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That’s the debt though right or is it costing us a ton of money just to have the stand open for each home game?
29th Oct 2024 08:23:23
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I got a sense that the hospitality areas were gradually increasing in use but I could be wrong about that. Be good if they were. But we need to get a handle on our operating cost.
The white elephant stand.
29th Oct 2024 08:19:40
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Did I hear that right last night that revenue is up, players sales revenue is up, but our profits are down? Where is the money going?
29th Oct 2024 08:14:32
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And who’s accountable for the poor financial performance when profit should be our number one priority? Finance committee? DTB? PLC? DT treasurer? Oh….
We have a few hangers-ons who are ‘unofficial’
29th Oct 2024 08:08:53
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But are official on matchdays or when it suits
Trig - the hangers on get something in return. Being part of the club is a badge of honour and they hide behind “we volunteer as we love the club” no you do it as you get something out of it. We have a lot who talk down to Wimbledon fans and i know a lot who had enough. They don't go as much as they used to, they don't spend as much as they used to but it doesn't matter because we have tourist fans, Chelsea fans who will take your seat.
29th Oct 2024 08:06:55
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Until then debt isn't repaid and the squad gets worse and we drop leagues etc
I can’t imagine bringing such a crucial matter to a vote and then saying “we’ll produce a strategy document before the poll closes.”
29th Oct 2024 08:01:15
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Wonder if they manage it. I’m certainly not voting until I’ve seen it.
Certainly a growing list of fans, members and volunteers who have been treated badly by our so called leadership. What also concerns me is the small group of passengers and hangers on who aren’t on the board but still seem to think they are an integral part of the club’s machinery and act as such in a condescending way to anyone raising a question which doesn’t match the acceptable questions list.
29th Oct 2024 07:59:21
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Triggs, the old mantra, Fail to prepare, prepare to fail has never felt so true. There's no excuse to not have the "persuasive arguments" available in document form last night. IT WAS THEIR PROPOSAL!!!
29th Oct 2024 07:55:55
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The comment last night that hit home was the enemy's one. The guy who said it was spot on. My feeling is some fans are seen as a nuisance, an enemy of the club. Massive fractions at the club between supporters, we get patronized, and talked down to. ive said it for ages, we are a club for the few and not the many. You only have to look at staff/volunteers who have left and what they say about the treatment from within.
29th Oct 2024 07:52:40
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I have a real worry that one day we wont have a say on investment or ownership. It will be taken out of our hands.
Meadow I think that you can save yourself 3 hours and just read Doobs’ last sentence of his last post. There’s nowhere near enough information been made available for anyone with their own mind to vote for 50+1 at this point.
29th Oct 2024 07:44:16
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It may well be the best option we have but as things stand it’s impossible to say.
Agree with your post earlier, Scotty and it’s the same old names on the finance committee so don’t expect a lot of rigour and stress testing on decisions and actions.
29th Oct 2024 07:41:54
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And agree with the “shambles off it” comment from Chig - the board are very lucky that things on the pitch are not in the same bracket otherwise I think the mood might be more mutinous rather than the general sense of distaste.
Didn’t watch the meeting - didn’t know it was even on until people started posting about it on here yesterday…. Sounds like it went about as well as they usually do, which means nothing is apparently improving. Weren’t people commenting at the off field chaos at some other club just a few days ago (can’t recall who…)…? This morning I find there’s an email (with a link for voting) which was sent at 23.40 last night - is that a normal time of day to be sending out emails to thousands of people on what is potentially an important decision? Is anyone in charge…? 🤷🏻♂️
29th Oct 2024 06:58:31
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I should have have added, that the membership will more than likely read the room in the next few days and act accordingly. For those that are, FWIW, my voting email will remain unread, and will effectively see me abstain from this BS.
29th Oct 2024 06:44:32
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Doobs, whilst I don't believe the number of votes will exceed the members lead SGM a month or so back, the fact that it wasn't a vote that was required on the night made viewing less likely to be high last night. Then add in the SGM debacles the, then the appetite to engage not only would suffer, but more likely to turn people off. This season ticket and DT membership, is akin to the football management by committee shtick; its gerrymandering and not thought through. I predict that the inclusion of an opt out button next season would yield a 90%+ drop out.
29th Oct 2024 06:39:38
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I only watched last night as we are discussing it on this week's podcast. As good as things are on the pitch, i think in my opinion we are a shambles off it.
29th Oct 2024 06:16:33
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Who helped with the recordings etc last night? Unofficial or official capacity?
Make that 0.5%. I reckon 5% would be a pretty decent showing :) in all seriousness, feels a shame we have gone from a packed house and hundreds online to 18 in a room and 130 online for a pretty big decision just weeks later. For me, it’s a shame the voting is happening without sight of a strategy socument but we are where we are :(
29th Oct 2024 02:11:00
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Only 5%care about the trust enough to be there or watch on you tube live.
29th Oct 2024 00:59:45
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Seems a busted flush.im sure biggles will say it was a successful night😂
Or mostly likely abstain.
29th Oct 2024 00:16:33
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Three hours? Ho hum, I'll download the audio and endure it. At least I'll be able to vote having been informed.
28th Oct 2024 23:59:48
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Honestly I never realised the SGM was tonight until having a late browse on here. Watching some of the SGM back is painful. Someone asks a fairly straightforward question about what happens if we reneged on a debt that was secured against the stadium and gets a 3 minutes long irrelevant response. And then the questioner is accused of dominating the conversation. Remarkable.
28th Oct 2024 23:55:48
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An SGM where people are talked at for three hours. I hope everyone enjoyed it!
I don't have a problem with Michele but I do think that she's spreading herself a bit thin. She needs to withdraw her fingers from a couple of pies.
28th Oct 2024 23:48:30
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Spit - If they won't let bookies advertise, a casino must be less than a pipedream, more's the pity in both cases.
28th Oct 2024 23:20:30
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I know Trigger won't agree but I'm not kicking Michele, but she doesn't do herself favours at times. For example, I think referring to "I'm responsible for the Bond repayments" is problematic. One I thought it's ultimately the club who have been loaned the money. Two it is the DT responsible for managing the Bonds. And three it shouldn't fall to one person (there is a Finance Committee). I do give her kudos for her work on the Bonds and she should get recognised for it (she was tonight) but she needs to be careful how she portrays it. We are fan owned, so it shouldn't feel like an individual making the decisions on our biggest challenge; the debt.
28th Oct 2024 23:14:22
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James L was excellent again tonight. The reality is without him and Michele we'd get so less information and explanation. I'd prefer though that Michele was engaging with fans from a PLC position rather than from the DTB.
Jane had heard that the Meet the DTB meeting on Finance planned (?) for Wednesday wasn't happening. George said it was now on Wednesday 6th. At which point from the opposite end of the table Michele said "Nobody has told me about it". In reply (I think it was Jane) said "It's a meet the DTB". Michele responded "Yeah, but if it's on Finance"
28th Oct 2024 23:06:00
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Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Yep as that hairdresser says in kingston road curl up and dye.
28th Oct 2024 22:52:20
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