Jackie Myles Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 11 minutes ago, GeordieBairn said: Spy on the Falkirk Pie and Bovril forum. Read it all now. Exactly what I said when I was told. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairn in Exile Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 With regards to the Doug Moodie / BOD / FSS situation, on the one hand I’m keen to know as much as possible about what’s what, while on the other hand I don’t want to see our dirty linen aired on a public forum for all the other clubs’ supporters to see. I’m just wondering that for sensitive info like this if we could set up a PM chain mail system where we could pass on the information more privately? In the past I’ve PMd @Harry Kinnear, @Grangemouth Bairn and @Shadwell Dog (if you’re still coming on to view the forum / thread without posting, come back and post soon bud). I’m sure if we organized a few chains of maybe 10 posters each we could all very quickly be kept in the loop but it would all be kept “in house” away from prying eyes. Am I making things too much cloak and dagger? -3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulioBairn Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 7 hours ago, Springfield said: FSS DIRECTOR FSS members would have been disappointed to see the news that Doug Moodie had stood down from the Falkirk board of directors earlier this week. Doug was elected to the board by FSS members March this year, having served previously as a volunteer helping rebuild the club behind the scenes. Since his appointment as director, Doug did a great deal of good work upgrading the finance systems and operations, delivering many other club projects as shared across the board/club volunteers, as well as recently taking on responsibility for data compliance. Doug regularly attended FSS committee meetings alongside Nigel, answering questions frankly and keeping us informed. He also participated enthusiastically in the numerous fans’ events organised by FSS as well as the club’s information evenings earlier in the season. Doug had also taken on Presidency of The Stirlingshire FA with a view to re-invigorating the tournament across a wider level of participation including youth, womens’ and other groups. There is bound to be speculation about the resignation of a board member. Out of respect to Doug and to the board, we don’t want to add to that speculation as everyone is working so hard to bring success back to the club, not least all our members who contribute in many different ways. We do however owe our members as much transparency as possible. Doug has told us to pass on his thanks to FSS members for their support, encouragement and friendship, and would like us to record his warmest thanks for all the various messages of support and thanks he has received the past few days since the announcement was made. He will continue to be a staunch supporter of the club and of FSS’s aims, and looks forward to potentially playing a more active role in FSS moving forward. His experiences and insights into how our club can be successful again will be taken on board by FSS. Doug looks forward to seeing many of you in the stands this season at games home and away, and is always open for a natter on all matters football related as we get behind John, Paul and the team this season. We hope to have a meeting with the Board soon where we can discuss any lessons we can all learn from the first 6 months of fan involvement. It’s clear that we need to think carefully about how our model can succeed. We are however determined to ensure fans’ retain an effective voice at the heart of the club, achieved via democratic elections. We will seek a replacement fans’ director for Doug as soon as possible. I’m sorry but what the f**k is that? Never mind this “I’ll see you at the games” pish. This guy had been elected by a group of fans who are investing money every month and he’s suddenly chucked it. Why? Staunch fan, worked hard, enthusiastic participation?? Why has he left?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartleys18/19Army Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 16 hours ago, Zbairn said: Playing devil's advocate here..... but if you have one or two directors forming a clique and getting their mates involved (who are not Directors), it might just p**s off the others who have been voted on by the FSS. Then you have a hostile atmosphere that descends into chaos ! We have just come out from that scenario with previous BoD's.... let's hope we are not moving back in that direction ! You just had a look at the directors box on Saturday to see a few mates enjoying an afternoon out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairn in Exile Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 3 minutes ago, Hartleys18/19Army said: You just had a look at the directors box on Saturday to see a few mates enjoying an afternoon out. If our finances are as bad as people say they are then not one single freebie ticket should be getting handed out to friends of the board. Everybody should be happy and willing to pay their way for the sake of the club. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC55 FFC Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 57 minutes ago, Hartleys18/19Army said: You just had a look at the directors box on Saturday to see a few mates enjoying an afternoon out. If you are talking about the patrons then you may want to know that a large number of them are now paid up members of the Premier Club/Lounge hospitality which includes a directors box seat. I believe the cost is around £1500 per season from memory but that could be wrong but sure it’s in that ball park. