Changes needed in the boardroom as well

[art vandalay]

I’ll be very disappointed if there are no resignations by the end of the week. You’ve shown nothing to take the club forward, it’s just same old, same old, while the club slips further behind on & off the pitch.

[Ihearye]

I’ll be very disappointed if there are no resignations by the end of the week. You’ve shown nothing to take the club forward, it’s just same old, same old, while the club slips further behind on & off the pitch.

turkeys voting for Christmas????? Hopefully someone has the balls and sense to suggest they go

[ctfc-fan]

We don’t need to board to go at this time, and certainly not all of them.

It’s the manager who needs to tonight whilst we have plenty of time to change things around.

Too much turnover would kill the club.

[Ihearye]

We don’t need to board to go at this time, and certainly not all of them.

It’s the manager who needs to tonight whilst we have plenty of time to change things around.

Too much turnover would kill the club.

How would it? Keep a couple who do specific jobs and the remaining become the supporters they always tell us they are. If they are, do they genuinely think that they have what it takes to run a SUCCESSFUL professional football club? Since I arrived in this town in the early 80's I have never once doubted anyone involved with the club. However this last couple of years I have heard a lot about how we had no money etc, but precious little ideas or strategies as to how to actually get some. If the majority shareholders had not decided to sell up, where would we be? A board who has the opinion of keeping the patient in a coma, is a success.
We really do need root and branch changes. in all areas. From what I have witnessed this season, the coaches couldn't teach my dog how to bark. In saying that, this summers recruitment, is, I think, the worst I have seen at CTFC. Whoever thought £400k for Archer was a good buy, needs looked at. He has been 5hit. Has either been worked out, or he doesn't give a 5hit. Either of those not a great option.
Am sure Dave does a great job as Fan appointed director, but I always have this niggling feeling that anyone in that post is suffered rather than celebrated. Once they leave the boardroom, the brandy and cigars come out. Time for 2025 to dawn

[ctfc-fan]

We don’t need to board to go at this time, and certainly not all of them.

It’s the manager who needs to tonight whilst we have plenty of time to change things around.

Too much turnover would kill the club.

How would it? Keep a couple who do specific jobs and the remaining become the supporters they always tell us they are. If they are, do they genuinely think that they have what it takes to run a SUCCESSFUL professional football club? Since I arrived in this town in the early 80's I have never once doubted anyone involved with the club. However this last couple of years I have heard a lot about how we had no money etc, but precious little ideas or strategies as to how to actually get some. If the majority shareholders had not decided to sell up, where would we be? A board who has the opinion of keeping the patient in a coma, is a success.
We really do need root and branch changes. in all areas. From what I have witnessed this season, the coaches couldn't teach my dog how to bark. In saying that, this summers recruitment, is, I think, the worst I have seen at CTFC. Whoever thought £400k for Archer was a good buy, needs looked at. He has been 5hit. Has either been worked out, or he doesn't give a 5hit. Either of those not a great option.
Am sure Dave does a great job as Fan appointed director, but I always have this niggling feeling that anyone in that post is suffered rather than celebrated. Once they leave the boardroom, the brandy and cigars come out. Time for 2025 to dawn

Ok, so who do we keep and who do we want to lose?

[TheTownClub]

David Bloxham should be gone before Monday morning. Catastrophic decision to bring back Johnson that's sunk this club, among many other failings as a chairman. Way out of his depth and with a veneer of arrogance that didn't allow him to see it. That aside, apart from the Trust FAD and Garlicks' aside, they all should go.

[ctfc-fan]

David Bloxham should be gone before Monday morning. Catastrophic decision to bring back Johnson that's sunk this club, among many other failings as a chairman. Way out of his depth and with a veneer of arrogance that didn't allow him to see it. That aside, apart from the Trust FAD and Garlicks' aside, they all should go.

Paul Godfrey too then? Be VERY careful what you wish for….

