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Post by Topper Gas on Oct 7, 2015 19:10:56 GMT
Before you continue with the anti board rhetoric, please read the statement from the Supporters Club. If your comment is aimed at me,I can only say I have no kind of antiboard agenda.When your fed constant bollox it's natural to assume that's the only thing on the menu!I don't believe the Supporters Club statement is the only reason for the postponement of the meeting. Even if it is true it seems the SC is run just as badly as the main club, as how the hell can any organisation not have the books ready for thier AGM, unless something has gone badly wrong with the accounts? NH also knew full well he'd face questions about the consortium if the AGM went ahead why doesn't he just address those in this week's newsletter?
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Post by pucklegas on Oct 7, 2015 19:15:08 GMT
If your comment is aimed at me,I can only say I have no kind of antiboard agenda.When your fed constant bollox it's natural to assume that's the only thing on the menu!I don't believe the Supporters Club statement is the only reason for the postponement of the meeting. Even if it is true it seems the SC is run just as badly as the main club, as how the hell can any organisation not have the books ready for thier AGM, unless something has gone badly wrong with the accounts? NH also knew full well he'd face questions about the consortium if the AGM went ahead why doesn't he just address those in this week's newsletter? Just seems so convenient to me, or are we all suspicious, or some naive?
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Post by dinsdale on Oct 7, 2015 19:38:26 GMT
Ive long been of the view that since John resigned as chair BRSC have focussed more on supporting the regime then the best interests of the Football club.
That aside they are all volunteers and as i dont have the time or desire to be involved im just as much if not more to blame
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Post by oldgas on Oct 8, 2015 6:51:16 GMT
If you care to look you'll see that I predicted the AGM would be cancelled. The post appeared on the later pages of the New Beginning thread.
Old Gas. - Available for Tarot readings, crystal ball gazing, palm reading and lottery predictions!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2015 7:03:17 GMT
If you care to look you'll see that I predicted the AGM would be cancelled. The post appeared on the later pages of the New Beginning thread. Old Gas. - Available for Tarot readings, crystal ball gazing, palm reading and lottery predictions! Go on then just for a crack. What will this weekends bonus ball be? Hey maybe we should set up a forum bonus ball game? £1 each with the winner collecting say 75%, the rest gets collected until the end of the season then we vote what to do with it. Something for the club.??
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Post by peterhooper57 on Oct 8, 2015 7:40:57 GMT
Had to be on the cards, as Nick will not want to be questioned about the consortium who he does not want to deal with, and has even forgotten he declined their offer so is off to Italy! Higgsie does not want to speak to the supporters, the people who are the club, full stop. UTG
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Post by Severncider on Oct 9, 2015 10:13:40 GMT
Just to confirm, the Q & A after the AGM is ONLY open to members of the Supporters Club.
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Post by Hugo the Elder on Oct 9, 2015 11:44:08 GMT
Just to confirm, the Q & A after the AGM is ONLY open to members of the Supporters Club.
AGM
So is it on or off?
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Post by aghast on Oct 9, 2015 14:05:02 GMT
If we go there will be trouble. If we stay there will be double. So come on and let us know. Should we stay or should we go?
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Post by Severncider on Oct 9, 2015 14:16:04 GMT
Just to confirm, the Q & A after the AGM is ONLY open to members of the Supporters Club.
AGM
So is it on or off? On or off what?
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Post by curlywurly on Oct 9, 2015 14:31:45 GMT
If we go there will be trouble. If we stay there will be double. So come on and let us know. Should we stay or should we go? This indecision's buggin' me!
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Post by philbemmygas on Oct 9, 2015 21:20:32 GMT
Before you continue with the anti board rhetoric, please read the statement from the Supporters Club. If your comment is aimed at me,I can only say I have no kind of antiboard agenda.When your fed constant bollox it's natural to assume that's the only thing on the menu!I don't believe the Supporters Club statement is the only reason for the postponement of the meeting. Not aimed at you, the constant sniping by lots of posters gets my goat. At this moment in time they are the the only investors in the club, constant rumours and counter rumours do nothing for the unity the club requires. If and when there is any evidence of deceit, I will hold my hands up and admit I am wrong. Until then I would advise patience
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2015 9:55:21 GMT
If your comment is aimed at me,I can only say I have no kind of antiboard agenda.When your fed constant bollox it's natural to assume that's the only thing on the menu!I don't believe the Supporters Club statement is the only reason for the postponement of the meeting. Not aimed at you, the constant sniping by lots of posters gets my goat. At this moment in time they are the the only investors in the club, constant rumours and counter rumours do nothing for the unity the club requires. If and when there is any evidence of deceit, I will hold my hands up and admit I am wrong. Until then I would advise patience Fair comment,thanks for clarifying.
