Zappa 0 Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 The young players at MP. The man is an arse. To further the quote, he stated Ally only thinks the players are his. Our CEO. Jesus wept. How do we attract these arseholes? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stimpy 0 Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Jesus wept. How do we attract these arseholes? We're an easy target and and any Del Boy looking a quick return is hawking around. We're a penalty kick! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Del boy was harmless this lot are boycie 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilledbear 16 Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Ditto but I gave him the benefit of the doubt in the event he was simply naive. Then he stated in a meeting with the RFFF last week that the three fan groups bottled out of meting him when in fact he demanded we meet separately and only one rep from each group attend. Classic divide and conquer tactics and thankfully some RFFF guys put him straight. Basically, Craig Mather is a liar. Can you tell me why there has only been small soundbites come out of that meeting. What we have heard from the meeting it must have lasted all of 5 minutes. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stimpy 0 Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Can you tell me why there has only been small soundbites come out of that meeting. What we have heard from the meeting it must have lasted all of 5 minutes. No idea mate. Sorry. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 did rst members ever get the email with more detail? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedell 5,329 Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 RST email: Late on Thursday evening the RST was contacted regarding a meeting requested by the shareholders fronting a recent requisition for a General Meeting of the Club. The requisitionists subsequently issued a statement which is copied below. "We embarked on this exercise seven weeks ago at the request of shareholders speaking for 28% of the club's shares. "They had concerns over a lack of corporate governance and financial transparency at the club and they wanted those issues addressed by the appointment of Paul Murray and Frank Blin to the board and the removal of Craig Mather, Brian Stockbridge and Bryan Smart. "Two significant events have occurred since we started this process. Firstly, Walter Smith resigned as chairman and secondly, the board informed us that the Easdale family had secured control over a significant minority of the club's shares. "As a result we came to the conclusion that the best way to secure a stable board and avoid further shareholder challenges was to negotiate a compromise with the board. "We have engaged in compromise discussions for the last three weeks. A key element of any compromise was that we could not give any guarantees to the current board members. It is democratic and fair that all directors, existing and new, will have to offer themselves up for a re-election vote at the AGM in October. "On this basis we agreed a compromise agreement with the board but on Monday evening they informed us that the Nomad, Strand Hanson, were refusing to approve it. Despite repeated attempts by us, Strand Hanson have refused to engage with us to explain the reasons for their stance. "With compromise impossible we have continued discussions over the last few days with a view to combining the AGM and the GM. These discussions broke down on Wednesday when the board refused to agree to our request that no further board members could be appointed in the run-up to the AGM. Without this protection Paul Murray and Frank Blin would have been uncertain as to what board they might be joining. As a consequence, Frank Blin will not seek election to the board and will have no further involvement. "In addition, the board informed us yesterday that Strand Hanson were not prepared to support Paul Murray's election to the board at the AGM. Yet again they have refused to engage with us to explain their reasons. "On the basis of the constantly changing circumstances and the lack of consistency in people's positions we have therefore decided to withdraw the requisition. We have done this on the condition that the AGM is held no later than 31 October. "We now believe that the AGM will provide the platform for the shareholders to decide who should lead the club. All the directors will have to offer themselves for re-election and we would encourage all shareholders to vote and show whether they have confidence in the current board or not." We have previously made a commitment to the membership that we would seek as much information as we can ahead of any General Meeting in order that you can make an informed decision on how the RST will vote at the meeting. We felt it was entirely in the interests of our members that we attended this meeting, alongside various other fan groups, for that purpose. The requisitionists’ statement was given to us prior to the meeting commencing. The meeting was mainly to inform the fans' groups in attendance that despite how certain media outlets had spun events, they had not walked away and would be going ahead with their motion to have certain Board members removed at the AGM, which the Board of the Club had agreed to convene no later than 31st October 2013.. The fans’ representatives expressed concerns that fans have been left feeling confused and bewildered at what has been going on. We were informed that plans were in place and would be shared with the support in due course as there is still some detail to be worked out. This was only to be expected due to the abrupt end to the negotiations mentioned in the requisitionists’ statement and they were still seeking an explanation from the Nomad plus taking legal advice. We were informed that Frank Blin had stepped back from the process for personal reasons and these reasons will remain private and we should respect that. All parties agreed to a very brief statement and to further discussions when things are clarified with regards to the AGM and any motions therein. The three supporters groups (RST, Assembly and Association) have made several requests to meet with the Club jointly. All three groups are still actively pursuing this in the interest of unity but no suitable meeting has been proposed by the club for us to meet together rather than individual groups as the club prefer. Hopefully we will have more information for you in the coming weeks with regard to both the Club and the requisitionists position and plans for the future of the Club. RST BOARD 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,148 Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Protest is all well and good but without clear issues to complain about then, rightly or wrongly, it's doomed to failure. Such a movement also needs clear and credible leadership. I've yet to be convinced we have any of the above - even if I understand why the people involved are so frustrated. There are issues at the club which need close scrutiny by the support but, as yet anyway, there is a lack of evidence to persuade large numbers of fans to back wholesale change. That evidence may well come but if that's filtered out wrongly (see Leggo last week) then it just causes more harm than good. We need the audited accounts and an AGM soonest. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 0 Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 I fundamentally disagree with the protest but from their point of view the timing seems odd. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 I fundamentally disagree with the protest but from their point of view the timing seems odd. you fundamentally disagree. we need the accounts and honest board and our stadium not to be sold. holy fuck. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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