[TheTownClub]

David Bloxham should be gone before Monday morning. Catastrophic decision to bring back Johnson that's sunk this club, among many other failings as a chairman. Way out of his depth and with a veneer of arrogance that didn't allow him to see it. That aside, apart from the Trust FAD and Garlicks' aside, they all should go.

Paul Godfrey too then? Be VERY careful what you wish for….

From the board, yes.

[Ihearye]

We don’t need to board to go at this time, and certainly not all of them.

It’s the manager who needs to tonight whilst we have plenty of time to change things around.

Too much turnover would kill the club.

How would it? Keep a couple who do specific jobs and the remaining become the supporters they always tell us they are. If they are, do they genuinely think that they have what it takes to run a SUCCESSFUL professional football club? Since I arrived in this town in the early 80's I have never once doubted anyone involved with the club. However this last couple of years I have heard a lot about how we had no money etc, but precious little ideas or strategies as to how to actually get some. If the majority shareholders had not decided to sell up, where would we be? A board who has the opinion of keeping the patient in a coma, is a success.
We really do need root and branch changes. in all areas. From what I have witnessed this season, the coaches couldn't teach my dog how to bark. In saying that, this summers recruitment, is, I think, the worst I have seen at CTFC. Whoever thought £400k for Archer was a good buy, needs looked at. He has been 5hit. Has either been worked out, or he doesn't give a 5hit. Either of those not a great option.
Am sure Dave does a great job as Fan appointed director, but I always have this niggling feeling that anyone in that post is suffered rather than celebrated. Once they leave the boardroom, the brandy and cigars come out. Time for 2025 to dawn

Ok, so who do we keep and who do we want to lose?

great question, I would have said not Paul G, until he came out with the 'couple of wins and it will be Ok' statement. What do any of the regulars bring to the table?

[Robin]

I’ll be very disappointed if there are no resignations by the end of the week. You’ve shown nothing to take the club forward, it’s just same old, same old, while the club slips further behind on & off the pitch.

I can't see any of them doing the decent thing, they've been oblivious since the way Darrell Clarke fans forum.

[Robin]

David Bloxham should be gone before Monday morning. Catastrophic decision to bring back Johnson that's sunk this club, among many other failings as a chairman. Way out of his depth and with a veneer of arrogance that didn't allow him to see it. That aside, apart from the Trust FAD and Garlicks' aside, they all should go.

Paul Godfrey too then? Be VERY careful what you wish for….

Paul Godfrey should not be criticised he's a jewel for this club, point the fingers at others starting with the chairman who has overseen non stop decline and shambolic outdated leadership whilst dismissing fans frustrations out right.

[Ihearye]

David Bloxham should be gone before Monday morning. Catastrophic decision to bring back Johnson that's sunk this club, among many other failings as a chairman. Way out of his depth and with a veneer of arrogance that didn't allow him to see it. That aside, apart from the Trust FAD and Garlicks' aside, they all should go.

Paul Godfrey too then? Be VERY careful what you wish for….

Paul Godfrey should not be criticised he's a jewel for this club, point the fingers at others starting with the chairman who has overseen non stop decline and shambolic outdated leadership whilst dismissing fans frustrations out right.

Oh don't get me wrong there are a couple well before him. But his naivety surprised me, if he thought there was nothing systemically wrong

[London Exile]

I agree with Robin,

Paul Godfrey is one of the few Directors to have paid in to the club and he should be part of any board moving forward.
He’s worth his weight in gold.

The rest of the board - meh

[Horteng]

I agree with Robin,

Paul Godfrey is one of the few Directors to have paid in to the club and he should be part of any board moving forward.
He’s worth his weight in gold.

The rest of the board - meh

Name Paul Godfrey’s top 5 assets that he offers to the club?

[paperboy]

Perhaps they should all resign and MG promote the shadow board.

