November Board Report
Board member Steve Pagnam reports on the November meeting of the FC United Board.
The latest meeting of the FC United Board took place on the evening of Monday 25 November at the FC offices in Ancoats. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved and the actions from previous meeting reported.
During a comprehensive football report, Alison Watt brought us up to date with the latest developments, including a list of potential friendlies for the next pre-season. As soon as we are able to share news of these with members then we will do so, but it’s good to see us making early preparations and shows how much work goes into our pre-season even this far away from the summer.
Members agreed the date for our latest Board Away Day, which is now confirmed for 19 December 2013. This is an important fixture in the board calendar when the board review club priorities and the individual portfolio of responsibilities for board members as well as appoint the Board Convenor for the next twelve months. It is also expected, unsurprisingly, that stadium business will take up quite a lot of the day.
It was reported that the club’s community pages has undergone a revamp and board members discussed the club’s press liaison policy. It was agreed that general manager Andy Walsh and press and communications officer Andy Walker would draft some guidelines and a statement to be discussed at the Board Away Day before issuing to the wider membership.
The meeting discussed an update on the community shares and it was reported that new, updated text was now on the website together with new application forms and an update on the current position. This is to be revised further with instalment documentation on the web page and also possible online payment. Club volunteers have undertaken a ring-round to ask for top-ups on community shares and it was reported that we would like further volunteers when we do this again and help us to reach the targets we’ve set for this element of funding for the new ground.
Social media and related communications were also discussed by board members and it was agreed that we needed a joined up approach to our policies in this area. It was agreed that a sub-committee needs to be formed to finalise the detail on this policy.
Finally, it was also reported that board member Pete Burke will be attending the 1874 Northwich AGM to assist with the meeting.
The latest meeting of the FC United Board took place on the evening of Monday 25 November at the FC offices in Ancoats. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved and the actions from previous meeting reported.
During a comprehensive football report, Alison Watt brought us up to date with the latest developments, including a list of potential friendlies for the next pre-season. As soon as we are able to share news of these with members then we will do so, but it’s good to see us making early preparations and shows how much work goes into our pre-season even this far away from the summer.
Members agreed the date for our latest Board Away Day, which is now confirmed for 19 December 2013. This is an important fixture in the board calendar when the board review club priorities and the individual portfolio of responsibilities for board members as well as appoint the Board Convenor for the next twelve months. It is also expected, unsurprisingly, that stadium business will take up quite a lot of the day.
It was reported that the club’s community pages has undergone a revamp and board members discussed the club’s press liaison policy. It was agreed that general manager Andy Walsh and press and communications officer Andy Walker would draft some guidelines and a statement to be discussed at the Board Away Day before issuing to the wider membership.
The meeting discussed an update on the community shares and it was reported that new, updated text was now on the website together with new application forms and an update on the current position. This is to be revised further with instalment documentation on the web page and also possible online payment. Club volunteers have undertaken a ring-round to ask for top-ups on community shares and it was reported that we would like further volunteers when we do this again and help us to reach the targets we’ve set for this element of funding for the new ground.
Social media and related communications were also discussed by board members and it was agreed that we needed a joined up approach to our policies in this area. It was agreed that a sub-committee needs to be formed to finalise the detail on this policy.
Finally, it was also reported that board member Pete Burke will be attending the 1874 Northwich AGM to assist with the meeting.
First Posted ~ 08:49 Fri 29 Nov 2013
News ID ~ 5221
Last Updated ~ 01:52 Tue 16 Feb 2021