea of how to run a club than the average fan and i have faith in them. Personally i accept that even with a Supporters Trust there are going to be things decided on without my backing that i might not agree with but as long as it`s for the good of the club so be it.

Agree entirely, and I'm not having a dig at any of the Admin Committee at the Club. But it would be nice to be kept in the loop as it were by an official 'voice' as to what is being decided and by who.

Example: (For simpletons who might take the following statement seriously!)

A post from Club representative merely stating something as simple as:

"The Adminstrative Committee are currently drawing up a letter of resignation from the Nationwide Conference National, which will be submitted at the end of the current season. Once accepted the Committee look to apply for a position in the [insert Appropriate League Here] for the 2006/07 season."

Or am I/we asking too much?

[ronin]

Is there not a meeting on the 4th May or is that too long to wait?

[A Non E Mouse]

I would love to know whats going on but suppose to many cooks spoil the broth. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

 

It's difficult trying to agree anything with my missus - must be murder if your trying to get a consensus of opinion from 150 people! <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/argue.gif" alt="" />

 

I've had enough now and I'm just going to let it run its course.

 

I trust details will be released as and when they become available because at the moment I'm getting pissed off reading rumour and inuendo. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" />

 

It's gonna be at least a fortnight before things start to come together - I just hope accurate details are released as and when available to keep the rest of us informed because otherwise people will start to lose interest and momentum - it's not the trust it's lack of detail from the main man. He ain't gonna do anything until the end of the season so everyone will be waiting with baited breath until he reveals his real intentions. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/ignore.gif" alt="" />

[Matt H]

Just as long as someone keeps me up to date via here, I'm sure I can wait. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

 

Hopefully the decision will already be concluded by at least the end of the that night.

 

Unfortunately, I will not be able to make it. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

[Yellow Bungle]

Too many cooks may spoil the broth, but unless the waiter takes the orders how does the chef know what to cook?

 

 

Blah, blah, blah, loads of rubbish about sardines and boats etc.

 

Hey, Mr 10ft rabbit, it's all getting surreal, man!

[Matt H]

Quote:

Yellow Bungle said:
Hey, Mr 10ft rabbit, it's all getting surreal, man!

I think Zippy's been passing round the wacky backy! <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/rasta.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/whistling.gif" alt="" />

[Yellow Bungle]

You should see what Roddy and Jane are up to!