Originally Posted by sparkie

Whoa hang on there jase, there was nothing secret about the suporters club voting, it was posted on here that if you were a paid up member of the supporters club (are you jase?)

Originally Posted by sparkie

Whoa hang on there jase, there was nothing secret about the suporters club voting, it was posted on here that if you were a paid up member of the supporters club (are you jase?) then you could vote through the supporters club website or on the night of the last supporters club meeting. how is that a secret event?

As for the award itself it is a supporters club supporter of the year trophy which last year was opened up to all supporters for them to be nominated and for voting, however due to certain people trying to use their position with the football club to coerse people to vote for them, (and I will not name names) it was decided that this year it would go back to the way it was previous to last year where you had to be a member of the supporters club and an active helper to the football club or in the fundraising efforts of the supporters club, for the football club. The person who won fills those criteria admirably.

It was also decided that this year the trophy should be a unisex award instead of 2 seperate awards for male and female. So there is now a new trophy.

Oh and by the way jase we asked for your trophy back over 2 months ago, so that it can go in the cabinet in the sports bar, any danger of that actually happening?

All the aim of the supporters club is, is to raise money for the football club, it's not about personal awards but about recognition for those who do their damndest to help. We may not make a lot of noise at games or paint the town red but we support the club all the same, just in a different way to you.

If you wanna pick on the supporters club then fine, but get your facts straight. Or even better pay your £5 yearly subscription, come to a few meetings (second monday of every month 7pm in the sports bar) and have your say, it might not be your idea of a great night out but every penny put over the bar goes to the club and you might actually take part in something worthwhile for everybody involved at the football club.

Next meeting is this monday the 8th of may, you can make yourself a member on the night.

Originally Posted by AccyStanFan

nice long post which basically just shows how the clubs growing and the osc is shrinking into its little "us" club.

Originally Posted by AccyStanFan

nice long post which basically just shows how the clubs growing and the OSC is shrinking into its little "us" club.

Originally Posted by sparkie

Oh and boggles, its not up to a supporters club member to ambush you into joining the supporters club, the secratary of the supporters club is in the sports bar taking membership before, during half time and after most games, dont tell me you dont go into the bar!!!.

Originally Posted by sparkie

A revolution cannot take place over night here it needs time effort and people willing to put in that time and effort that don't already, both jase and kipax have attended meetings in the past but attending 1 meeting in maybe the past 12 months is not enough, if you want the supporters club to change from the perceived veiw of the 'old mans gassing shop' then come and give us a hand coz you ain't alone.

I hate the perception that people have about the supporters club but it isn't gonna change if nobody's willing to come and help change it. And yes I'll freely admit that meetings can be sometimes tedious but thats what we want to change and 3 people, two of whom have breasts, which seems to be a serious impediment, are not going to make a big enough difference.

On average as far as fundraising events go it all gets handed down to around three people to do all the work, sure plenty of folk volunteer to help but very few actually get involved.

But what gets on my tits more than anything else is people who don't take an active part, running the name of the supporters club into the ground. If these people were active members then they would be entitled to have their greiveances, their say and ultimately a chance to suggest a way forward.

It's not the supporters club versus the ultras, never has been, they are two separate groups formed for two different reasons but both to help the club in their own ways.

Oh and boggles, its not up to a supporters club member to ambush you into joining the supporters club, the secratary of the supporters club is in the sports bar taking membership before, during half time and after most games, dont tell me you dont go into the bar!!!

Oh and when the roof over the claton end does go up just remember that the supporters club has helped to pay for the facilities afforded to supporters, like loos etc.