Firstly and interestingly your Avitar is of the Family Excellence Award something as a fan I was rightly please the Club got because that is what the criteria is for it is now a few years since we received one so that tells it's own story.
On the OSC:
I have been a long time critic of the OSC and will continue to be if it continues to exist as it does. The fans decided to cancel the meeting because the Founders Lounge was unexpectedly locked up? The Crown is literally a 2 minute walk away!
It was locked and in darkness yes our meeting usually do include some directors and those who involved in the running of the Club who were minuted as normal about when the meeting was taking place and what time it would be.
Two of us did go to the Crown where there was a weight watchers meeting taking place in one side and normal pub in the other so would have been difficult to have any sort of discussion.
The OSC has for a long time committed more time to criticisng the club than doing any hard graft to help it.
Lee to me a Supporters Club is not just about being a cash cow for the Club in my eyes it also has to represent fans views as a Football Club it is very difficult for Supporters to have their views heard come back to this thread in twelve months time and let's see what has been implemented.
I think there are good intentions but they rarely come to anything positive. The numbers at OSC meetings are shockingly low and that is because fans do not value what goes on.
With anything voluntarily these days it is hard for people to committ and that is what it is people's free time, we have had some brilliant people who have bent over backwards for the Club to help but when it's a one way street they walk away.
I am not blaming anyone individually, but seriously, 5 or 6 people turning up to meetings for the OFFICIAL supporters club, then cancelling rather than seeking refuge in a different nearby location?
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To summarise, people bring people. The club can do any sort of promotion (Torquay game for free didn't even fill the ground) but in reality the only thing that is going to increase attendances is if we as fans pressure people we know to come along, pay their money and get hooked. We need to make it part of peoples routine. The supporters club needs to start generating support, the stewards need to learn how to speak to people and we need a cup run.
I agree we need to be as one but that starts with communication and transparency. The other thing is football fans are your paying customers and are entitled to their opinions it's what football is about whether it's on or off the pitch.
Easy for people to walk away but a damn sight harder to get them back
Adios
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