07 May 2026 09:06:08
Apparently CST wrote a letter to the club on the 16th April asking for responses to a few questions, guess what, no response.
Nice to see the club is engaged with the fan base.
07 May 2026 10:01:28
Bill, I'm only guessing, but maybe the owners don't feel inclined to engage with a group who wants them out.
I do have a general gripe with our current and previous owner about fan communication. It is, and has been, very poor, and the FAB seems to be there for no apparent reason.
07 May 2026 10:12:25
Ours seem particularly bad, but is there a club with great coms between owner and fans?
07 May 2026 10:15:28
They need to understand that they are only custodians of our club until the next owner comes along.
It just shows the pettiness of the current owners; if it's the case the fans don't love them, they won't respond.
If they are trying to get the fans onside, they are going the wrong way about it, but let's face it, they are doing most things wrong anyway.
07 May 2026 10:27:54
Bill, I have been very critical of our current owners, but I am also not a fan of the CST.
The only comment they have made that I agree with is football owners' poor communication.
Bruce Buck (wasn't a fan) once said on CTV that it is impossible for any club owner to reply to or satisfy every football fan's questions. I agree with that statement.
07 May 2026 10:49:28
The CPO, set up by the legend that was Ken Bates, will always ensure our great club is protected, and that is all we need. The CST, FAB, and all these other groups are just the way of the modern world, a place to moan.
07 May 2026 10:58:39
Greenaway, I see the FAB board as just a mouthpiece for the owners. A quick look at the board minutes doesn't suggest a free exchange of ideas is allowed.
07 May 2026 11:24:31
I should add just one further moan. Until an owner moves the away fans out of the shed, I will have zero time for any of them.
07 May 2026 11:31:32
Tom, I would put the away fans in the top of the East Stand. They should never be in the Shed. I would also try to limit the amount of tourist fans we now have going to our home games, but how do you do that? Honestly, the difference between away matches and home matches is like chalk and cheese, with real, hardcore chels at the away games, which is brilliant.