[ctfc-fan]

I agree with Robin,

Paul Godfrey is one of the few Directors to have paid in to the club and he should be part of any board moving forward.
He’s worth his weight in gold.

The rest of the board - meh

Name Paul Godfrey’s top 5 assets that he offers to the club?

f#!$ me. Are you really a true supporter if you don’t know the answers to that?

[Si Robin]

I agree with Robin,

Paul Godfrey is one of the few Directors to have paid in to the club and he should be part of any board moving forward.
He’s worth his weight in gold.

The rest of the board - meh

Name Paul Godfrey’s top 5 assets that he offers to the club?

Paul Godfrey has given more to this club over the years than many of us could ever imagine.

I didn't agree with a lot of what he said last week after the Crawley game but don't, for a second, try to diminish his importance to Cheltenham Town Football Club.

[Horteng]

I agree with Robin,

Paul Godfrey is one of the few Directors to have paid in to the club and he should be part of any board moving forward.
He’s worth his weight in gold.

The rest of the board - meh

Name Paul Godfrey’s top 5 assets that he offers to the club?

Paul Godfrey has given more to this club over the years than many of us could ever imagine.

I didn't agree with a lot of what he said last week after the Crawley game but don't, for a second, try to diminish his importance to Cheltenham Town Football Club.

I know you do not like anyone to express an opinion that differs to yours Si but I am not. I am simply asking what is his top 5 assets to the board.

[Pie]

Paul Godfrey deserves his place on the board - the amount of work he does for the club is unreal. Any extra work that gets raised usually ends up with PG.

However, Paul Bakers lapdog needs to resign as does the financial director who thinks a 5 year plan is a waste of time.

Bloxham is nothing more than Paul Bakers puppet and line of informations of what’s going on in the boardroom.
Clive cannot understand the term ‘value for money’ and thinks the only way for the club to make more money is to raise ticket prices.

Both need to hand in their resignation ASAP.

[Ihearye]

Basically any of them that thought bringing GJ back in was a good idea. Any of them that thought wasting money on GJ and maybe PJ as well, was money well spent and should not have been diverted to the playing budget instead. Any of them that has not been calling out at board meetings that 'we haven't got any money', without putting steps in place to make the money, was not a planned way forward.
I doubt we will ever know, but how many disagreed, put up a fight, called out things when they saw our stagnation. Sorry not stagnation, decline.
I have no doubt at all, they have been successful in their chosen career paths, like many of us on here. However, that does not by default qualify you in how to run a professional, competitive football club. Especially at a time when money is becoming more readily available among the lower leagues.
Surely MG must be having a look at what has led us to where we are in a short period of time, safe position in L1, to the worst team in L2. Then, producing some solutions as to who is best placed to steer us in a different direction

[art vandalay]

IMO whoever was in favour of turning down the Trust’s offer of an independent review of the club should not be on the board of directors. This decision was made to protect their own positions and was not in the best interests of the club.

[Robin]

IMO whoever was in favour of turning down the Trust’s offer of an independent review of the club should not be on the board of directors. This decision was made to protect their own positions and was not in the best interests of the club.

^^^^^^^^^^^

[everyman]

We don’t need to board to go at this time, and certainly not all of them.

It’s the manager who needs to tonight whilst we have plenty of time to change things around.

Too much turnover would kill the club.

How would it? Keep a couple who do specific jobs and the remaining become the supporters they always tell us they are. If they are, do they genuinely think that they have what it takes to run a SUCCESSFUL professional football club? Since I arrived in this town in the early 80's I have never once doubted anyone involved with the club. However this last couple of years I have heard a lot about how we had no money etc, but precious little ideas or strategies as to how to actually get some. If the majority shareholders had not decided to sell up, where would we be? A board who has the opinion of keeping the patient in a coma, is a success.
We really do need root and branch changes. in all areas. From what I have witnessed this season, the coaches couldn't teach my dog how to bark. In saying that, this summers recruitment, is, I think, the worst I have seen at CTFC. Whoever thought £400k for Archer was a good buy, needs looked at. He has been 5hit. Has either been worked out, or he doesn't give a 5hit. Either of those not a great option.
Am sure Dave does a great job as Fan appointed director, but I always have this niggling feeling that anyone in that post is suffered rather than celebrated. Once they leave the boardroom, the brandy and cigars come out. Time for 2025 to dawn

I`m afraid those former major shareholders were the protection for our board who knew they were beyond reproach because no one could threaten their positions as long as those 2 allowed them their comfortable positions without any demands from more ambitious suitors .

