A Thread that might help to unite Everton fans....

[davek]

Mass Kopite-inspired email hit on Earl to ask what he brings to the table.

Alternatively: Suicide belt > run into next months board meeting > detonate.

 

[BlackToffee]

I am guessing this approach is in response to the current state of the club. In other words making the best out of Kenwright and the board that is in place.

I also wanted to ask about the themes. Are the numbers listed signifying order of importance? I don't have issues with your numbers, but I am just trying to get a feel for everything. Thanks in advance.

No, I've not put them in any order, but open to suggestions.

How about truth and transparency as one of the main themes

- No more lies!

If you could suggest a form of wording which transcends the current board (no more lies is way too short and contentious) and can be used to hold the current and future board occupants to account then go for it. The theme though is one I'm happy to add, though I might re-phrase it.

 

[BlackToffee]

Mass Kopite-inspired email hit on Earl to ask what he brings to the table.

Alternatively: Suicide belt > run into next months board meeting > detonate.

Nice idea, (so long as its you going for martyrdom) but its not actually a theme

 

[Rook]

On the youth development side of things you could take away all those no ball game signs plastered on every street corner and then you might have a little better luck developing a local player or 2.

 

[pornpimol]

Good point ,no footy in the street and local players

 

[BlackToffee]

Updated themes are as follows:

1. Youth development
2. Commercial activities
3. Clubs relations with the fans
4. Stadia development
5. Greater sense of fan share ownership
6. Management of Everton Football Club
7. Investment
8. League & cup ambitions
9. Transparency in dealing with fans

Thanks for your input so far. I'm trying to ensure that the themes do not go over 12.

 

[Chang Elephant]

Do you really expect to get anything back from the current owners other than buckets of horse ****e?

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

Bill has nothing.

The other 2 have plenty.

This is the exact reason why they have him as chairman, he takes all the flak and vitriol while they swan around Vegas & Monte Carlo.

Sure he offers nothing apart from being a fan, but the others offer nothing and are quite happy to carry on as we are without them putting a single penny in to protect their investment. They should be getting the same sort of criticism as 'dem yanks.'

 

[BlackToffee]

Do you really expect to get anything back from the current owners other than buckets of horse ****e?

Really loved your earlier contribution. I suggest that my approach may ultimately yield more than the more prevalent "fcuk off BK" defeatist attitude.

 

[inim]

OK, a bit of a big title, but I have to say that I'm simply sick of feeling that everything Everton is heading south and that I can't do anything. Well we all can. We can move beyond the "fcuk the board" response to issues and do the biggest thing we can do, unite Evertonians under a set of aspirations which I call an "Everton agenda" or a set of principles to which all Evertonians can sign up to irrespective of which grouping that they belong to;

What I'm trying to do can be encapsulated in the following;

Part 1: Set out broad areas to which I am seeking a form of words which encapsulates the theme. You can add a theme, but the themes that I have suggested at present are;

1. Youth development
2. Commercial activities
3. Clubs relations with the fans
4. Stadia development
5. Greater sense of fan share ownership
6. Management of Everton Football Club
7. Investment

For example, with stadia development, my draft priniciple would be "To develop plans for a new stadia in the boundaries of the city of Liverpool within the next five years" Others might wish to improve on this.

This would then be the "agenda" or standard, that we would use to hold the board to account. Hopefully you get the idea.

Part 2: Consult wider and seek agreement on the agenda wording. This thread is a way of gauging opinion. If we can go beyond the usual 'kipper posts, I'd like to see how other forums react and then build up a picture which takes in everyone's opinion.

Part 3: Use it as the basis to produce our own investment brochure.

For this part, I'd need some help from those whose who are prepared to PM me. I'm talking about putting together a "glossy" pdf that Evertonians can download, but which "invites" people to invest in our great club. Think Arsenal fans and Adebayor but without the bitterness.

The idea is to try and get the Everton family to unite around a set of guiding principles to which we can hold the board or new investors to account.

I'm not asking you to march on GP, write letters or come to poorly attended meetings etc. I'm trying to get your ideas of a positive way forward.

Are you with me folks?

Thank you.

would'nt mind going for a pint with you mate you seem very interesting

 

[Del]

would'nt mind going for a pint with you mate you seem very interesting

Translated "wanna bum"

 

[inim]

Translated "wanna bum"

if you insist

 

[BlackToffee]

OK folks, while I am happy for some irreverent humour to punctuate the discussion, , please don't go off thread.