FC United Board meeting report
The latest FC United Board meeting took place on Friday 18 January 2013. Board member DES LYNCH reports.
The latest FC United Board meeting was combined with the annual Board Away Day and took place at a Manchester College facility in Newton Heath.
The day started at 9.30am with the only absentee being Phil Sheeran who, try as he might, was unable to travel in the atrocious snowy conditions from his base in Cardiff. Minutes from the previous Board meeting in December were agreed and we then moved on to Board reports, some of which were a little shorter than normal due to the lack of games in the past month.
The Board were informed that all the details had finally been agreed regarding the Euro friendlies. The number of negotiations that take place when organising friendlies of this nature is remarkable, especially when dealing with two different clubs.
It was reported that memberships were still rising but remain approximately 100 below the figures at the equivalent point last season. Emails have been sent out to non-renewals from last season and with the next members’ meeting scheduled for 9 February 2012, a further membership drive will be linked to that.
It was also reported that the attendance for the Stafford game was the highest so far this season and, whilst this was encouraging, given the work that went into promoting the game it was felt that we must look at other ways of continuing this momentum.
The Board then went on to discuss changing the dates of Board meetings. The reason for this is that the Board is now receiving management accounts that have become more detailed. By moving the dates to the last Monday of each month it was thought that this not only would give the finance team additional time to produce the reports, but that it would also give Board members the opportunity to read the accounts more thoroughly. It was reported that a new Finance Committee will meet for the first time in February.
The following Board roles were also discussed and agreed: Adam Brown, Stadium and Community Shares; Pete Burke, Branches and DF; Des Lynch, Supporter and Volunteer Liaison; Mike Sherrard, Promotions, PR and Events; Steve Pagnam, Merchandising; Chris Hammond, Governance and Community; Phil Sheeran, Match Operations and ICT; Alison Watt, Football and Membership.
Following that, the discussions moved on to governance and election procedures. A group of volunteers have been working on governance for some time now and it was recognised by all Board members just how much work and effort had been put into this. The Board is now examining various points raised by the volunteers and will report back at a future meeting.
Discussions then moved on to ground fundraising strategy regarding Community Shares and the Development Fund. The importance of continuing to promote both sources of income was stressed in order to ensure that we retain momentum and raise the funding required to finance our new ground.
The Away Day concluded at 4.30pm.
The latest FC United Board meeting was combined with the annual Board Away Day and took place at a Manchester College facility in Newton Heath.
The day started at 9.30am with the only absentee being Phil Sheeran who, try as he might, was unable to travel in the atrocious snowy conditions from his base in Cardiff. Minutes from the previous Board meeting in December were agreed and we then moved on to Board reports, some of which were a little shorter than normal due to the lack of games in the past month.
The Board were informed that all the details had finally been agreed regarding the Euro friendlies. The number of negotiations that take place when organising friendlies of this nature is remarkable, especially when dealing with two different clubs.
It was reported that memberships were still rising but remain approximately 100 below the figures at the equivalent point last season. Emails have been sent out to non-renewals from last season and with the next members’ meeting scheduled for 9 February 2012, a further membership drive will be linked to that.
It was also reported that the attendance for the Stafford game was the highest so far this season and, whilst this was encouraging, given the work that went into promoting the game it was felt that we must look at other ways of continuing this momentum.
The Board then went on to discuss changing the dates of Board meetings. The reason for this is that the Board is now receiving management accounts that have become more detailed. By moving the dates to the last Monday of each month it was thought that this not only would give the finance team additional time to produce the reports, but that it would also give Board members the opportunity to read the accounts more thoroughly. It was reported that a new Finance Committee will meet for the first time in February.
The following Board roles were also discussed and agreed: Adam Brown, Stadium and Community Shares; Pete Burke, Branches and DF; Des Lynch, Supporter and Volunteer Liaison; Mike Sherrard, Promotions, PR and Events; Steve Pagnam, Merchandising; Chris Hammond, Governance and Community; Phil Sheeran, Match Operations and ICT; Alison Watt, Football and Membership.
Following that, the discussions moved on to governance and election procedures. A group of volunteers have been working on governance for some time now and it was recognised by all Board members just how much work and effort had been put into this. The Board is now examining various points raised by the volunteers and will report back at a future meeting.
Discussions then moved on to ground fundraising strategy regarding Community Shares and the Development Fund. The importance of continuing to promote both sources of income was stressed in order to ensure that we retain momentum and raise the funding required to finance our new ground.
The Away Day concluded at 4.30pm.
First Posted ~ 17:49 Mon 28 Jan 2013
News ID ~ 4698
Last Updated ~ 01:52 Tue 16 Feb 2021