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Caractacus Potts Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 10 minutes ago, RC55 FFC said: If you are talking about the patrons then you may want to know that a large number of them are now paid up members of the Premier Club/Lounge hospitality which includes a directors box seat. I believe the cost is around £1500 per season from memory but that could be wrong but sure it’s in that ball park. Has this ever been advertised as it’s the first I’ve heard about it and just had a look at the website but no mention of it! Surely as a source of income when the club desperately needs it, it should be advertised for anyone to buy or is it only offered to a select few!? Also there’s no mention of the corporate hospitality package on the website which appears as an option for a seasons pass for hospitality, same with the VIP pass. Why are these things not advertised more and almost hidden away!? Another thing to show our things aren’t functioning as they should be! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FFC1982 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 3 minutes ago, Caractacus Potts said: Has this ever been advertised as it’s the first I’ve heard about it and just had a look at the website but no mention of it! Surely as a source of income when the club desperately needs it, it should be advertised for anyone to buy or is it only offered to a select few!? Also there’s no mention of the corporate hospitality package on the website which appears as an option for a seasons pass for hospitality, same with the VIP pass. Why are these things not advertised more and almost hidden away!? Another thing to show our things aren’t functioning as they should be! Its on the app and I’m sure there were a fair few posts about hospitality options at the time. I don’t think this is one thats been hidden away, probably just that not a lot of people want to pay £1500 a season so not a lot of chat about it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatapyBairn. Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 (edited) 9 hours ago, Jackie Myles said: We have 400 oddfans though paying in upwards of a tenner month which is a decent amount of cash for the club. That allows us to vote on two reps to give us influence in the way the club is run and the decision making process. Now running the club via consensus is fine as long as you don't end up in the situation mentioned earlier where a voting clique occurs and some directors are then sidelined and the fss ends up having little or no influence at all and the club is simply treating it as a means of extra funds every month. Let's not forget that the club is still teetering on the brink of going bust and we've just lost the guy trying to fix that side of things. If your not concerned then you really should be. As far as I am aware every single member on the board is trying to “fix” the club as you put it and up to this point I’ve been impressed with how they have started to turn things around, I wasn’t aware that DM was carrying the full thing on his own shoulders with the rest of the guys sitting about picking there nose but if you have evidence of this please do tell?! In reality this will be a storm in a tea cup, the FSS will elect a new member soon enough (Nigel Serafini will represent us himself until then) to sit on the BOD and the world will keep spinning. Falkirk fans do seem to love a drama, if we are struggling to find something to have a moan about at any given point by god somebody will find something somewhere! Edited August 4, 2022 by LatapyBairn. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC55 FFC Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 20 minutes ago, Caractacus Potts said: Has this ever been advertised as it’s the first I’ve heard about it and just had a look at the website but no mention of it! Surely as a source of income when the club desperately needs it, it should be advertised for anyone to buy or is it only offered to a select few!? Also there’s no mention of the corporate hospitality package on the website which appears as an option for a seasons pass for hospitality, same with the VIP pass. Why are these things not advertised more and almost hidden away!? Another thing to show our things aren’t functioning as they should be! I received an email about the Premier Club a couple of weeks back. Sure it’s been advertised by the club too although don’t disagree with the website section, it’s still not updated, bugs me everytime I see Harry Burgoyne & Zak Rudden in the lounge pics . Just checked the email and it does indeed come with a directors box seat. £1250 plus vat is the cost. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zbairn Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 11 hours ago, LatapyBairn. said: Surely in a BOD situation unanimous consensus can’t always happen but every director should agree to go with the majority vote on any particular decision. People in these positions should surely realise that. You should watch the film "The Death of Stalin" and see what happens when a collective group try to make a decision. Don't think Beria was too happy in the end ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 21 minutes ago, Caractacus Potts said: Has this ever been advertised as it’s the first I’ve heard about it and just had a look at the website but no mention of it! Surely as a source of income when the club desperately needs it, it should be advertised for anyone to buy or is it only offered to a select few!? Also there’s no mention of the corporate hospitality package on the website which appears as an option for a seasons pass for hospitality, same with the VIP pass. Why are these things not advertised more and almost hidden away!? Another thing to