Trust Board Elections

Quoted from fishboyUTM

Harsh that. Alan Rutter has worked incredibly hard for the club. He's a good bloke and doesn't deserve your words IMO.

I'm sure he has worked incredibly hard for the current regime. Phrases at Fans Forums like 'keyboard warriors' spring to mind.

People forget that Board (Committee) members call them what you like in these type of organisations give their time up freely for the betterment of others. Those I was involved with when was on such committee's had supporters and vocal non supporters.

Any Board are not going to please all their members all of the time but as long as they can please most of the members most of the time then they will be doing a good job. If members disagree attend  meetings, live or virtual, and make your feelings know in writing.

At elections times if you disagree with the current Board get nominate and await the election. If you're voted in you can start to express your views for improvement. If you lose then your views are not popular so accept the fact.

I do not know any members of the Board or those nominated for election. Neither am I a member of the Trust, I will join when Fenty's reign officially ends. What I do not like is people sniping at people who have been nominated for elections. If you don't like them great I don't mind, but give your reasons.

I'll vote for any of the candidates who pledge to organise an online voting platform for future elections. Getting members to edit a word document and then email or post it in is very 2004.

Quoted from Chrisblor

I'll vote for any of the candidates who pledge to organise an online voting platform for future elections. Getting members to edit a word document and then email or post it in is very 2004.

Jesus, Chris - give them a break. There's another little thread on this from last night, on which i commented that they seem to have upped their game in the last couple of months.They've also already taken on board some of the suggestions that was made in the long Trust thread last week.

Quoted from realist

Get rid of Rutter and things will improve. Read his 900 words of waffle.

Read Rutter's statement, he seems to reel off the good things that the Trust as a whole has achieved rather his individual contributions (as you would expect when said individual is putting themselves forward for election).Talk about taking credit for other peoples work!

Agree with what people have said about Rutter. Think the trusts communication with the fans has gone backwards since he has been involved and I haven’t liked the way he has used his own view points to defend the current regime instead of highlighting the majority of the fans problems with the board.

Over 900 words when all the others used around 400-500. I got bored reading it...some definite self adulation in it me thinks...

Duly noted and something we’ve already discussed. As mentioned previously this is the first time it’s been contested, and with other policy work done recently, it’s taken a lot of time but we are looking at ways to make things better.

We have to balance the ease of credible votes (1 per member/actual members) against the volume that an online platform will give us.  Sure there’s an answer; I just ran out of time for this AGM.

Quoted from Chrisblor

I'll vote for any of the candidates who pledge to organise an online voting platform for future elections. Getting members to edit a word document and then email or post it in is very 2004.

Quoted from aldi_01

Over 900 words when all the others used around 400-500. I got bored reading it...some definite self adulation in it me thinks...

Perhaps a short video for each so we can put faces to statements would also be good, it’s not as if the technology is not there to support this, they are to a large extent names on a list saying similar stuff. I am sure I would recognise a few if they are Town regulars

Edit:- apologies I thought I was replying to Kristine

We might look at photos next time. Think a video would unconsciously exclude people. I wouldn’t want to do one for instance, so likely others that would want to stand but wouldn’t do a video.

Quoted from codcheeky

Perhaps a short video for each so we can put faces to statements would also be good, it’s not as if the technology is not there to support this, they are to a large extent names on a list saying similar stuff. I am sure I would recognise a few if they are Town regulars

Edit:- apologies I thought I was replying to Kristine