We are going through one of the most important periods in our Clubs history both in terms of the structure of the club and the finances related to the Club and yet there is silence from the Committee of our Club and even the General Public.Do people not care anymore?
There has been no update from the Club in relation to the Club's Fundraising Drive since 12th August in any media form.
I asked our PRO a couple of questions on another thread and he hasn't bothered to come back and answer them.
Anyway on to our EGM/Special Meeting:
Tony Mcgee's proposal was passed by 43 votes to 9 votes-that means there was somewhere between a 10 and 20% turnout of the members-that was a terrible turnout.There are over 30 people on the various Sligo Rovers Committees-does this mean either only another 22 turned up or a lot of these people didn't turn up.
Either way people voted for change.
So who are these 5 Business People willing to come on board to help run the Club?Well it appears there aren't any yet!
I am not sure has Tony got them lined up but he has to go and get them now.
What is the process for reducing the present Committee down to 5? that will be interesting!
So when does this new Management Committee take over the running of Sligo Rovers?
We have to wait 4 weeks for the list of 5 Businessmen-why so long-they are either going to get involved or they are not.
Who is our new Chairperson going to be-it appears Tony actually has somebody lined up for this-he just needs a Committee to chair!!
Where does Vincent Nally fit in in all this?After all his good work over the last few years,I hope he will be involved in some shape or form.
Something tells me that this is going to go on a lot longer than 4 weeks-Hopefully I am wrong.
My guess would be that they still have to be found.We have to wait 4 weeks for the list of 5 Businessmen-why so long-they are either going to get involved or they are not.
To be perfectly honest, SRFC would be a black hole for any businessman's money. What is the benefit for any of them to get involved?
Why don't we just beg the lads from Westlife? I'm sure they have too much cash.
They already sponsor Bohemians, you can't expect them too back every club in the leagueOriginally Posted by brianw82
IF TmcGee doesnt have the businessmen already lined up i fear that it wont happen!
As for where does Nally figure in this good question, as he is the type of person you definitely want involved in your club!
Passing this is a very dangerous decision as people will now ease up on fundraising in the expectation that 'businessmen' will save the club. Tony has two chances of getting five businessmen to invest in Sligo Rovers.
Investment aside. We all see the benifit of V. Nally on board. So if you have 5 business people of his stature actually running the club, instead of Joe Soaps the club can only go forward.
Watching some of the MC the other night you could see in their faces, they know the game's up.
I have scattered my dreams underneath your feet, tread carefully, cos it's my dreams you walk on.
Hi Redzer,
Did he give any indication of who they might be?
As Vincent Nally is retired,it will be hard to find 5 Business People that will have the time and effort that Vincent puts into the Club.
First off ther will be an update given to the press tomorrow afternoon.Second this is not the place to be answering questions(the majority name-less face-less people)i gave you my mob phone number which is turned on 24hrs a day.I dont remember getting a call from anyone claiming to be Mr Sligo1.
go on D Brannigan!!!
Well Done D. Brannigan-an update given to the press today-by the time it gets printed in the local papers it will be 2 weeks since your last update and 3 days before the end of the month which could also mean 3 days before the Club folds(according to yourself).
Will you give a report on last Tuesday nights meeting and the implications for the Club?
"second this is not the place to be answering questions(the majority name-less face-less people)"
If this is not the place to answer questions-where is the place?
This is a Forum for Sligo Rovers Fans-this is the place where you came looking for support for the Club in their hour of need-why should you tell us why the money is needed or what's gone wrong-we're only good for handing over our money.
I think it's time Sligo Rovers did a bit of giving ie letting us know what's going on in our Club as well as taking all the time.
There is more up to date information on this Forum about Sligo Rovers than in all other media outlets put together including the Club's website.
Without "the majority name-less face-less people" there wouldn't be a Sligo Rovers.
Without "the majority name-less face-less people" there wouldn't be anybody fundraising for Sligo Rovers.
If each of the 30 plus people on the various Committees each raised 3,000 euro,you wouldn't be long reaching your target.
If people on the Committees haven't raised that type of money,what are they doing on the Committees in the first place?
So D. Brannigan,can you let us know where this "Place" is that we can get an update on what's happening in our Club-is it a little yellow post-it somewhere stuck on a wall or in somebodys back pocket because it certainly aint here.
It's your job to let us know(ie the General Public) any developements in the Club,good or bad and so far it appears you aren't doing your job.
The clock is ticking
As Redzer said:
"Watching some of the MC the other night you could see in their faces, they know the game's up."
In a word no, as all the discussion took place before a vote was taken. He was not prepared to name names without aggrement on his proposal.
He did say he had a very prominent businessman willing to chair a meeting of interested business people. The result of that meeting would determine if the business community are willing to come on board.
That meeting will be set up over the next few weeks.
We hear all the time about business people involved in running organisations other than, and as well as their own business's. Even when V.Nally was not retired he did trojon work for Rovers, so I think it would not be a problem as long as the people have Rovers at heart.
I have scattered my dreams underneath your feet, tread carefully, cos it's my dreams you walk on.
Good point but I think this needs serious work and time put in.
Was there any exact time frame as when he had to go back to the Committee with names?
No. A time frame was not discussed. But he said he would be back to the board with an update in about 3 weeks.
I have scattered my dreams underneath your feet, tread carefully, cos it's my dreams you walk on.
So really Redzer,this could go on for a while then.
Was there any indication as to how the present Management Committee was going to be reduced?
Out of curiousity,what was the actual motion before the meeting that the members voted on?
