[Albion] The Fan Advisory Board Thread

[hans kraay fan club]

The meeting, scheduled for this afternoon, at which FAB representatives were to due to make a presentation to the Albion Board of Directors, has been postponed due to illness. It has been postponed until the New Year.

Hi Nigel

I know this subject has been discussed previously, but please mention at your next meeting that the crowd rendition of GOSBTS before kick off v Marseilles, was by far the best / loudest it has been all season - without any words being displayed on the screens or perimeter boards...

 

[Beach Hut]

Hi Nigel,

Via FAB can you ask the club why fans are being asked to purchase tickets now for a game three months away at the most expensive time of the year.

Surely this Europa business could have waited till at least mid-January.

 

[Brian Fantana]

Hi Nigel

I know this subject has been discussed previously, but please mention at your next meeting that the crowd rendition of GOSBTS before kick off v Marseilles, was by far the best / loudest it has been all season - without any words being displayed on the screens or perimeter boards...

THIS to the power of several billion.

 

[Talby]

We will do this after the presentation.
We don't want to publicise it before we've run it through with the board.
And we will be able to include comments and actions after the meeting.

I hope you push for more FAB inclusion in some key areas of decision making in the club so we get rid of some of the inconsistencies and one way dialogue from senior managers. PB’s comment in your last meeting minutes about his feeling the FAB isn’t necessary isn’t reassuring at all. Makes it feel rather like lip service to the FA, Premier League etc. we get lots right, but have had negative stories regarding treatment of fans and employees. The sanctions, appeals etc follow a procedure that only benefits/suits the club. If recent revelations regarding the Horizon scandal are correct then fans need to feel reassured they are judged within the parameters of the law, not based on a personal or club moral agenda or view that goes against the right to freedom of speech, ignores the courts or is affronted - yet our Police feel there is no case to pursue.. . If only for the integrity of the club we ought to be more aligned to the real world.

 

[Colonel Mustard]

Hi Nigel

I know this subject has been discussed previously, but please mention at your next meeting that the crowd rendition of GOSBTS before kick off v Marseilles, was by far the best / loudest it has been all season - without any words being displayed on the screens or perimeter boards...

Utter bo11ocks, sorry. Are you suggesting that displaying the words stops people singing?

Some people seem horrified that new home visitors, and even long term intermittent fans, may not know the words to GOSBTS off by heart. I certainly don’t know every word, and I appreciate being able to glance up at the board as I lustily express my devotion. At my age, I have trouble remembering my wife’s name, never mind the lyrics to regional marching songs from the Edwardian era.

Why wouldn’t we want as many people as possible to join in? Put the words up and let us all heartily sing along.

 

[Horses Arse]

Utter bo11ocks, sorry. Are you suggesting that displaying the words stops people singing?

Some people seem horrified that new home visitors, and even long term intermittent fans, may not know the words to GOSBTS off by heart. I certainly don’t know every word, and I appreciate being able to glance up at the board as I lustily express my devotion. At my age, I have trouble remembering my wife’s name, never mind the lyrics to regional marching songs from the Edwardian era.

Why wouldn’t we want as many people as possible to join in? Put the words up and let us all heartily sing along.

Surprised you make it to the ground if you can't remember the words to the first verse and chorus.

Feel for the FAB, not wanted by the club and having to deal with ridiculously opposing views on pretty elementary issues. Wow

 

[Colonel Mustard]

Surprised you make it to the ground if you can't remember the words to the first verse and chorus.

Feel for the FAB, not wanted by the club and having to deal with ridiculously opposing views on pretty elementary issues. Wow

I always remember the chorus but can get a bit dotty during the verse. Apologies for that. What exactly is the problem in displaying the words? Regarding the post I responded to, can someone please explain why more people would sing without words than with? It makes no sense. It’s blatantly untrue for that poster to say that GOSBTS was sung louder at the Marseille game than normal. Possibly the chorus was, yes, but certainly not the verse!

 

[dazzer6666]

Hi Nigel,

Via FAB can you ask the club why fans are being asked to purchase tickets now for a game three months away at the most expensive time of the year.

Surely this Europa business could have waited till at least mid-January.

Don’t think waiting another 10 days will make a huge difference to that many (and there’s no compulsion to buy). Surely more important things for the FAB to spend their time on ?

 

[Hamilton]

Can we determine what the club’s attitude is towards the A22 proposal for a breakaway European Super League?

Can we also ensure that the club will not support any proposal that further erodes the cash handed down to clubs throughout the football pyramid. Equally, we will not support a deal that unfairly enriches the existing top clubs in football.

Will the club also permit any banners objecting to the European Super League being displayed in the stadium.

 

[dazzer6666]

Can we determine what the club’s attitude is towards the A22 proposal for a breakaway European Super League?

Can we also ensure that the club will not support any proposal that further erodes the cash handed down to clubs throughout the football pyramid. Equally, we will not support a deal that unfairly enriches the existing top clubs in football.

Will the club also permit any banners objecting to the European Super League being displayed in the stadium.

Slightly surprised PBOBE hasn’t come out with some kind of statement yet (other than repeating the PL’s official line) - guess the club’s position hasn’t changed since the last one.

