Wow.... just wowOne local charity turned it down without even asking their patrons, "because Sisu...".
That said, the charities we did send them to were very grateful and they went to some very deserving people.
Wow.... just wow
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anybody any indication on the prices for next year
Boddy said we would be pleasantly surprised
I think if they keep them below £350 for championship football, that would be an excellent price
To appease some, is there a way you could share details of applications without any personally identifying information (GDPR and all that)?Yeah and we have asked for people to send us their names etc.
People carry out benefit fraud and they have multi million pound systems in place and people hired just to investigate. All we can do is ask for people to report anybody they think is dodgy,
To appease some, is there a way you could share details of applications without any personally identifying information (GDPR and all that)?
Can you share what you actually check for each applicant? (Not sure if this has previously been shared?)
Just trying to think of ways to make it as transparent as possible so that people can't use this as an excuse not to contribute.
I appreciate that but we still hear people got tickets undeservingly. The cynicism is sadly warranted as your system, despite its best intentions, doesnt stop the 'fraudsters'. I could probably convince people i know somebody in need and spin a story but it doesnt make it true.
I am genuinely not trying to dampen any efforts everyone is making but sadly i dont trust my donation would 100% reach the right and deserving people as it currently stands.
One local charity turned it down without even asking their patrons, "because Sisu...".
That said, the charities we did send them to were very grateful and they went to some very deserving people.
Disgaceful!One local charity turned it down without even asking their patrons, "because Sisu...".
That said, the charities we did send them to were very grateful and they went to some very deserving people.
Sadly these people will believe in their own minds that they are deserving and would argue this case.
they should have their charitable status removed, that's shocking.
Is it not possible to find another contact at that charity?It was an individual at a charity, but unfortunately it was the main contact point listed. Outside of this issue they do very good work so I'd never hold any ill feeling towards any charity because of the actions of an individual, no matter how senior within the organisation they were.
Is it not possible to find another contact at that charity?
Yeah, I’ve always imagined him the sort to fuck pot holesDifficult, as by nature the details are very personal. This is why MMJ wanted a panel when we first started this. All those on the panel have no link outside of this board. We have a good mix of people from different professions including accountants, directors (some are both) and @shmmeee who I always assumed was a pirate, but it turns out he's actually a land lover.
This comment could and should have been made to the powers that be. Then an answer could have been given privately.I have given every time something like this has been proposed. In two minds this time unless it can be guaranteed that tickets go to help deserving cases. Not like one of guys who works full time in my place of work older than me and gets full pension payments and didn’t understand when I said what made him think he deserved it.
I appreciate your response but the fact a non nominated person got a ticket and is the one in question right now rings alarm bells for me. Im sure the majority are deserving and fair play to you all but until I am certain the system can not be abused at all I can't donate, especially given now I know that random family members are beneficiaries rather than being nominated.For some perspective, we declined 52% of all nominations last year. It's by no means that all of those 52% were taking the Mickey, we were just very selective. We looked deeper into every single case and it needed agreement from the panel of 5 people for tickets to be bought. People need to realise they don't know what is going on in everyone's lives. It wasn't always about finances. Cases included things like mental health issues, serious illness & family issues amongst other things.
It's probably unfair to judge just on the basis of the financial circumstances of one case, who wasn't even a direct nomination but a family member of a nominee. If you don't want to donate, that's fine, I have no issue with that, but if there is anything else you want to ask to ease your mind then please ask. Also, if you do have any suggestions on how we could do things differently we'd be more than happy to listen to ideas (particularly if it saves us time - we all put significant numbers of hours into this last year).
They went with the person who was nominated... It wasn't just a random.I appreciate your response but the fact a non nominated person got a ticket and is the one in question right now rings alarm bells for me. Im sure the majority are deserving and fair play to you all but until I am certain the system can not be abused at all I can't donate, especially given now I know that random family members are beneficiaries rather than being nominated.
Good luck going forward but I can't get involved
I appreciate your response but the fact a non nominated person got a ticket and is the one in question right now rings alarm bells for me. Im sure the majority are deserving and fair play to you all but until I am certain the system can not be abused at all I can't donate, especially given now I know that random family members are beneficiaries rather than being nominated.
Good luck going forward but I can't get involved
I appreciate your response but the fact a non nominated person got a ticket and is the one in question right now rings alarm bells for me. Im sure the majority are deserving and fair play to you all but until I am certain the system can not be abused at all I can't donate, especially given now I know that random family members are beneficiaries rather than being nominated.
Good luck going forward but I can't get involved
We wil for the game at Ashton Gate ! ;-)I think the extra should be used for putting on a coach service for Bristol based fans.
After the COVID damage to the employment i am sure there will be more than enough suitable candiates Mark.For some perspective, we declined 52% of all nominations last year. It's by no means that all of those 52% were taking the Mickey, we were just very selective. We looked deeper into every single case and it needed agreement from the panel of 5 people for tickets to be bought. People need to realise they don't know what is going on in everyone's lives. It wasn't always about finances. Cases included things like mental health issues, serious illness & family issues amongst other things.
It's probably unfair to judge just on the basis of the financial circumstances of one case, who wasn't even a direct nomination but a family member of a nominee. If you don't want to donate, that's fine, I have no issue with that, but if there is anything else you want to ask to ease your mind then please ask. Also, if you do have any suggestions on how we could do things differently we'd be more than happy to listen to ideas (particularly if it saves us time - we all put significant numbers of hours into this last year).
After the COVID damage to the employment i am sure there will be more than enough suitable candiates Mark.
Great suggestion, didn’t they match what was raised last year?I suspect this must have been suggested before, but I wonder whether the club could provide an option on the 'option for a ST refund' against the unplayed games, for this to be directly donated to the fund?
Great suggestion, didn’t they match what was raised last year?
I suspect this must have been suggested before, but I wonder whether the club could provide an option on the 'option for a ST refund' against the unplayed games, for this to be directly donated to the fund?
Let’s see what the club do about refunds, as we purchased the tickets for those fans with money, I would hope that money would come back to the fund, I’m sure it will, the club have been brilliant ever since this started with matching the tickets we purchased like for like.
I know it’s tough times for people so not expecting it to be like last year but whatever we get will help out.
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