"I fully accept the right to raise issues and indeed have not only done so myself but have written to Kenwright over the Kings Dock debacle. It is not an issue of right and wrong, it s an issue of moving on and general maturity." ? Alan Kirwin (post #68).
So did you get an answer? Or are you still waiting 24/7 for one?
I, like many other/all Evertonians, have concerns about the club's current standing, both on the pitch and as a business, even if I do now live in the US. The most open forum available for discussion of issues pertaining to Everton was taken away from supporters two or three years ago. The forum in question? The AGM.
AGMs are forums in which difficult questions may and will be asked to the directors; an opportunity for the board to show leadership and openness; to show strength through adversity; to provide information to interested parties.
So the board/chairman, with no input from others, decided it was best to do away with the AGM because legally it was not required.
I fully understand that the board/chairman of Everton Football Club were well within their/his rights to do so but to me this does not sit pretty especially as we were the so-called "People's Club". How can EFC be viewed as the "People's Club" (a moniker they touted on the Kirkby project) when the people are not allowed to speak/question freely?
In my opinion this move alienated the supporters. No longer are their voices heard. The club is now a closed shop. No more difficult questions to answer or avoid. The board/chairman can meet without the distractions of a possible/distinct hostile attendance. That may suit the board/chairman but it does not suit me.
The move to abandon the AGM shows weakness. It shows an inability to face adversity directly. It shows the board/chairman to be autocratic. It shows we are not the ?People?s Club? which we are/were touted as...
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"This is a small part of this organisation which was founded in 1938 under the auspices of Mr R E Searle who was later to become a director of the club.It is interesting to note that the original intention of the association was that it should act in the interests of the club?it was to become a form of "watchdog" over important matters concerning the club and was responsible for supervision of transactions and sales of shares.This description still carries weight today, almost 65 years on. The association gets involved in club affairs when it feels it necessary?.the last major issue being the state of the football club under the auspices of its previous owner, Mr Peter Johnson. The association acted in what it felt to be the best interests of the club and helped towards the stable position of today.Over the years, like Mr Searle, several members of the association went on to become Directors of Everton and the organisation maintains close ties with the board and administration of the football club.We have over 200 members who represent the minor shareholders of Everton, who presently encompass 900 stockholders. The association has an executive committee consisting of a chairman, vice-chairman, secretary and treasurer together with a further 10 members. The executive committee is elected annually at our annual general meeting in June.This committee meets 6 to 8 times per annum and holds open forums every quarter, which are open to all our members. The Board of Everton Football Club has attended several of our August forum meetings and has allowed members to ask questions to seek information in a less formal atmosphere than the club's annual general meeting."
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