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Post by SectionE on Feb 21, 2015 20:52:13 GMT
I was just wondering if there would be any desire amongst our supporters to found a Flyers Supporters Trust? The main reason behind my thinking was that it could build the bridge between fans and directors, maybe even have a fan representive on the Board? It may also go a long way to buying some shares in the club, ensuring we always play at quota etc? Again I'm not in a position to know the ins and outs of this type of organisation, but there must be some fans out there who would like to see this happen.
This is not a pop at our BOD, simply another suggestion that could help the club going forward.
Thoughts on this guys?
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Post by amazepux on Feb 21, 2015 21:09:52 GMT
A great idea..it would also be good way of generating funds to either increase home player sponsorship like section G gave done or extra funds for import(s)
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Post by langtouner on Feb 21, 2015 22:13:46 GMT
I think it is a great idea but a bridge has to be built from both sides and I doubt very much if Tom Muir would have any appetite for this, and if he did I think he would only be doing it for the sake of appearances.
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Post by jrismahero on Feb 23, 2015 7:20:48 GMT
Think they had something up n running a number of years back called the 200 club where the target was t get 200 members all paid £5 direct debit every month and money was given to club not sure what happened to that or what funds were collected n given out
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Post by amazepux on Feb 24, 2015 21:12:30 GMT
Think they had something up n running a number of years back called the 200 club where the target was t get 200 members all paid £5 direct debit every month and money was given to club not sure what happened to that or what funds were collected n given out If someone business minded took some names and initial interest then surely a meeting could be set up..discussing donations..newsletter..player sponsorship..links with supporters club?..liaison with directors...etc. Even if the directors werent kean theres nothing stopping every section sponsoring a player or jersey next season. This basic gesture would surely gee-up a player..Then the jersey could be raffled to the donaters..even a fiver each would do it.
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Post by swarfiga on Feb 24, 2015 21:24:23 GMT
I'm sure Tam Muir would love another ski holiday a year, he'll go for it
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Post by clanstats on Feb 25, 2015 13:12:54 GMT
AFAIK The Clan Official Supporters Club sponsors the team to the tune of £10,000 a year. Not an insubstantial sum. I am sure the Flyers could organize something similar.
Each member pays £10 a year (£5 for kids). There are well over 500 members. Members get a 10% discount on club merchandise and reduced ticket prices. Also reduced travel club costs.
The club runs Q&A sessions with players, coaches and management, Charge £5 entry which all goes into the coffers.
There are also other OSC events.
For all that I have a go at the Flyers, I would love to see the Gardiner teams up there fighting with the 'big boys' & would love for both of us to get to Nottingham again.
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Post by SectionE on Feb 25, 2015 13:33:51 GMT
For me it's about breaking down the barrier between board and supporters, ensuring we are on the same page and all wanting the best for our club. What has always concerned me, is that the owners seem to be unapproachable (the impression I get anyway), and for all that they've done for this club, they could still do more. Tam Muir or Jack Wishart should be embracing the fact that some fans want to help and that quite a few would go for it, the only problem is, would they accept the fact that the main condition of this investment would be to always ensure we would play at quota? No excuses? I'm not so sure tbh. The initial movement is as a fan base is to try and see if the level of interest is there, so we can try and organise some form of meeting.
Like I said earlier, this isn't having any sort of go at the Directors, it's about the club as a whole moving forward and getting its act together. I also appreciate that some fans feel they pay enough with the likes of season tickets, merchandise etc, but hopefully most of the support would feel like £5 was good value if it were going towards helping the team.
I will post a poll, just out of curiosity to gauge what members on here think, for a wider view, I will post the same question on Twitter and the clubs Facebook page.
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Post by SectionE on Dec 21, 2016 14:45:33 GMT
Just seen that Panthers have organised something similar, it could be a great idea if we could try something similar. The fans need to have a bigger say in the clubs future and this is one way we could help, anyone interested in this? Especially given the last few months off ice situation. What's the consensus out there now?
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Post by sparkymark75 on Dec 21, 2016 15:29:24 GMT
Just seen that Panthers have organised something similar, it could be a great idea if we could try something similar. The fans need to have a bigger say in the clubs future and this is one way we could help, anyone interested in this? Especially given the last few months off ice situation. What's the consensus out there now? I can't see the directors relinquishing any control of the clubs running in return for funds/sponsorship. Just the way it's ran. You'd probably have to buy the entire club and even then, would he sell it.
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Post by waterboy on Dec 21, 2016 15:46:26 GMT
Didn't the directors disband the old supporters club? Or is my memory playing tricks on me.
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Post by coloradoflyer on Dec 21, 2016 20:53:56 GMT
They did indeed, they instead opted for a travel club like dundee
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Post by ronniemac on Dec 22, 2016 9:39:23 GMT
No way would a supporter / representative sit on the board as it's a case of ......Ma Baaa I find it unbelievable that some people think that Flyers do not make money .......they would not be there if that was the case. They could be even more profitable if the owner could grasp the affection that fans have for the club but instead as I have said before it is our version of SLAP SHOT............ without the Hanson brothers obviously.
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Post by Dirty Lyle on Dec 22, 2016 11:20:03 GMT
I was just wondering if there would be any desire amongst our supporters to found a Flyers Supporters Trust? The main reason behind my thinking was that it could build the bridge between fans and directors, maybe even have a fan representive on the Board? It may also go a long way to buying some shares in the club, ensuring we always play at quota etc? Again I'm not in a position to know the ins and outs of this type of organisation, but there must be some fans out there who would like to see this happen. This is not a pop at our BOD, simply another suggestion that could help the club going forward. Thoughts on this guys? My thought is you just wasted five minutes of your life typing that mate. Tom Muir would not let anyone other than himself or Kirsty Longmuir have any say or influence on this team whatsoever. They have no interest on supporters opinions and only see them there to put money into his club on their terms.
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Post by finchy on Dec 22, 2016 12:28:34 GMT
Generally a supporters trust would be set up to allow some kind of fan input into the running of the club. Sometimes it’s just fan representation on the board that’s sought, whilst other groups are looking to take complete control of clubs.
Like others I’m sceptical as to whether our owner would be willing to consider input other than his own in terms of how the club is run and if that’s the case it’s a no go. If the owner was approached and was open to it then I’m sure there would be plenty of interest from fans though.
A trust shouldn’t just be pumping money into the club with nothing in return which to me would appear to be the case with this Braehead set up.
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