ccfctommy
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Yes which was a daft model. A small yearly fee is a good idea IMO
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Mcbean
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COVKIDSNEVERQUIT
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Yes it was, so charging £2 every year is going to increase the membership, don't think so.
COVKIDSNEVERQUIT
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mds
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Nicer looking site, new .co.uk address too by the look of it, irrelevant, i dislike and dont trust the trust being for the greater good of the club.
Been a £1 lifetime member for around 10 years, i wont be renewing.
Edit - Is there a new constitution or is the old one still relevant, is it available anywhere?
Been a £1 lifetime member for around 10 years, i wont be renewing.
Edit - Is there a new constitution or is the old one still relevant, is it available anywhere?
Mutuals Public Register: Search Results
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Your £1 was for a share not a subscription
Philosoraptor
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Mutuals Public Register: Search Results
Well, that's just opened up a rabbit hole.
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COVKIDSNEVERQUIT
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Philosoraptor
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Apparently, the Sky Blue Trust can be dissolved by it members, contrary to what has been said on here in other threads.
Well its all a bit crap. At a time when the Trust is actively looking to recruit/retain members , they launch a paid option (which a lot of people have been suggesting for years) and the website is just terrible. It actually looks like a scam- the pictures are all generic and the only one of the CBS looks like it was taken in L2 (or a Wasps game) as there is virtually no one there. The affiliate membership nonsense is all over the site. They claim 2733 member in the minutes but 2300 on the site. How many is it? Also, surely now the membership is however many people pay the £2. I doubt that is in 3 figures.
They have removed the Board members profiles so no idea who is in charge. The meeting for October "hasnt yet happened" but the September minutes are all low level stuff or things out of date that are already covered by the Supporters Forum. There are no updates to what the trust is actually doing about anything but Dave Eyles didnt like the trouble after the Derby game.
Completely understand that this stuff is all done in peoples spare time but this is basic stuff and a simple level of professionalism that is permission to play in any area where you are claiming to represent people. I thought all these "sports marketing" people were meant to sort all this out but clearly cant be arsed.
Very poor.
They have removed the Board members profiles so no idea who is in charge. The meeting for October "hasnt yet happened" but the September minutes are all low level stuff or things out of date that are already covered by the Supporters Forum. There are no updates to what the trust is actually doing about anything but Dave Eyles didnt like the trouble after the Derby game.
Completely understand that this stuff is all done in peoples spare time but this is basic stuff and a simple level of professionalism that is permission to play in any area where you are claiming to represent people. I thought all these "sports marketing" people were meant to sort all this out but clearly cant be arsed.
Very poor.
shmmeee
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“completely understand this is a voluntary run organisation, but why isn’t it professional?”
Liquid Gold
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SBAndy
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I am by no means an expert and I managed to put together a Wordpress website in my own time in a couple of days.
Sky Blue Pete
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Yeah but it might not be as negative as you may think. It is Roger Ellis at the FSA that because of the likely changes agreed with government affiliated trusts need to ensure they have everything in place to be used in the way the government and the fsa envisage.
It was why I attended and asked what is likely to change to ensure that the trust can speak for and Represent sky blues fans in the way envisaged. I’m not sure the FSA fully appreciate how it works. There are clearly some excellent trusts out there
The stuff is around ownership and avoiding some of the issues there have been. Some of the stuff is something we’d want but it’s cloud cuckoo land to think that money people would allow some level of inclusion without sharing of the risks
chiefdave
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I won't be rushing to sign up. Heard too many times from the trust that they're going to change and become more engaging. Not ruling out signing up in the future but as always actions speak louder than words.
At the moment it just seems a new website just cloning whatever the FSA is saying this week, which given the concerns over who represents us on the FSA is perhaps not the best route to take to regain peoples support. The website desperately needed updating but its just stock photos and generic information now, not even any information on the Trust themselves.
Who is actually on the board these days? Seem to recall when there was last changes nobody on here knew any of the board members. Not saying you need to be a poster on here or phoning into CWR every week to be on the board but struck me as a a bit odd.
At the moment it just seems a new website just cloning whatever the FSA is saying this week, which given the concerns over who represents us on the FSA is perhaps not the best route to take to regain peoples support. The website desperately needed updating but its just stock photos and generic information now, not even any information on the Trust themselves.
Who is actually on the board these days? Seem to recall when there was last changes nobody on here knew any of the board members. Not saying you need to be a poster on here or phoning into CWR every week to be on the board but struck me as a a bit odd.
shmmeee
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While I always appreciate a Simpsons meme, I’m not sure “they’re using stock photos!!1!1!” Comes under valid criticism.
Nick
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Covcraig@bury
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NOPM to the SBT 
The really misleading piece is "Renew your Membership"
There is no "renewal" involved, the £1 share purchase is a life membership
Basically they are asking for a donation of £2 to provide ????
If the current Members do not "donate" it does not diminish the expectations we expected when they signed up
There is no "renewal" involved, the £1 share purchase is a life membership
Basically they are asking for a donation of £2 to provide ????
If the current Members do not "donate" it does not diminish the expectations we expected when they signed up
shmmeee
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Is their level of webmastery really our key complaint here?
The website is fine. I’m more concerned about whether they’ll have online meetings/voting TBH. Has anyone found out?
If only they had a place where they could put that information.
Grendel
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the website is awful - generic images whatever you think are a no go. It’s like it’s been designed by a 5 year old
Nick
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Ermmmmmm online meetings and voting via "webmastery".
shmmeee
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Not really. It’ll be some service they buy in. Highly doubt they’ll have a bunch of full stack devs working on a bespoke system.
The website is standard voluntary org stuff. People on here are ridiculous.
Grendel
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Do you know anything about how websites work?
chiefdave
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I don't think peoples issue is that its a free template site. The problem is the lack of content on it. How hard can it be to source a few pictures related to the club or the city to go on there.
But more importantly if you went on there looking for something as basic as who is on the board and how to contact them you'd be out of luck.
But more importantly if you went on there looking for something as basic as who is on the board and how to contact them you'd be out of luck.
Nick
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I didn't suggest they would or should.
The website is worse than the old one.
That's not just saying it, it really is. They have somebody they have claimed is sorting it and it's taken ages in the making but it's a free basic web builder with stock images.
How can you see them integrating a voting system with the member base?
You don't need a bunch of full time developers. All this does is prove the "we know best" attitude they have always had.
Frostie
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Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't you & others offer assistance with all these kind of things, FOC years ago & they rejected your help?
