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Chairman, Vice Chair, Treasurer all re-elected, Mel Mackie elected as new Secretary.

Beyond that we finished a few items off and decided a couple of things but I really can't be bothered to tell anybody anything other than that.

13 months ago there was much furore mentioned on here that people weren't willing to support a non-transparent OSC, they weren't willing to support a non-forwarding thinking OSC. Well where are any of you now? Tonight was the lowest attendance for around 30 months .... and it was the AGM.

let me remind you that we now have an OSC that is willing to stand up to the club (although we do want to work together and are currently striving to do so), we try to have the fans point of view at heart and will always back that view, we have tried (and failed due only to LCC) to launch the biggest Open Day this club has known, have organised the biggest post 68 organised away travel, have organised the largest Official vote for player of the years type thingies, have secured the largest independant grant for Stanley Orientated funding in the history of ASFC, kickstarted at the request of many but backed by few OSC merchandising range. I could carry on but can't be bothered

I'm sure you get the gist of what I am talking about, we had an artist booked for mid-October who was one of the best of his type in Lancashire certainly, but we couldn't guarantee that we would get anywhere near enough people to come ..... we had strippers nights planned for November but can't guarantee that people would come.

The OSC has in the last twelve months become what people were asking of it, the only reason it hasn't fully become that is because you the people ar enot backing it. WHAT MORE DO WE HAVE TO DO? ****e in the last few weeks such as the Buy-the-Club carry on should make you appreciate all the more what role our OSC can play in the future of ASFC, BUT DOES ANYBODY GIVE A DAMN? NO.

If you don't like the way the present OSC is run then make a point of saying so. If you don't think that a Supporters Organisation has any part to play in the long term strategy of our club then say so. If you think you can do a better job then say so, if you don't want to get involved but still think there are better ways of doing things then open your mouth please.

Much has been made in the past of the apathy that allowed ASFC to fold in 1962, much has been made recently (rightly or wrongly) of our lack of funds or interest or crap gates or poor revenue or crap merchandise range.... where are all you people who have something to say? watching Emmerdale? Corrie? Stenders?

There are many people on here, who live local enough, who have something to say when things ain't quite as they want them, but will they get off their arses to go to an oSC meet once a year? no.

Apologies received tonight from Nigel and Andrea. and Diane.



What I would really like, really really like, is for the higher profile members of this forum, - who don't attend meetings, who don't offer assistance if and when required, to please post via PM to me why. It's not a personal assault on you, it's more a fact finding mission, what would make you want to attend a meeting? could ASFC exist without an OSC (yes it could but should it?). I'd like at least 15 of the regular names to respond please and none of those that make a habit of posting crap to bother. There are about 10 people left who actually give a damn enough to get involved and try to do something contructive towards the future of our club (other than employees or long term donaters), are you one of them? or would you rather just waffle on about how things could be different?



Sickened by the apathy