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Supporters Board Meetings / Minutes

Discussion in 'City Talk' started by Stafford Bantam, Mar 15, 2023.

  1. Kevin1954

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    Surprised?
     
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  2. Bigrod

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    For next season. you can probably add Morecambe, Accrington and possibly Forest Green (unless you take a friendly Herdwick with you) to the list.
     
  3. Stafford Bantam

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    The minutes of the meeting of 1 June 2023 have now been published. Main points are:
    • If any fans notice any issues with the accuracy of their loyalty points they should email the ticket office direct in the first instance;
    • Loyalty points survey complete and now closed. Club reviewing findings and will release update through their usual communications channels along with updates to Loyalty Point scheme (if any);
    • Play off home leg ticketing issues: lessons have been learned and Club have started process of finding a new ticketing partner. This will also address some of the Loyalty Point issues fans have experienced too. It is unlikely that the replacement provider will be in place before start of season though, but conversations with alternatives already started.
    • Midland Road ticket holders being relocated: Club accept that they didn’t explain rationale for offering Midland Road to away fans as clearly as they could have – or gave advance notice. Next time club have big enough away following expected they are likely to not offer restricted seating to any fans which means that all season ticket holders will be able to buy any available seating in alternative stands rather than those in Kop & Main Stand having reserved seating and displaced Midland Road fans having to fit around them;
    • Stadium Ownership/Lease Update: The club have a 25 year extension for Valley Parade on the table, beyond the end of the ongoing, current deal. The club doesn’t anticipate a ground move in the interim. The Club also confirmed it is not currently part of the owners plans to buy the stadium back outright;
    • Bantams Bar will be having a overhaul over the summer to become more like a sports bar, and also remedy long standing issues with toilets, etc. The lift to the Bantams bar is already being replaced too;
    • Pre Season fixture being released over coming weeks, a couple of really interesting fixtures in the pipeline;
    • Kit Launches, final schedule being firmed up at present but expect both home and away kits to be launched prior to pre-season. Third kit will be launched very early in new season;
    • Plans to support fans with disability in attendance at games (Swindon have started a scheme focused on fans with autism and ADHD as an example): This something the Club are already actively looking into. Further updates will come as they arise.
    Next meeting is scheduled for Thursday 29 June 2023.
     
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  4. Allotment Bantam

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    Pleased to see the issues with play off ticketing have been recognised.
     
  5. SteveC

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    Some parts of the club review of the Spain trip are “commercially sensitive”…wtf is that all about???
     
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    Who made the profit and how much.

    In all seriousness, you can read the minutes of these meetings and draw conclusions they are a complete waste of time and simply a box tick exercise that the club have an obligation to complete.

    Some of the questions asked and issues raised borderline on pointless,

    what are the plans for half time entertainment (some bloke on the SB mentioned Zumba at the pre season forum so this a repeat question)

    Raffle ticket prizes aren't good enough

    midland road should be open at 1.30 but it's often 1.45, who goes to the ground at 1.30 if not in a suite?

    Sparks must wonder why he bothers
     
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  7. JonButterfield

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    Sounds like Sparks got a right grilling
     
  8. Dratsab taf

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    Come on, own up. Was it you?
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  9. Bigrod

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    Good grief. Who in their right mind would suggest Pool tables in the concourses!
    As for arcade machines.....why?
     
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    And still no Zumba at HT.

    This club is a joke.
     
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  11. bantamdave41

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    "Excuse me mate, you can't have that plastic bottle top near the pool table in case you throw the bottle on the pitch".

    "Oh wait" .........
     
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    Pool tables and arcade machines.

    Glad the pressing issues are being discussed.
     
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    The supporters board is a farce. They certainly don't represent this supporter
     
  15. Bigrod

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    Plus provide them with cue’s, which of course could be used inappropriately!

    l can just see the security staff at the turnstiles.

    “Excuse me Sir/Madam, you can’t bring a weighted a four and a half foot wooden item into the ground”.

    “Look M8 the Supporters Trust took it to the club, l haven’t had any booze, just a Coke instead and what you going to do about it”!

    l think that particular request item, was one of the dumbest things l have read.
     
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    If you didn’t know better you’d think they were making stuff up to justify their existence.
     
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    All I can think is it is dads that want to keep their kids entertained but haven't thought it through at all
     
  18. Edin Nowhere

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    Free Wifi in the stadium would do that I suppose if you want an actual realistic answer to a question that hasn't been asked so they could sit on a tablet seeing as getting a mobile data signal at the ground appears poor on some networks.

    Either putting half time highlights on during half time or having the other half time scores rather than a host of adverts no on cares about would also bridge the gap for restless children.
     
  19. Stafford Bantam

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    The Supporters Board minutes, for the meeting of 15 February 2024, have now been published.
    https://www.supportersboard.com/meeting-minutes

    Issues covered include season ticket price survey, new commercial deals, Midland Road kiosks/toilets, replacing seats, Stefan Rupp's 'involvement', pre-season trips, the pitch and an end of season in person supporters forum.
     
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