My apologies for being away - Independent Supporters Group

Dear all,

My sincere apologies for being away, and not being able to reply and give follow ups to action. I was unfortunately hospitalised again with the same infection that wiped me out at Christmas and only was released last weekend.

Since that release I have spent my time bringing actions up to speed, galvinizing our steering group and launching more social media updates. Some of you may know that we have today launched plans for a protest at the club on Good Friday. We will be meeting at 1.30pm and then protesting near the Directors entrance at 2pm. The objective, to try to obtain a plan and dialogue with the club. We know it's not perfect but we have to start protests now to try to bring the club to the table. Our Stefan Rupp package was sent back. Following dialogue with the local sorting office in Landshut, Germany we were advised that Stefan knew that the parcel was there and chose not to collect it. We abandoned further attempts after this.

This week I have held discussions with two major national newspaper groups, and which significant interest was shown in our work so far, and the decline of Bradford City attendance and poor form. It is more than likely that both those newspapers will cover our club and seek answers from Sparks and Rupp. We have also held an initial conversation with two German media groups, who again have shown significant interest in what is going on in BD8.

Our objectives are the same...get the club to engage with us, for the club to provide a plan of it's intentions and objectives and to answer the questions from our fans at a fans forum with Stefan Rupp and Ryan Sparks in attendance.

I know this is a brief update but from the moment I arrived out of hospital, I have worked on Bradford City.

I hope you are all well, and thank everyone from Bantams Talk for the support, encouragement and advice you've provided to me. I genuinely appreciate it, and I hope we all get the club we deserve.

Steve

 

I'm going to do everything I can. Our supporters continue to provide insight and suggested actions to consider. I am looking at everything that comes through. Media is interested and we have pitched a compelling overview this last week. As we speak, one of those newspapers has advised me that he is speaking to colleagues he has in Germany to pursue a comment and interview with SR. It will take time but we have backed up our promise to pursue supporter interests at Bradford City.

 

I got signed off, honest guv

 

Thanks Andy, we promised we would do something and we intend to keep that promise. Where it will go, we don't know but we will keep knocking on the door.

 

Thanks ever so much mate. We will keep pushing and see where we go. If I can unite supporters around the common goal and prove that we are doing everything we can to ensure our supporters are heard and getting the answers they need then that is going to help...the hard work begins now though.

 

Unfortunately, Simon Parker has made every effort to avoid us, will not engage with us and so we have ceased giving him opportunity. We have a much better relationship with BBC Radio Leeds who are actively interested in reporting on our efforts and giving us a right of reply.