Fair point. But with every price increase supporters should start expecting more for their buck. If he want to charge £30 for something which was previously free then as supporters we should expect something for the £30..maybe shorter phone queues or a more stable Internet site? As it has been...
I agree to a point. But all the time Barber keeps adding "if available" to the end of the sentence relating to non-members I wonder how much concern he will create and how many people will buy this membership when in reality they might not need to?
I am a season ticket holder and to be honest the membership scheme doesn't affect me. But, to maintain supporter interest in the club we need to ensure that no hurdles are put in the way of fans like yourself and also potential new fans. Ease of access to tickets for exiles and newbies is...
And I have generally been supportive of him but I have found the past few weeks he's gone a bit too far in my mind. Maybe things will change when he is mixing with the rank and file supporters more.
Ah. I understand his corporate speak, apart from the bit about membership club aspirations. It's more that I find his language unnecessary. And he talks about connection, language is very important if you want to connect; if anything I imagine his words have the opposite affect with supporters.
But this is a reply to a supporter blog, not the work place. In fact Barber has said himself that he uses business language when a press statement is released as it is aimed at many different groups involved with the club and not just supporters. So, bearing this in mind and the fact his reply...
But you have provided us with many more answers than the Argus has. In all fairness we should be relying on the newspaper to send these emails not "a bloke writing a blog." This is in no way being disrespectful to you, quite the opposite as I'm grateful.
This line jumped out at me as well.
I am really starting to find his language annoying; "connect" and "interact" with the club. FFS people just want to support their club and go to bloody matches.