November 2001 Meeting

The event was programmed to take the following format:

• Questions from the floor to the Association re the Club
• Collation of Questions to be asked at the AGM on 3 December 2001
• Buffet
• Guest Speaker / Questions & Answers.

Not having attended such an event before, I was not quite sure what to expect.  I now know that the Shareholders Association are almost as much in the dark as the ordinary fan in the street but at least they have the ear of the Club and can channel concerns / queries / complaints.  They are not and should not be the only avenue for such communication, however – the Fans Forum being another such mechanism.

 QUESTIONS FROM THE FLOOR

• Kings Dock / Kings Waterfront Development
• A New Fans Trust!
• Plans of the Youth Academy

The final question put to the Shareholders Committee related to respect or lack of it that the Club shows to us, the fans, who through shite season after shite season drag the Club back from the drop.

This was from Ian MacDonald who was told he could put that to the AGM himself – probably because there was no one else in the room who could have summed up the feelings of the average supporter so well.

 EVERTON IN CHILE

"If you could bottle John's passion and commitment to giving the Everton in Chile more high profile, you'd make a fortune.  As John states, this is a unique link in modern football – not a plastic 'Let's make money' deal like Man Utd and the New York Yankees.  There is a real bond there waiting to be awakened in a manner fitting to John's endeavours."

To learn more about Los Ruleteros, visit my website all about The Other Everton.

 QUESTION & ANSWER SESSION

I remember at the previous meeting we were polled for our questions and a list was put together to be asked on the night.  Unfortunately bricks on the M1/M6 put an end to that, but if anyone is keen to have a topic covered then I'm sure the members of the ToffeeNet Mailing List who are prepared to attend could ask it for you.

Cheers

John Shearon