show our things aren’t functioning as they should be! This, I believe, has been in existence since the Stadium was built. @RC55 FFC is there or there about with the cost. On top of that most if not all of the people who joined this season have also bought their ST’s in the main stand. Those who joined the Premier Club are also not all Patrons. Hopefully that clears the chat up about freebees getting dished out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Myles Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 13 minutes ago, LatapyBairn. said: As far as I am aware every single member on the board is trying to “fix” the club as you put it and up to this point I’ve been impressed with how they have started to turn things around, I wasn’t aware that DM was carrying the full thing on his own shoulders with the rest of the guys sitting about picking there nose but if you have evidence of this please do tell?! In reality this will be a storm in a tea cup, the FSS will elect a new member to sit on the BOD and the world will keep spinning. Falkirk fans do seem to love a drama, if we are struggling to find something to have a moan about at any given point by god somebody will find something somewhere! Where did I say anyone was doing nothing? I've no doubt they are all putting in a lot of work it's who decides what they are working on that's the issue here. If you're a member of fss you want your group to have real influence and not to be seen as just some monthly fund provider of extra dough. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FFC 1876 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Hartleys18/19Army said: You just had a look at the directors box on Saturday to see a few mates enjoying an afternoon out. Is that not what footballs supposed to be? Edited August 4, 2022 by FFC 1876 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 1 hour ago, Bairn in Exile said: If our finances are as bad as people say they are then not one single freebie ticket should be getting handed out to friends of the board. Everybody should be happy and willing to pay their way for the sake of the club. Hopefully my answer above clears up this freebee chat 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatapyBairn. Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 (edited) 20 minutes ago, Jackie Myles said: Where did I say anyone was doing nothing? I've no doubt they are all putting in a lot of work it's who decides what they are working on that's the issue here. If you're a member of fss you want your group to have real influence and not to be seen as just some monthly fund provider of extra dough. I am a member and I don’t see the FSS in that way in the slightest so I’ll respectfully disagree with your opinion here, I think you are wrong. Having two reps on such a small board is quite considerable clout, especially for the current level of shareholding. If there are individual issues where the two guys are outvoted by the other 4 on the board then that’s inevitable in a board room situation, we have to trust which ever consensus the people we have put in place decide upon and make it work, they will stand or fall by that. Incidentally what exactly is the “issue” you mention here? I am not aware of there being one as nobody has stated specifically other wise, all we have had is some smoke and gossip created on an anonymous online forum without any actual substance. Edited August 4, 2022 by LatapyBairn. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 7 minutes ago, FFC 1876 said: Is that not what footballs supposed to be? I once saw Scot Gardiner smiling right after we scored a goal. Fucking disgusting. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Caractacus Potts Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 42 minutes ago, FFC1982 said: Its on the app and I’m sure there were a fair few posts about hospitality options at the time. I don’t think this is one thats been hidden away, probably just that not a lot of people want to pay £1500 a season so not a lot of chat about it. We have an app!? Can you link it please as can’t find it! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Caractacus Potts Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 23 minutes ago, RC55 FFC said: I received an email about the Premier Club a couple of weeks back. Sure it’s been advertised by the club too although don’t disagree with the website section, it’s still not updated, bugs me everytime I see Harry Burgoyne & Zak Rudden in the lounge pics . Just checked the email and it does indeed come with a directors box seat. £1250 plus vat is the cost. Could you forward the content of the email please? I don’t have it. Was it sent via the club!? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Kinnear Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 54 minutes ago, Caractacus Potts said: Has this ever been advertised as it’s the first I’ve heard about it and just had a look at the website but no mention of it! Surely as a source of income when the club desperately needs it, it should be advertised for anyone to buy or is it only offered to a select few!? Also there’s no mention of the corporate hospitality package on the website which appears as an option for a seasons pass for hospitality, same with the VIP pass. Why are these things not advertised more and almost hidden away!? Another thing to show our things aren’t functioning as they should be! I’m pretty sure I got an email from the club with all the options for hospitality including the VIP/Premier club options a few weeks back. I deleted it as I’ve no interest in the prawn sandwich brigade , only joking. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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