More than a manager

[lancsdave]

Originally Posted by sherry

At Monday's OSC meeting it was said that 42 youngsters had
taken up the offer of a free season ticket.

Beat me to it

[ianray]

Originally Posted by football19

It may be a stupid question but who actually owns the club/assets etc..???

GOOD QUES.... Do ASFC still have the SHARE ISSUE money maybe our chairman can let us know ..... If we don't ASFC have not very much left in assets ...but wait a minuet wheres it gone..... i remember a couple of years ago the bailiffs came and apart from the floodlights there were nothing much else of value ...

[ianray]

[QUOTE=ianray;1071564]GOOD QUES.... Do ASFC still have the SHARE ISSUE money maybe our chairman can let us know, BUT HE WON'T..... If we don't ASFC have not very much left in assets ...but wait a minute wheres it gone..... i remember a couple of years ago the bailiffs came and apart from the floodlights there were nothing much else of value ...[/QU

[lancsdave]

This seems to be drifting away from what was a timing issue regarding finances, and I would guess, one the club has every summer with no income but players wages to pay up to the end of the July.

[stanleyhouse]

Originally Posted by Revived Red

Absolutely correct, Dave. But the retail side is, or should be, more than a generator of income. It should also be a generator of interest; it should generate good vibes about the club. Potential large-scale sponsors will want a return on their sponsorship - they will want people involved and looking at their own product as well as looking at ASFC. At the moment, all that the outsider sees is apathy and lethargy. A thriving retail outlet (or two, or three) would be evidence of dynamism. Where is the "can do" attitude? It's all "can't do" with the usual reasons - too few staff, small town twixt Burnley and Blackburn, etc etc.

Where is the communication between club and fans? We don't want to know confidential information but some kind of meaningful communication would be helpful. Mr T and Valairian do a great job - but they need support. We only need to look through various recent threads to see examples. Just one - someone asked about the take-up of free season tickets that were offered to youngsters. I don't think that was ever answered - and surely it's not confidential. This thread is yet another example. By letting the national press present the story in its own way, the club was on the back foot.

It all gives a very poor impression. Again as others have said, we are a professional footballing team with an embarrassingly amateurish off-the-field approach. Let's be optimistic and assume that results will be good and therefore attendances will increase. The new supporters would certainly be unhappy about the current lack of retail back-up. The inability to buy tickets online is another problem. Yes, people can ring up to buy them - but not in the evening. And again, it gives a bad impression of the club.

If there are any questions / queries that fans have then please contact me as Accrington Stanley's Supporter Liaison Officer.
Email me: [email protected] and I'll try my best to answer.

[lancsdave]

Originally Posted by stanleyhouse

If there are any questions / queries that fans have then please contact me as Accrington Stanley's Supporter Liaison Officer.
Email me: [email protected] and I'll try my best to answer.

Will it be raining for the next home game ?

[stanley nick]

in line with IANRAY comments on a NEW CEO, Paul Fletcher still lives in Newchurch Rossendale and Paul Agnew ( who was sat in the Directors box v Portsmouth could be the guys to take us forward behind the scenes
Both these guys are experienced working at clubs behind the scenes

IT COULD BE OUR MOST IMPORTANT SIGNING YET

Come Stanley put a smile on IanRay s face and make it happen !

[Redraine]

Originally Posted by stanley nick

in line with IANRAY comments on a NEW CEO, Paul Fletcher still lives in Newchurch Rossendale and Paul Agnew ( who was sat in the Directors box v Portsmouth could be the guys to take us forward behind the scenes
Both these guys are experienced working at clubs behind the scenes

IT COULD BE OUR MOST IMPORTANT SIGNING YET

Come Stanley put a smile on IanRay s face and make it happen !

Paul Fletcher yes please. Paul Agnew absolutely NO WAY. The most poorly regarded Press officer the national dailies have ever had the misfortune to deal with and the fan's bogey man in his last job.

[lancsdave]

Originally Posted by stanley nick

in line with IANRAY comments on a NEW CEO, Paul Fletcher still lives in Newchurch Rossendale and Paul Agnew ( who was sat in the Directors box v Portsmouth could be the guys to take us forward behind the scenes
Both these guys are experienced working at clubs behind the scenes

IT COULD BE OUR MOST IMPORTANT SIGNING YET

Come Stanley put a smile on IanRay s face and make it happen !

Originally Posted by Redraine

Paul Fletcher yes please. Paul Agnew absolutely NO WAY. The most poorly regarded Press officer the national dailies have ever had the misfortune to deal with and the fan's bogey man in his last job.

I reckon Fletch's tax & NI should just about double the current payments

[Chubbyman]

Originally Posted by stanley nick

in line with IANRAY comments on a NEW CEO, Paul Fletcher still lives in Newchurch Rossendale and Paul Agnew ( who was sat in the Directors box v Portsmouth could be the guys to take us forward behind the scenes
Both these guys are experienced working at clubs behind the scenes

IT COULD BE OUR MOST IMPORTANT SIGNING YET

Come Stanley put a smile on IanRay s face and make it happen !

I sit next to him every week and believe me Stanley have more chance of winning the FA cup than IANRAY cracking a smile.

[ianray]

Originally Posted by lancsdave

This seems to be drifting away from what was a timing issue regarding finances, and I would guess, one the club has every summer with no income but players wages to pay up to the end of the July.

I agree entirely ....but not long ago Rob Heys said on the radio we get a £1,000,000 a year from other sources surely some of this should be put on one sde to pay the wages in summer .

[ianray]

Originally Posted by chubbyman

i sit next to him every week and believe me stanley have more chance of winning the fa cup than ianray cracking a smile.

not true I see every home game and every away game on the away coach if i did not enjoy it i would not go) ha ha ha ha ha ha

[DAV007]

Originally Posted by stanley nick

in line with IANRAY comments on a NEW CEO, Paul Fletcher still lives in Newchurch Rossendale and Paul Agnew ( who was sat in the Directors box v Portsmouth could be the guys to take us forward behind the scenes
Both these guys are experienced working at clubs behind the scenes

IT COULD BE OUR MOST IMPORTANT SIGNING YET

Come Stanley put a smile on IanRay s face and make it happen !

neither.
advertise the job and see who applies.

[Greeny]

Why is it always Accrington Stanley who are targetted for tax or arrears , when the Premier BIG guns are in £ millions of debt , yet can still buy players etc at extortionate prices . I love Stanley but feel we are often made samples of.

[ianray]

Originally Posted by DAV007

neither.
advertise the job and see who applies.

NOWAY If the job was advertised a certain JC and JB might apply and that would be a disaster. NO PAUL FLETCHER is the man for the job keep the short list as short as possible