IMPORTANT
Don't forget, tomorrow Monday 1st July at 7:00 pm there will be a Fans Forum with Cheif Operating Officer Nick Hawkins, who will be discussing the following topics:
             Targets for the club
             Plans on moving forward
             The club's financial position
             There will also be a 20 minute Q&A           7:00 pm in the Clubhouse.  

After much speculation about the Club's future and the departures of Ian Deakin, Craig Swinscoe and Martin Lench, this is an opportunity to hear what Nick Hawkins has to say on behalf of the Club. 
Not sure who else will be there from the Club. Hopefully, manager, Lee Fowler will attend.


 

Last edited by Matchman (30/6/2019 5:41 AM)

I don't think the 20 minutes mentioned for questions and answers will be strictly adhered to but maybe supporters should have a spokesman to ensure that the most pertinent questions get asked. 

kevilsonlad wrote:

The supporters group at their last meeting Weds 19th June have requested a meeting with the new CEO Nick Hawkins which he has accepted with the date of Mon 8th July ……….

The promised meeting with the Supporters Group Committee took place at the Little Acorn last night. 
The need to raise money for the Club was the overall message and many ways of doing this were discussed at length.  The Supporters Group was urged to take charge of the fundraising effort.
Mr Hawkins spoke about his plan to set up a "Board" to monitor the progress of the Club's finances. The Board would meet on a regular basis ( monthly or more frequently if necessary) and it was suggested that it would include the following personnel :
            a treasurer to record money in and out
            the Club Secretary,
            possibly 2 major sponsors, 
            a Supporters Group representative
            a Juniors representative.
The Supporters Group initially felt that they should have two representatives. Zane said he would like to put himself forward as the Supporters Group representaive.
Mr Hawkins spoke of his hopes and plans to bring in two or three additional major sponsors.
He also spoke about planned matchday changes to maximize income
            Increasing publicity/advertising of home matches
            New matchday Hospitality offers (£20 hospitality package including fish, chips and peas)
            Limiting players to two complimentary season tickets for guests
            Changes to the matchday programme
Mr Hawkins stated that after speaking to Mark Frost, he had been assured that we would be playing in the FA Cup and FA Trophy. (A place in the FA Cup is potentially a significant source of income)
Mr Hawkins again pushed his plans to introduce a charge card for supporters to use for payments to the Club but was cautioned by members of the Supporters Group that in their opinion, take up would probably be minimal.
Mr Hawkins then spoke about the Club's prospects on the field and the players they hoped to bring in to strengthen the current squad. In his opinion, the standard of football at our new step 4 level would not be a big jump from last season and he expected us to have a decent season. With a few astute signings, he said we could expect to finish in the top eight and when asked where we could expect to finish with our current depleted squad he said we should still finish at worst, 15th.  However, he stated that the next level up (step 3) is a serious step higher in football quality. Clubs at this level pay very much higher players wages and so attract the better players making it very difficult for Clubs with less financial support to compete with them.
Mr Hawkins gave recognition to the ability of manager Lee Fowler after Saturday's come back win at Airbus. He also praised unsung hero Jermain Hollis. Mr Hawkins said that someone named Clarke would be joining the Club to assist Lee Fowler.

Hope I've got everything right and didn't miss anything important. The meeting lasted 3 hours and ended at 10 pm.
             
          

 

Last edited by Matchman (09/7/2019 8:09 AM)