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Post by Jon the Stripe on Oct 10, 2015 11:28:41 GMT
I am 100% convinced it was a genuine postponement on Thursday with no conspiracy theories attached I also have strong faith in all the SC members who work bloody hard and are unsung heroes of our club - and fwiw i'm glad it didn't take place cause by the 26th November i truly believe there's gonna be a helluva lot more to discuss! UTG!!!!!
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Post by oldgas on Oct 10, 2015 12:22:39 GMT
I am 100% convinced it was a genuine postponement on Thursday with no conspiracy theories attached I also have strong faith in all the SC members who work bloody hard and are unsung heroes of our club - and fwiw i'm glad it didn't take place cause by the 26th November i truly believe there's gonna be a helluva lot more to discuss! UTG!!!!! Hi Jon. Don't you think the timing of the postponement is suspiciously convenient for the club? I say that taking into account your final sentence. I rather suspect the SC postponed the meeting at the request of the B of D, who no doubt dangled the prospect of a major announcement, something they're not ready to reveal yet as the I's are being dotted and the T's crossed. I have no doubt there is something afoot, the evasive denials and your total belief in your information have a ring of something major so I guess we'll just have to be patient!
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Post by Jon the Stripe on Oct 10, 2015 12:54:15 GMT
I am 100% convinced it was a genuine postponement on Thursday with no conspiracy theories attached I also have strong faith in all the SC members who work bloody hard and are unsung heroes of our club - and fwiw i'm glad it didn't take place cause by the 26th November i truly believe there's gonna be a helluva lot more to discuss! UTG!!!!! Hi Jon. Don't you think the timing of the postponement is suspiciously convenient for the club? I say that taking into account your final sentence. I rather suspect the SC postponed the meeting at the request of the B of D, who no doubt dangled the prospect of a major announcement, something they're not ready to reveal yet as the I's are being dotted and the T's crossed. I have no doubt there is something afoot, the evasive denials and your total belief in your information have a ring of something major so I guess we'll just have to be patient! my honest opinion is Thursday would have been a 'non event' regarding answers/info with silly point scoring taking place of which i would probably have had no choice of becoming an unwilling part of - we just didn't need that in my opinion - as i said previously i think some games have been played by the parties involved but i believe the cards are now finally on the table and a few jokers have been played which now result in some info having to come out late next week which would not have come out on Thursday - my hope is that ALL parties agree to an amicable way forward where everyone is happy and everyone comes out of it with their head held high and most importantly BRISTOL ROVERS move forward and get closer to being a more successful football club - something we've all waited a long time for and ALL want - UTG
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Post by mftc on Oct 10, 2015 12:59:46 GMT
I have heard the reason for the cancelling of the AGM. The scheme accounts were not completed in time to be audited by the independant authorised accountants by the date of the AGM. Plain and simple.
I believe that the the legislative date for completing accounts is one year after the clubs financial year - ie 30 June 2016, so it proves what a good job the SC have done in finishing them so early in previous years. Has an AGM ever been cancelled before? Apart from nearly in 1985 when not enough supporters bothered to turn up for a quorum (15 people) so the bar staff had to be drafted in.
If you take into account (sic) that these people work full time, then complete their other SC duties (4 hours etc on matchday plus 4 hours at regular meetings), they have family and friends commitments and then find time to draft the accounts (in their spare time), shows how dedicated to the cause some people are. This is not a ten minute push button job. More likely it takes several weeks perhaps months hard graft.
Yes, people may say that they have completed company accounts in less time, but the point is that this is part of your job duties, or you have paid a firm of accountants to do this for you, - not like the SC accounts which are drafted in their volunteered spare time, before being sent to be audited by an authorised auditor.
With the play offs, the SC must have had a huge turnover just a few months prior to the end of the financial year and this must have caused a huge amount of monies to be accounted for. How many people for example joined Helpline or the Sharescheme in April to try and guarantee tickets - these have to be acounted for and the monies paid to the corrrect organisations. I noticed no one took the extra work from Wembley into account when bleating on about conspiracy theories as reasons for the delay.
Most people on here don't voluntarily offer the club their time. If you have 6-7 hours a week to help and believe that you can make it better, then come to the AGM and volunteer. I am sure any fully qualified accountants out there will be gratefully received.