[shevates]

I agree with Robin,

Paul Godfrey is one of the few Directors to have paid in to the club and he should be part of any board moving forward.
He’s worth his weight in gold.

The rest of the board - meh

Name Paul Godfrey’s top 5 assets that he offers to the club?

Paul Godfrey has given more to this club over the years than many of us could ever imagine.

I didn't agree with a lot of what he said last week after the Crawley game but don't, for a second, try to diminish his importance to Cheltenham Town Football Club.

Never a truer word spoken, we're in a right mess as a club, dread to think we're we would be with out him

[TheTownClub]

I think the responses here indicate part of the problem. We need to reform the board and how the club is run, but we can't criticise Paul Godfrey's position on the board because he's the one that basically holds the admin side of the club together, and we'd really be in the s#!t if he left. Don't you see that is part of the problem? Nobody should be put in the position where they are that important to the running of the club.

[Leckyfan]

I think the responses here indicate part of the problem. We need to reform the board and how the club is run, but we can't criticise Paul Godfrey's position on the board because he's the one that basically holds the admin side of the club together, and we'd really be in the s#!t if he left. Don't you see that is part of the problem? Nobody should be put in the position where they are that important to the running of the club.

Is there a succession plan for the day Paul Godrey decides he’s had enough? Or, God forbid, falls under a bus?

There should be - and if there is, then I’d bet good money it was PG himself wot wrote it, in between all the one zillion other (boring, but vital) things he does for our club.

[longmover]

Paul Godfrey tarnished his reputation with his 'just need a win' comments, therefore part of the ongoing problem.

[Si Robin]

Yeah, 35 years of working for the club flushed away by one throwaway comment.

Have a day off.

[horlickfanclub]

I did not hear the comment from Paul but anyone who has watched football for a while has seen how a "few wins" or an exciting cup run does change the tone of the support. That is notjust a personal opinion . It is reality.
The last forum I went too only a few asked any questions of the Board.

[Si Robin]

He posted it on here last week after the Crawley game.

[ctfc-fan]

Yeah, 35 years of working for the club flushed away by one throwaway comment.

Have a day off.

Exactly. He’s not going to say anything other in this situation.

[art vandalay]

I have a huge amount of respect for PG and think he does a great job. I also disagree with some of the things he posted on the forum, particularly the comment about forgetting stuff after a few wins. It is possible to hold such opinions. Despite what the owners of social media would like, we don’t have to place ourselves in competing camps and be outraged by every comment we don’t agree with 100%.

[longmover]

Yeah, 35 years of working for the club flushed away by one throwaway comment.

Have a day off.

Why? The clubs a mess because of that thought process.

[ctfc-fan]

Yeah, 35 years of working for the club flushed away by one throwaway comment.

Have a day off.

Why? The clubs a mess because of that thought process.

So let’s just clear the decks and get in some dodgy geezers like have ruined so many other clubs?

[Ihearye]

Yeah, 35 years of working for the club flushed away by one throwaway comment.

Have a day off.

Why? The clubs a mess because of that thought process.

So let’s just clear the decks and get in some dodgy geezers like have ruined so many other clubs?

Good grief, that's a wild leap! Why on earth would the new owners, who have had steady heads in everything else they seem to do, go and employ some 'dodgy geezers'? I would like to think in whoever they employ, they get the best they can