Resignation

[Southport - TOWNER]

Having served the club and board of ETFC for number of years, I think the time has come to stand down and allow the inner circle who run the club to have their way. I feel that being a supporter is not conducive with being a member of the current board. I will continue to support the club, but I can not support the current board.

[andyetfc]

Looks like there are spaces available on the board following this announcement. Could be elected members or people who are co-opted.

 

Thanks to Southport for all the work he has done for our club.

[Duke of York]

Your ears must have been burning Southport. I travelled into London tonight with a fellow Towner and we both agreed that this might happen. I personally think it's a shame you've decided to step down but I'm sure you've made the decision for the right reasons.

 

Well done for all the work you've done at the club Phil. We may even see, and hear more of you now you've stepped down!?

[Hawkeye Pierce]

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Southport - TOWNER said:
Having served the club and board of ETFC for number of years, I think the time has come to stand down and allow the inner circle who run the club to have their way. I feel that being a supporter is not conducive with being a member of the current board. I will continue to support the club, but I can not support the current board.

I know the feeling! Thanks for all you tried to do Phil.

[Mr Happy]

Thanks for all your hard work as a board member, especially with your fund raising activities. It is just a shame that the club has lost a BUSINESS minded supporter from the board.

[theabbeyabbott]

Seems like the peasants are revolting?

 

See you on the 6th ST? Ok and you Mr H!

[enfield T]

Even though i don't know the full story regarding Southports falling out with the baord,it seems plain to me that there is a two tier boardroom in operation,with the top 4 or 5 not taking much notice of the rest.This has been reflected with supporter elected members such as Andy H,Rymanreason,and Southport all resigning because they feel aggrieved at their treatment by the senior board members.I'm not blaming either side,maybe those three were not up to it and were gently pushed aside by the more competent board members.Maybe they were very competent and came up with plenty of good ideas that were ignored,who knows?

 

The fact remains that the current system is not working.I propose having a smaller boardroom of 4 or 5.With a seperate general committee that would contain the other half of the current boardroom set up,plus some working commitee members..etc.

[Steph]

It is sad when things like this happen. It is my view that all members of the board have the best interests of the club at heart or they would not be board members.

 

The problem as I see it is that there have to be complex negotiations with various parties in order to obtain grants, loans and, we hope, land for building a new stadium.

 

I note that the ladies wing have been successful in gaining support from fairview for training facilities at least in Palmers Green but one wonders how the male part of the organisation could not get involved in this splending success for the women. Perhaps the women should be co-opted to the board in that situation there would be less testosterone knocking about.

 

I support Enfield T's idea of a smaller board with a general purposes commitee. It has been said that the best commitees consist of three members where one is absent on holiday and another is absent with sickness. Perhaps we should not be that cynical but in the best managed organisations there are few with executive power and a board of more than 4 or 5 cannot have all or none with executive power.

 

Thank you ST for your services to the club.

[The Horse'sMouth]

enfield T said:

Even though i don't know the full story regarding Southports falling out with the baord,it seems plain to me that there is a two tier boardroom in operation,with the top 4 or 5 not taking much notice of the rest.This has been reflected with supporter elected members such as Andy H,Rymanreason,and Southport all resigning because they feel aggrieved at their treatment by the senior board members./quote]

 

Aren't all the board elected by the supporters?

[The Invisible Man]

First of all well done and thanks to ST for his efforts.

 

Secondly this is a very worrying trend. Is there truth in the accusations cliqueyness and an inner circle?

 

If so, we must stop it, now. We are a supporter's owned club, that is what we are all about, and this nonsense must be nipped in the bud. IF (and there may not be) there are egoes that think they are bigger than the club, they must be asked to resign or be voted out.

 

Whatever the situation is, it must not be allowed to continue with these snippets of disturbing information leaking out, we MUST be informed what the position is and if necessary put things right.

 

Perhaps an EGM is necessary?

[The Horse'sMouth]

All the board members are elected by the supporters. If you don't like where the club is going you vote them out. But first you have to find someone to replace them.

 

Any Volunteers???

