Foxes Trust Welcomes New Board Members

[Foxes_Trust]

The Foxes Trust is delighted to announce that four applications were received for the recently advertised vacant Board positions.

 

The four members elected to the Foxes Trust Board unopposed are:
 

Becky Taylor

Hary Gregory

Jamie Barnard

Lynn Wyeth

 

Read more: https://foxestrust.co.uk/11369/foxes-trust-welcomes-new-board-members

[Tommy G]

How many are on the board out of interest?

[Wymsey]

What will their responsibilities be, and do they have experience of knowing what's involved and how deal with the role aspects?

 

Plus, why were there only four applicants?

 

[Sol thewall Bamba]

Great work by the reform group. People actually getting organised and getting stuff done rather than just moaning. Need more of it!

[Foxes_Trust]

There are 12 on the Board.

 

Responsibilities not allocated yet, board members will be allocated to relevant sub groups after the AGM. (Communications, Membership, Engagement, LCFC Women, Finance, Surveys)

 

We're aware that some of the new board members (AGM ratification pending) are already undergoing the FSA training for supporter trusts and being a board member etc.

 

As for why only 4 applicants, you'd have to ask every member personally why they didn't stand. 

[Tommy G]

6 minutes ago, Foxes_Trust said:

There are 12 on the Board.

 

Responsibilities not allocated yet, board members will be allocated to relevant sub groups after the AGM. (Communications, Membership, Engagement, LCFC Women, Finance, Surveys)

 

We're aware that some of the new board members (AGM ratification pending) are already undergoing the FSA training for supporter trusts and being a board member etc.

 

As for why only 4 applicants, you'd have to ask every member personally why they didn't stand. 

12 - seems an overkill, from experience a smaller group could probably get more done surely?

 

You'd expect 12 members on a FTSE company board. 

[CosbehFox]

1 minute ago, Tommy G said:

12 - seems an overkill, from experience a smaller group could probably get more done surely?

 

You'd expect 12 members on a FTSE company board. 

There’s an argument for that but equally it’s a volunteer based organisation 

[Stadt]

2 minutes ago, Tommy G said:

12 - seems an overkill, from experience a smaller group could probably get more done surely?

 

You'd expect 12 members on a FTSE company board. 

These are voluntary roles, covering the breadth of what the Trust engage in with a few hours a week across a handful of board members would spread them thinly.

 

Plus my instinct is that the extant board didn’t want to step down.

[Tommy G]

5 minutes ago, Stadt said:

These are voluntary roles, covering the breadth of what the Trust engage in with a few hours a week across a handful of board members would spread them thinly.

 

Plus my instinct is that the extant board didn’t want to step down.

Yes I realise is voluntary

[Sol thewall Bamba]

1 hour ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

Great work by the reform group. People actually getting organised and getting stuff done rather than just moaning. Need more of it!

And the usual sniping begins like clockwork 

[Tommy G]

1 hour ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

And the usual sniping begins like clockwork 

Who's criticised the reform group?

[RYM]

It’s 4 good eggs joining and a younger demographic involved which is great.

 

Still a fair bit of club arse licking dead wood to get rid of but this is great and I wish you all well with your inevitable, frustrating challenges ahead. 

[Foxes_Trust]

We welcome younger input which has been a challenge to obtain for many years, the influx of new members has now provided that and we look forward to their contribution to Trust activity

[Out Foxed]

57 minutes ago, RYM said:

It’s 4 good eggs joining and a younger demographic involved which is great.

 

you know all these people?

[RYM]

7 minutes ago, Out Foxed said:

you know all these people?

I know of all of them yes. Lynn is 21+ a bit the others are younger ‘uns.

 

Ive had dialogue will all of them these last few months and they are all there for the right reasons IMO.

[Zear0]

I know one of those elected very well and they're extremely passionate about the club and will have the fans interests at heart above that of the club.  Good appointment.

[Sol thewall Bamba]

1 hour ago, Out Foxed said:

you know all these people?

 

1 hour ago, RYM said:

I know of all of them yes. Lynn is 21+ a bit the others are younger ‘uns.

 

Ive had dialogue will all of them these last few months and they are all there for the right reasons IMO.

 

[Out Foxed]

Just now, Sol thewall Bamba said:

 

 

 

not really. it was a genuine question and they seem to have responded with that assumption.

 

you're the only one looking like a knob, mate. 

[Sol thewall Bamba]

Just now, Out Foxed said:

not really. it was a genuine question and they seem to have responded with that assumption.

 

you're the only one looking like a knob, mate. 

Haha calm down flower, it's just a joke

[Bordersfox]

We need more threads where the insult knob is used IMHO 

[StanSP]

2 hours ago, Foxes_Trust said:

We welcome younger input which has been a challenge to obtain for many years

Why? 

[Tommy G]

43 minutes ago, StanSP said:

Why? 

Careful, you aren't allowed to ask questions 

[Wymsey]

13 minutes ago, Tommy G said:

Careful, you aren't allowed to ask questions 

Really?

[ramboacdc]

1 hour ago, StanSP said:

Why? 

Because there isn't much promotion of the trust to a younger audience would be my guess. I didn't know it existed until I came to FT. If you Google "Leicster City Supporter Group" you get Foxestalk before you get Foxes Trust.  If you do find Foxes Trust on FoxesTalk, the link in the Foxes Trust signature isn't correct either and leads to an error. 

 

The fact that I have also joined for over a year and all I have is a sporadic newsletter in my inbox and a certificate posted to me doesn't strike me as something the young are looking for. The newsletters also reading like the meeting notes of from Handforth Town Council without Jackie Weaver also doesn't help.  

I could go on, but there are some great folks on the trust board and I hope that these appointments and Lynn staying onboard will help start the trust getting a boost it needs. 

[Daggers]

I’d agree that communication has always been poor - pretty much by design as Bason sought to lock off his personal fiefdom. It’s noticeable the shift in responses since he stopped being the tin pot chairman. Any questions were either ignored or met with the response “This information is only available to our members”. The Trust has generally taken a contrary position to groups of lower aged fans too, again I suspect that this was Bason not wishing to spoil his link to the club.

 

Then you have them insulting young and old who were protesting about Brenda, over the years what has Bason done to encourage anyone new to join - let alone young fans? The rush to sign up only came when everyone realised for the first time that the board could (and should) be changed so it represented the full fanbase and not the interests of a handful of individuals.