BEARGER 1,829 Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 (edited) Club 1872 has been advised of the resignation of 3 directors, Iain Leiper, Laura Fawkes and Joanne Percival. Club 1872 is disappointed that these directors are unable to see out their term of office but does thank them for all of their hard work, dedication and efforts to date. Becoming a director of the Club 1872 is a considerable undertaking and we should be grateful to all of those willing to take this step. The remaining Directors, James Blair ,William Cowie, Alex Wilson and Craig Houston remain and have each committed to continue to serve Club 1872, its members and the vision and objectives of an organisation which is run for and by its members. The Board has made efforts over the last few days to deal with the practical consequences of the resignations. This has included speaking to our employee, dealing with the transfer of passwords and social media accounts, reassigning work streams and many other matters. A dialogue has also been maintained with the resigning directors. We are conscious that they were elected by you, our members and that you would want us to deal with them professionally and with respect. Edited March 18, 2017 by BEARGER 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Have they resigned out protest or the work pressure? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilledbear 16 Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Three at the same time, doesn't sound good. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,151 Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Doesn't sound good.... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbr 1,247 Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Especially Iain Leiper , must be serious , though the savaging James Blair received over the Dave King shares fiasco cant have helped 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinstein 294 Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 what is Dave King share fiasco ? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbr 1,247 Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 what is Dave King share fiasco ? The whole " concert Party " takeoever ruling , where Dave King now states he has no control over the shareholding vehicle he set up " NOAL" infact he now says he only has 1 share in it , James Blair knew all about this and appeared for Rangers as company secratery . If you want to read the whole sorry mess use this link ,http://www.investegate.co.uk/takeover-appeal-bd-/rns/rangers-international-football-club-plc/201703131139222798Z, it doesn't show our esteemed chairman up yet again in a very good light , so much so that I wish he would depart the premises asap . 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEARGER 1,829 Posted March 18, 2017 Author Share Posted March 18, 2017 As you will be aware following the announcement from Club 1872, all 3 of us have resigned as directors. We considered it an honour and a privilege to be voted to serve on the board of Club 1872 by our fellow Rangers fans, and those of you who know each one of us personally will understand how painful it was for us to leave an organisation we firmly believed in and worked tirelessly to establish since our election. We feel it is incumbent upon us to outline to members the reasons why we felt our positions had become untenable. As anyone who has served on a board or committee will know there will always be differences of opinion and varied interpretations on matters and the Club 1872 board was no different in that respect. However, throughout our tenure we found the conduct of one director particularly challenging, causing all of us to make considerable personal compromises at times. However last week a situation arose, which we felt compromised the organisation rather than ourselves, and that was one compromise we were not prepared to make under any circumstances. As many of you will be aware Rangers have recently advertised two job vacancies in respect of a Social Media Officer and a Supporters Liaison Officer. At Club 1872 we were informed recently that the latter of these two roles would be our main point of contact at the club in the future. Word subsequently reached some of the Club 1872 board members that one of our directors had applied for the position of Supporters Liaison Officer. However, as no notification had been received from the director in question this matter remained as nothing more than a rumour. Matters came to a head when the director in question intimated he, in addition to two Club 1872 directors who had already confirmed their attendance, would attend a meeting at Ibrox facilitated by Rangers Security personnel. This meeting was in respect of the forthcoming Old Firm fixture at which both Police Scotland and Club 1872 were invited participants. As persons present at this meeting from Rangers were to be involved in the interview and recruitment process for the vacant Supporters Liaison role concerns were raised within the Club 1872 board. As nothing had yet been received in writing to the Club 1872 board this necessitated a phone call by one director to the director in question at which time it was established he had in fact applied for the role of Supporters Liaison Officer. On such confirmation, the director in question was advised that it would not be appropriate for him to attend this meeting. In essence, we had a Club 1872 director who had applied for a job at Rangers, attending a meeting where persons from the club who were not only involved in the interview and recruitment process, but would also have direct line management responsibility for the post in question, were present. Despite such advice and the concerns of fellow board members, the director in question attended the meeting. We tendered our resignations shortly thereafter. We would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere apologies to all members, and in particular, those who voted for us. However, all 3 of us believe that by resigning in such circumstances we were reflecting the standards, values and principles which saw us elected. Laura Fawkes Joanne Percival Iain Leiper 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinstein 294 Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 don't think that's so big a deal ..... why on earth would anyone in club1872 resign over that ? Small earthquake in Chile, not many killed ! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,199 Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 don't think that's so big a deal .....why on earth would anyone in club1872 resign over that ? Small earthquake in Chile, not many killed ! Au contraire. One of the driving principles in the creation of Club 1872 was one of independence. Independence is not only required to be the case but also should be seen to be the case. This director they speak of, if the facts are as above, put Club 1872 independence at risk because they were going to attend a meeting at which people directly involved in the position they had applied for with Rangers would be in attendance. Worse, the position that they had applied for would, if successful, mean they would be "employed" by Rangers and would have direct responsibility for the relationship with Club 1872. It makes it look as if there is a lack of independence between Club 1872 and the Board. It was a simple fix. The individual should simply not have attended the meeting - what was the need anyway when 2 other C1872 members were in attendance ??. And, if successful with the SLO position they could have tendered their resignation at C1872 - thereby retaining independence throughout. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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