I think the place you are looking for is the EGM. Perhaps you should sell your computer, buy a share and your curiosity will be no more.Well Done D. Brannigan-an update given to the press today-by the time it gets printed in the local papers it will be 2 weeks since your last update and 3 days before the end of the month which could also mean 3 days before the Club folds(according to yourself).
Will you give a report on last Tuesday nights meeting and the implications for the Club?
"second this is not the place to be answering questions(the majority name-less face-less people)"
If this is not the place to answer questions-where is the place?
This is a Forum for Sligo Rovers Fans-this is the place where you came looking for support for the Club in their hour of need-why should you tell us why the money is needed or what's gone wrong-we're only good for handing over our money.
I think it's time Sligo Rovers did a bit of giving ie letting us know what's going on in our Club as well as taking all the time.
There is more up to date information on this Forum about Sligo Rovers than in all other media outlets put together including the Club's website.
Without "the majority name-less face-less people" there wouldn't be a Sligo Rovers.
Without "the majority name-less face-less people" there wouldn't be anybody fundraising for Sligo Rovers.
If each of the 30 plus people on the various Committees each raised 3,000 euro,you wouldn't be long reaching your target.
If people on the Committees haven't raised that type of money,what are they doing on the Committees in the first place?
So D. Brannigan,can you let us know where this "Place" is that we can get an update on what's happening in our Club-is it a little yellow post-it somewhere stuck on a wall or in somebodys back pocket because it certainly aint here.
It's your job to let us know(ie the General Public) any developements in the Club,good or bad and so far it appears you aren't doing your job.
The clock is ticking
As Redzer said:
"Watching some of the MC the other night you could see in their faces, they know the game's up."
Not sure what silence you are on about....the only one hiding is yourself. This is not the place to discuss club business. Your name says it all!
So Rory,lets say I did go and buy a share in the Club, can you tell me where that money would go and what purpose would it be used for?
"This is not the place to discuss club business."
I'm not actually looking for State Secrets here Rory.I'm looking for along the lines of
" we need x amount of money by such a date.The reason we need this amount of money is because of x,y and z."
and then
weekly updates of how we are doing
and then finally
daily updates as we get nearer the deadline.
Somebody in Sligo Rovers set a target of 130,000 for the Club and General Public to raise
-do you know what it is for?
-do you know what happens if we dont reach the target?
-do you know what happens if we do,where do we get the shortfall for September,October and November?
Obviously all these questions were answered at the EGM so you know all these answers Rory.
As a member of the Trust,how come the Trust wont pay any funds raised by the Trust directly to Sligo Rovers?
They will only pay bills directly to suppliers.
Obviously the Trust and also you being a member of the Trust have issues with Sligo rovers and the way it is being ran.
The Trust have 2 members on the Committee and they dont even know what's going on.
So Rory,the vote on Tuesday was one for change and I hope you voted for change-how did you vote or is that top secret too?
Nothing like a bit of infighting to bring us all together lads eh!!!
D Brannigan - your argument of "the majority name-less face-less people" is shocking coming from a PRO representative of the club, people on here obviously care about the club enough to post comments and ideas long before you signed up to the site yet your childish arguement really is beyond countenance.
If foot.ie want to make it compulsory to use our actual names so be it, as for now most peoples names are club related nicknames such as mine Guts and Glory referring to tonty Stenson's comment in the build up to the 1983 FAI cup final that "if we have the Guts we will get the Glory", SRFC 1928 and the like are self explanatory.
If you didnt want to answer questions on this forum why sign up to it in the first place ?
Rory H - Again if this is not the place to discuss club business what exactly are we here to do on this site ?
As regards your arguement to Sligo1 to sell their PC etc. why bother there is very little in the way of answers or accountability given there either.
Are you also saying that any paying customer at the Showgrounds should just pay the entrance money and go home after the game without any debate and questions on the club on this forum, local papaers or the like ?
Maybe stances like that is part of the reason enough funding from the Sligo public cannot be raised at this junctior.
Just give us your money and dont ask any questions!!!
I dont think I am giving away any state secret by answering the questions posed. The clubs business is the fans business. I was 1 of the 50 or so that bottered their ar se turning up.
It should not be up to me or the likes of me to answer the questions. So please feel free to take over.
The meeting was Tuesday, its now Friday and apart from myself nobody else has said a word. WHY? That's the silence.
I have scattered my dreams underneath your feet, tread carefully, cos it's my dreams you walk on.
You don't have to. You've contradicted yourself by saying you were one 50 who bothered their arse and that it isn't up to you to answer question. That was the point I was making. If people want to know, let them go to the meeting. If they choose not to, read Dermot's statement that will be in the local press next week. He even offered his mobile number to answer any questions before that.
Sligo1, if you want to discuss the Trust come to the meetings. Not saying it here
So Rory,by the time Dermotts press release hits the local press next week,it will be seriously out of date plus it will be a full 2 weeks since the last one.
As a member of Sligo Rovers Website Committee,would it be an idea to get the Press release off Dermott and put it up on the site for everybody to see?
In relation to the Club's website,how come its not kept up to date? or do I also need to join some other Committee to find that out as well?
In relation to joining the Trust,as I said the 2 members of the Trust dont even know what's going on(one has gone AWOL since he joined the Committee and the other is fighting a losing battle) so I dont think that is the awnser either.
I thought one of the principles of the Trust was accountability and that there is no hiding.As Alan said,"you know where your money is going".
So Rory,will you put Dermotts Press Release up on the website and out of curiousity did you make the meeting on Tuesday night and if you did,I hope you voted for change.
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