[Out_Of_Towner]

seems like the old guard are easing the newer people out , But for the wrong or right reasons ....That is the question ? .All this voting for so an so just does my head in. It appears we have a bit of a civil war in our midst , Another reason I refuse to belong to the trust as its the same people of southbury road .It makes the voting system a farce (Just my point of view). The words Inner circle are again mentioned ,Can Mr southport elaborate any furthur . P M if necessarry.

[coupwotcoup]

Yeah, well done Stockport.. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/applaus.gif" alt="" />

[The Invisible Man]

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The Horse'sMouth said:
All the board members are elected by the supporters. If you don't like where the club is going you vote them out. But first you have to find someone to replace them.

Quite. But we need to know what - if anything - is going on first. We appear to have genuine, ordinary supporters being elected to the board, and resigning, disenchanted, making references to inner circles and so on. There is no point in others stepping forward if the same thing is going to happen again and again.

Maybe there is no problem, perhaps there has been a misunderstanding, or simply a genuine disgreement over on eor more issues, but we will never know until and unless someone who really knows speaks out.

[enfield T]

It does seem coincidental that all forum members who have become disillutioned and resigned from the board are regular forum users.whereas all the longterm 'inner-circle' board members never use the forum.Not sure what that says.Maybe a difference in attitude or approach from the two seperate sections? Maybe the senior board members don't trust or respect the ordinary fan boardmembers (those who may 'blab' on a public forum??)

 

The fact is,we don't know what goes on with regard to the board.Whether those that have resigned had very good cause to leave, or whether it was all down to ego's and lack of competence on the part of those who were eased out.We don't know!Those who do leave never divulge the full story,just hints and veiled comments.

 

I believe it all boils down to a simple factor. Half the board are of the Suited and booted, boardmembers first/ fan-second brigade.Whilst the other half are of the blue collar, fan first/boardmember-second brigade.It seems neither side fully trust or respect the other.

[Tom S]

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enfield T said:
It does seem coincidental that all forum members who have become disillutioned and resigned from the board are regular forum users.whereas all the longterm 'inner-circle' board members never use the forum.

Are we sure about that? Do you know the real identities of all the regular posters? I mean we're still trying to track down lovely stuff <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

[Duke of York]

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The Invisible Man said:
We appear to have genuine, ordinary supporters being elected to the board, and resigning, disenchanted, making references to inner circles and so on. There is no point in others stepping forward if the same thing is going to happen again and again.

The “Inner Circle” was first mentioned on Not the ETFC as a joke! The light-hearted comment was made when a regular on this forum who joked about the possibility that a splinter group could be forming within the group of supporters who regularly attend the weekly ETFC night at The Hollybush. The term became used more frequently on this forum to the point where some regular supporters seemed to genuinely believe that the splinter group actually existed. The more the “IC” was mentioned the more real it appeared to become. In my opinion it was not a moniker that referred to the Enfield Town FC or the Board.

[The Invisible Man]

I recall the thread, but it has since (or did it begin before?) become used by some to describe an alleged clique or group "in the know". How much, if any, truth there is in this I have no idea of course.

[MbrunoB]

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Steph said:


I note that the ladies wing have been successful in gaining support from fairview for training facilities at least in Palmers Green but one wonders how the male part of the organisation could not get involved in this splending success for the women. Perhaps the women should be co-opted to the board in that situation there would be less testosterone knocking about.

Not all the commitee members lack Testosterone but those with it know our place!!! <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Training facilities site is Just in the Borough of Enfield with the boundary running along side it.

[andyetfc]

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Duke of York said:

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The Invisible Man said:
We appear to have genuine, ordinary supporters being elected to the board, and resigning, disenchanted, making references to inner circles and so on. There is no point in others stepping forward if the same thing is going to happen again and again.

The “Inner Circle” was first mentioned on Not the ETFC as a joke! The light-hearted comment was made when a regular on this forum who joked about the possibility that a splinter group could be forming within the group of supporters who regularly attend the weekly ETFC night at The Hollybush. The term became used more frequently on this forum to the point where some regular supporters seemed to genuinely believe that the splinter group actually existed. The more the “IC” was mentioned the more real it appeared to become. In my opinion it was not a moniker that referred to the Enfield Town FC or the Board.

I beg to differ DOY.