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Alright, so there were c.25 of us there. It beat the Wasps 'protest' attendance but... only just! Many (Most? All?) were the board, and/or friends of the board!
Four of us were there from that protest including Moz, the outgoing chair. We (not Moz! He removed himself elegantly without giving an opinion all night!) fed back that the perception was the Trust were keen to condemn SISU and not challenge other parties and it was taken on board by the incoming chair. We'll wait and see if it is or not. They are going to have a serious look at their communication, and so they should. Note, this doesn't mean they should stop condemning SISU by any means!
But I have to ask, where were you all? I get that some are in the US or Bristol, so I get there are reasons for some, but I don't want the bleating about how you have to travel to a meeting to get your point across. This was your chance! Instead of sitting around on here complaining, why leave it to me and a small number of others to give feedback? How does that help give perception of a groundswell desiring change? Frankly, it's pathetic - there are one or two on this messageboard in particular who should be ashamed, they give it large but turn up for absolutely nothing and offer nothing when it comes to it (we'll see who justifies themselves on that, and I'll snigger when it's people I didn't mean). How about emailing feedback to CJ on [email protected] (I have his permission to share that!) if you can't make it? Silence equates to apathy or consent.
Instead, four of us there to make a point. It should be noted I'll knock the board out in terms of feedback so, four was a reasonable proportion of the audience(!) but think about how much better that could have been if there had been more. Just like the protest, all we're signifying is apathy, and a greater desire to watch Coronation Street than give an opinion. That opinion doesn't have to be (and shouldn't be) personal, but it can be about process.
So that's that bit out the way, the rest are random personal observations.
I will say it strikes me as the Trust board is somewhat battered, and hunkering down. I will say that they have met, as a board, most of the parties involved in this dispute, and challenged them. What they haven't done is told us that! Frankly, their communication is shocking, and that's half the problem.
I will also say that everyone's favourite bogeyman on here David Johnson actually came across quite well, and quite balanced.
The emphasis throughout the meeting from the board was the primary aim was to see Coventry City playing back in Coventry. That's something we can all get behind as it's blindingly obvious! There were also a number of anti-Wasps sentiments, but an assertion that their position needs to be understood. I can buy into that as a philosophy tbh - part of the reason we end up with a disconnect is the lack of willingness to understand various parties. Understand does not equal acceptance.
We'll see. It needs the board as a whole to move, and it needs more than words, but I can believe a couple of them are certainly sincere in that they recognise a fanbase needs to be reunited, and that they need to take on board views outside of a bubble.
Thing is though, if that bubble's all they have...
Four of us were there from that protest including Moz, the outgoing chair. We (not Moz! He removed himself elegantly without giving an opinion all night!) fed back that the perception was the Trust were keen to condemn SISU and not challenge other parties and it was taken on board by the incoming chair. We'll wait and see if it is or not. They are going to have a serious look at their communication, and so they should. Note, this doesn't mean they should stop condemning SISU by any means!
But I have to ask, where were you all? I get that some are in the US or Bristol, so I get there are reasons for some, but I don't want the bleating about how you have to travel to a meeting to get your point across. This was your chance! Instead of sitting around on here complaining, why leave it to me and a small number of others to give feedback? How does that help give perception of a groundswell desiring change? Frankly, it's pathetic - there are one or two on this messageboard in particular who should be ashamed, they give it large but turn up for absolutely nothing and offer nothing when it comes to it (we'll see who justifies themselves on that, and I'll snigger when it's people I didn't mean). How about emailing feedback to CJ on [email protected] (I have his permission to share that!) if you can't make it? Silence equates to apathy or consent.
Instead, four of us there to make a point. It should be noted I'll knock the board out in terms of feedback so, four was a reasonable proportion of the audience(!) but think about how much better that could have been if there had been more. Just like the protest, all we're signifying is apathy, and a greater desire to watch Coronation Street than give an opinion. That opinion doesn't have to be (and shouldn't be) personal, but it can be about process.
So that's that bit out the way, the rest are random personal observations.
I will say it strikes me as the Trust board is somewhat battered, and hunkering down. I will say that they have met, as a board, most of the parties involved in this dispute, and challenged them. What they haven't done is told us that! Frankly, their communication is shocking, and that's half the problem.
I will also say that everyone's favourite bogeyman on here David Johnson actually came across quite well, and quite balanced.
The emphasis throughout the meeting from the board was the primary aim was to see Coventry City playing back in Coventry. That's something we can all get behind as it's blindingly obvious! There were also a number of anti-Wasps sentiments, but an assertion that their position needs to be understood. I can buy into that as a philosophy tbh - part of the reason we end up with a disconnect is the lack of willingness to understand various parties. Understand does not equal acceptance.
We'll see. It needs the board as a whole to move, and it needs more than words, but I can believe a couple of them are certainly sincere in that they recognise a fanbase needs to be reunited, and that they need to take on board views outside of a bubble.
Thing is though, if that bubble's all they have...