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Post by aghast on Oct 10, 2015 13:34:03 GMT
Hi Jon. Don't you think the timing of the postponement is suspiciously convenient for the club? I say that taking into account your final sentence. I rather suspect the SC postponed the meeting at the request of the B of D, who no doubt dangled the prospect of a major announcement, something they're not ready to reveal yet as the I's are being dotted and the T's crossed. I have no doubt there is something afoot, the evasive denials and your total belief in your information have a ring of something major so I guess we'll just have to be patient! my honest opinion is Thursday would have been a 'non event' regarding answers/info with silly point scoring taking place of which i would probably have had no choice of becoming an unwilling part of - we just didn't need that in my opinion - as i said previously i think some games have been played by the parties involved but i believe the cards are now finally on the table and a few jokers have been played which now result in some info having to come out late next week which would not have come out on Thursday - my hope is that ALL parties agree to an amicable way forward where everyone is happy and everyone comes out of it with their head held high and most importantly BRISTOL ROVERS move forward and get closer to being a more successful football club - something we've all waited a long time for and ALL want - UTG We're going to pounce on those new snippets of information you've chucked in, like a shoal of starving piranhas. Late next week hmmm? If it wouldn't have come out on Thursday then that must mean Friday. What can this be? And how will NH handle any announcement given the stuff he's already come out with? I'm guessing the club will say there has been a very recent approach from a group, while others will suggest they've known about it for weeks.
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Post by oldgas on Oct 10, 2015 21:49:20 GMT
Hi Jon. Don't you think the timing of the postponement is suspiciously convenient for the club? I say that taking into account your final sentence. I rather suspect the SC postponed the meeting at the request of the B of D, who no doubt dangled the prospect of a major announcement, something they're not ready to reveal yet as the I's are being dotted and the T's crossed. I have no doubt there is something afoot, the evasive denials and your total belief in your information have a ring of something major so I guess we'll just have to be patient! my honest opinion is Thursday would have been a 'non event' regarding answers/info with silly point scoring taking place of which i would probably have had no choice of becoming an unwilling part of - we just didn't need that in my opinion - as i said previously i think some games have been played by the parties involved but i believe the cards are now finally on the table and a few jokers have been played which now result in some info having to come out late next week which would not have come out on Thursday - my hope is that ALL parties agree to an amicable way forward where everyone is happy and everyone comes out of it with their head held high and most importantly BRISTOL ROVERS move forward and get closer to being a more successful football club - something we've all waited a long time for and ALL want - UTG The way you've written your response is extremely interesting!. It suggests that there has been some heated negotiations between the Chairman and those reputedly interested in acquiring control. it suggests there isn't an amicable resolution to be had, that normally means a hostile takeover bid. The thing that confuses me is, why have we apparently suddenly become so attractive after endless years of being soccer paupers? Perhaps geological surveys have revealed huge fracking potential under the Mem. That really would get that Grafton woman's knickers in a twist!
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Post by RD on Oct 10, 2015 23:37:14 GMT
I have heard the reason for the cancelling of the AGM. The scheme accounts were not completed in time to be audited by the independant authorised accountants by the date of the AGM. Plain and simple. I believe that the the legislative date for completing accounts is one year after the clubs financial year - ie 30 June 2016, so it proves what a good job the SC have done in finishing them so early in previous years. Has an AGM ever been cancelled before? Apart from nearly in 1985 when not enough supporters bothered to turn up for a quorum (15 people) so the bar staff had to be drafted in. If you take into account (sic) that these people work full time, then complete their other SC duties (4 hours etc on matchday plus 4 hours at regular meetings), they have family and friends commitments and then find time to draft the accounts (in their spare time), shows how dedicated to the cause some people are. This is not a ten minute push button job. More likely it takes several weeks perhaps months hard graft. Yes, people may say that they have completed company accounts in less time, but the point is that this is part of your job duties, or you have paid a firm of accountants to do this for you, - not like the SC accounts which are drafted in their volunteered spare time, before being sent to be audited by an authorised auditor. With the play offs, the SC must have had a huge turnover just a few months prior to the end of the financial year and this must have caused a huge amount of monies to be accounted for. How many people for example joined Helpline or the Sharescheme in April to try and guarantee tickets - these have to be acounted for and the monies paid to the corrrect organisations. I noticed no one took the extra work from Wembley into account when bleating on about conspiracy theories as reasons for the delay. Most people on here don't voluntarily offer the club their time. If you have 6-7 hours a week to help and believe that you can make it better, then come to the AGM and volunteer. I am sure any fully qualified accountants out there will be gratefully received. So, for the first time ever(?) an AGM has been cancelled? The closest we've ever come before was way back in 1985? Is that correct? And then, during some of the biggest rumours in my Gas supporting lifetime, we get a cancellation? And there's nothing to see here? Ok. if the intention of your post was to stamp out the smoke, you've just doused the kindling with petrol IMO. P.S. I do not doubt for a minute how hard these guys work. It just looks like they were asked to delay things/slow down though IMO.
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