 

[Hamilton]

Slightly surprised PBOBE hasn’t come out with some kind of statement yet (other than repeating the PL’s official line) - guess the club’s position hasn’t changed since the last one.

I hope so, but silence can sometimes say something. As a club that we collectively rescued and heloed rise through the leagues I think it’s important we make clear our opposition to anything that enriches the super rich clubs.

 

[Beach Hut]

Don’t think waiting another 10 days will make a huge difference to that many (and there’s no compulsion to buy). Surely more important things for the FAB to spend their time on ?

Mid January which is around 20 days on would

 

[brighton_tom]

Rather than funding for more flags that are passed over head like the RDZ one (as they mean logistical planning is needed for its display) i'd rather we focus our efforts on flags that can be permanently displayed around the interior of the stadium like the Stand or Fall banner. Lets fill all the grey spaces and make the Amex more Albiony. Get the club to designate some spots for new flags, get Dogma to design them, get us lot to fund them. Simple.

@Barry Izbak

How about we get this going in 2024 Barry? Seems such a simple way to give the Amex some more character, with little work for the club or FAB to do. Happy to help with any logistics.

 

[Wozza]

Hi Nigel,

Via FAB can you ask the club why fans are being asked to purchase tickets now for a game three months away at the most expensive time of the year.

Surely this Europa business could have waited till at least mid-January.

Seconded here. As raised on another thread.

Of course, I'll buy tickets for my kids for one of the biggest matches in the club's history - but the timing feels unnecessary given the strain on Dec/Jan finances.

Why couldn't the deadline have been, say, February 1? Still a full 42 days before the tie.

 

[El Presidente]

I hope so, but silence can sometimes say something. As a club that we collectively rescued and heloed rise through the leagues I think it’s important we make clear our opposition to anything that enriches the super rich clubs.

It's civil war at Premier League HQ at present. The Sneaky Six want any additional money to the EFL to be split evenly between all 20 clubs, this will help preserve the gap between super rich and rich in £££ terms, but increase it in % terms. Some of the smaller clubs are being deliberately awkward, with a Championship CEO calling me on Christmas Eve to let off some steam, calling Luton a 'bunch of spivvy c*nts' as they are delaying and trying to reduce any increase in the interim payment from the PL to the EFL.

Meanwhile the PL is still using lobbyists to delay, discredit, deny and dilute the introduction of the Independent Regulator, using scare stories and employing the likes of the loony toon libertarian Institute of Economic Affairs as their attack dog. They are trying to bribe the EFL into opposing the regulator via the 'New Deal' in terms of additional monies for the 72.

 

[Kuipers Supporters Club]

Question for FAB -

What is the clubs reaction to the Bennett’s Field application being approved by the Planning Inspectorate?

Would the club now consider purchasing the land, now that it has planning permission and could be turned from student accommodation into a hotel?

 

[Bry Nylon]

… a Championship CEO calling me on Christmas Eve to let off some steam, calling Luton a 'bunch of spivvy c*nts'

Blimey. Delia started on the the cooking sherry early.

 

[Horses Arse]

It's civil war at Premier League HQ at present. The Sneaky Six want any additional money to the EFL to be split evenly between all 20 clubs, this will help preserve the gap between super rich and rich in £££ terms, but increase it in % terms. Some of the smaller clubs are being deliberately awkward, with a Championship CEO calling me on Christmas Eve to let off some steam, calling Luton a 'bunch of spivvy c*nts' as they are delaying and trying to reduce any increase in the interim payment from the PL to the EFL.

Meanwhile the PL is still using lobbyists to delay, discredit, deny and dilute the introduction of the Independent Regulator, using scare stories and employing the likes of the loony toon libertarian Institute of Economic Affairs as their attack dog. They are trying to bribe the EFL into opposing the regulator via the 'New Deal' in terms of additional monies for the 72.

Blimey! That's some brave and outspoken stuff, well done for having the balls to say it like it is!

Unusual on here, and in general these days, with the threat of action always seeming to be hovering.

 

[maltaseagull]

Utter bo11ocks, sorry. Are you suggesting that displaying the words stops people singing?

Some people seem horrified that new home visitors, and even long term intermittent fans, may not know the words to GOSBTS off by heart. I certainly don’t know every word, and I appreciate being able to glance up at the board as I lustily express my devotion. At my age, I have trouble remembering my wife’s name, never mind the lyrics to regional marching songs from the Edwardian era.

Why wouldn’t we want as many people as possible to join in? Put the words up and let us all heartily sing along.

I am not sure why having the words on screen upsets some people.
If you know the words you don´t need to look. If you don´t, it helps you to join in.
I was at the Marseille game and joined in where I could but have to confess that I cannot remember all the words.
Should I be banned?

 

[Stat Brother]

Seconded here. As raised on another thread.

Of course, I'll buy tickets for my kids for one of the biggest matches in the club's history - but the timing feels unnecessary given the strain on Dec/Jan finances.

Why couldn't the deadline have been, say, February 1? Still a full 42 days before the tie.

A date which would then encroach financially on the away leg ticket sales, and I'm sure someone would have a bee in their bonnet about that.

You find me one season ticket holder who can no longer go to the game, for financial reasons because of the timing of the ticket sales, and the point you're making might have some merit.