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Post by garstang7 on Feb 27, 2020 10:40:02 GMT
Well if you are not suitable Simon it makes one wonder who is, after all you have done with the Juniors and supporting the Chairman and Board when others have questioned their judgement.
As you say it is a shame this is happening when on field the Club has been turned around this season.
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mbr
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Post by mbr on Feb 27, 2020 11:11:42 GMT
So is this the hostile takeover raised by a clearly vindictive ex commercial manager at the last AGM? If so it doesn't augur well for the kind of people who are involved?
That view of them is also supported by their decision regarding Simon Collins. He would have been a first class board member on any objective criteria.To me, they have rejected his application simply because of his association with the ousted board members.
It is not an acceptable state affairs that the names are being kept secret by those in the know on this site, when all fans should know who they are. Stop protecting them; they dont deserve it!
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Post by cambsred on Feb 27, 2020 13:04:22 GMT
If the success of new board members is going to measured by how many raffle tickets they sell then we are in big trouble.
How about a more professional driven commercial approach to bring in money. Supported by fundraising of this type delegated to the two support groups. The group members do a fantastic job behind the scences raising money with very little recognition.
Simon why didn't John McKay's board not appoint you as a Director? The so - called new board are not in place so they cannot have made that decision to reject your application.
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Post by Simon Collins on Feb 27, 2020 14:46:51 GMT
If the success of new board members is going to measured by how many raffle tickets they sell then we are in big trouble. How about a more professional driven commercial approach to bring in money. Supported by fundraising of this type delegated to the two support groups. The group members do a fantastic job behind the scences raising money with very little recognition. Simon why didn't John McKay's board not appoint you as a Director? The so - called new board are not in place so they cannot have made that decision to reject your application. Clearly you lack a genuine understanding on what has been going on within our club for the last 6 months? (In respect of your last question). Not having a dig as by your forum name you're appear to not be local to Workington.
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Post by cumberlandsausage on Feb 27, 2020 15:40:25 GMT
If the success of new board members is going to measured by how many raffle tickets they sell then we are in big trouble. How about a more professional driven commercial approach to bring in money. Supported by fundraising of this type delegated to the two support groups. The group members do a fantastic job behind the scences raising money with very little recognition. Clearly you lack a genuine understanding on what has been going on within our club for the last 6 months? (In respect of your last question). Not having a dig as by your forum name you're appear to not be local to Workington. Cambsred you are right about the Club needing to have a more professional approach if they are to move forward and get up the leagues. I am not party to what has been going on behind the scenes but met Darryl twice through Sponsorship days and must admit I was impressed with his attitude and handling of Sponsors. Hopefully whoever comes in will continue to support Danny and his team with their vision of where they want the Club to be and how we get it there.
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Post by cambsred on Feb 27, 2020 16:32:57 GMT
Simon you are quite right I haven't got a clue what is going on at the Reds. That's why I asked the question.
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martin
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Post by martin on Feb 27, 2020 17:05:00 GMT
The one saving grace in amongst all this lack of information is that Mr Workington Reds, Steve Durham, appears to still be on board. That puts my mind at rest to a certain extent.
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yidaho
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Post by yidaho on Feb 27, 2020 20:55:39 GMT
Posted on behalf of the wanderer (John Walsh):
Reading through forum posts – which I don’t do often – it feels as though I’m stuck in a time warp.
Nothing ever seems to have altered in 67 years since I started watching from the enclosure with my dad. The only things that do seem to change are the names with dozens of directors – good, bad and indifferent – taking turns to be on the end of flak.
Before the forums it used to be Letters to the Editor – often from Red Eye or Popular Side Regular. Even in them days they rarely had the balls to use their own full name.
Despite regular wishes for a Sugar Daddy to take control and spend his brass on the club it has never happened and a succession of hard-working but financially restrained directors have had to muddle through. I’ve said for years that success at the Reds is being there to compete the following season.
Obviously that isn’t what fans want to hear and it doesn’t have to be like that, but a successful club needs to be built on a sound business foundation – which brings me to the current situation at the club.
It’s very sad that a hard-working chairman John McKay and an able associate in Ross Peacock have left the club. Politics and personalities will have played their part in those departures and I hope that both will continue to enjoy Reds’ march to the NPL NW title from the terraces.
Their greatest legacy to the club will be Reds in the Community which they launched and has proved such a huge success and hopefully will provide the club with numerous players in the future.
But it’s what happens next that is crucial now to the progress we make this season and beyond.
Although no statement (it’s taking longer than Magna Carta to write) has emerged I have heard of 6 new directors who will be joining Steve, Les and David and I know nearly them all. I can assure all the fans who use this forum that they are a top notch group with the potential to be one of the best boards we have had at the club.
Negativity has surrounded the latest developments, in part probably to the fact that the club has said nothing since John and Ross quit ahead of the Kendal game.
I suggest the time is now ripe for some positivity, which I am sure will be apparent once Magna Carta, sorry the club statement, is delivered.
Workington Football Club has a history of in-fighting, cliques, name-calling and the usual stuff we should have all left behind in the playground.
We have a superb young manager, a terrific side playing the best football we have produced in years and hopefully plans for a refurbished stadium at Borough Park are building momentum. It’s time for unity (often an impossible word at Workington AFC) off the field and, for everyone, and I mean everyone, to get behind the new regime.
Up the Reds
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Post by cumberlandgap on Feb 27, 2020 22:26:36 GMT
Whoever replaces John in the Chairman's role must be willing to continue all those numerous tasks that John undertook outside of the Boardroom and Directors meetings. If the incoming new Chairman believes that running a semi-professional club is nothing other than a committed labour of love, they are unlikely to be the right person for our club. Obviously my humble opinion and others may not agree.
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martin
Rank = Matthew Berkeley
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Post by martin on Feb 28, 2020 0:41:48 GMT
Many thanks Walshie. That's all I wanted . . . some reassurance that all was well . . . . and that there wasn't going to be a mad dash from our beloved Borough Park!
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Post by Ash on Feb 28, 2020 8:53:53 GMT
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Post by westworld on Feb 28, 2020 8:56:55 GMT
Really pleased to see the names out in the open ,dont know those involved personally but cant see any reason why they shouldn't be given the full backing of the supporters,its fantastic that there are people out there willing and able to take on a thankless task
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Post by upthereds on Feb 28, 2020 8:57:58 GMT
God luck to all the new BOD directors and I hope every one will give you 100% backing
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redray
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Post by redray on Feb 28, 2020 9:31:25 GMT
If the success of new board members is going to measured by how many raffle tickets they sell then we are in big trouble. How about a more professional driven commercial approach to bring in money. Supported by fundraising of this type delegated to the two support groups. The group members do a fantastic job behind the scences raising money with very little recognition. Simon why didn't John McKay's board not appoint you as a Director? The so - called new board are not in place so they cannot have made that decision to reject your application. Spot on Ian
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Post by paulsimmo on Feb 28, 2020 10:38:19 GMT
Good luck to our new directors and a very much belated thank you to John and Ross for all your hard work over the past few years.
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