That Trust board member must know better than most however that sometimes to get what you want means playing the long game rather than bludgeoning in, so hopefully he's part of the new direction also... I'm sure for better or worse he's also aware that given his previous background, he's going to struggle to convince certain owners of his neutrality in such things and there's an added hurdle needed to jump through there, whatever his actual competencies.
Absolutely agree with you on "one size fits all", listen to this excellent Ken Robinson talk for example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDZFcDGpL4U
Unfortunately, as a teacher I'm being told to ignore that idea and all existing research so that we can have a system Gove has in his head where kids all do the same thing and learn by rote.
And with the meeting of CCFC and education policy I'm out of here before my blood pressure explodes
You could argue the Trust taking a partial position didn't do themselves any favours with the latter. Their current position is the one they should have adopted from the start, as sometimes it's better to let people show their hand then give them that mask to hide behind. In this case, we'll maybe never know if they'd have still ignored them without that initial gambit.
As it stands however, the clock is re-set, and if the trust continually make efforts to engage, and no engagement is done, then the results will eventually speak for themselves without the need to push as has been done.
Incidentally, much as this campaign group came across well on the radio yesterday, so did a certain Trust board member
It looks like it.
whilst also showing how needless outing each other, our qualifications, jobs and family relations would be as it would colour how they were responded to...
I didn't want to either but ive had no choice but to except it. There's no chance they'll sell to them. Im just preying acl leave the ground alone and sisu get bored and leave.
We'll see if the 4th November is one I can actually get to... and if I'm brave enough to speak rather than write
There are certain things I do know.
I can have my own views about the appropriateness of our owners;
I can have my own views about a stadium management company and how that fits into the club anyway.
I do know that at the end of the day, campaigning for the latter over the former doesn;t help the club long term either. You yourself said the club shouldn't return to the Ricoh at all costs and you're right. That also means making sure the club isn't held over a barrel to return at all costs either, as otherwise the decreasing circles start again.
I do know that at the moment they're not talking as far as I know. I also know that it's very unlikely that any campaign to get them to do so will have one side rush to the phone. I do know taking sides certainly won't have this effect, and will give excuses for whoever's to 'blame' and give them a get-out clause.
It's where a pressure group pressuring all sides just to talk, and reminding us the club's in the wrong place is no bad thing on a philosophical level. I do think it's unhelpful going solo however, it disperses attention. Saying 'hang on, we're the fans of the club' doesn't mean taking sides after all.
).