Board Meeting Minutes | 16 August 2010 - Extra Meeting

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PUBLIC RELEASE

SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY SUPPORTERS SOCIETY LTD

MINUTES OF THE EXTRA SOCIETY BOARD MEETING

Meeting held at the Niagara Sports and Social Club on 16 August 2010 at 7pm

PRESENT 
JOHN GATH (JG)   (Chairman)
RICHARD DAVIES (RD)  (Deputy VC)
PAUL HOLMES (PH)  (Finance Director)
JEFF WILLIAMS (JW)  (Services Director)
DAVE BARLOW (DAB)  (Community Director)  
IRMA KENNEDY (IK)  (Director)
NIGEL SHORT (NS)  (Co-opted Director)
DARRYL KEYS (DK)  (Director) by internet link


1. Apologies
Apologies were received from Diane Cockayne, Peter Shaw, Charles Dickens.

2. Follow up to Concerns and Questions Letter
We have been informed, in telephone conversations between JG and NP of SWFC, that we would not receive a written response. NP gave a verbal response to each point we had raised in the letter and a copy of JG's report of this conversation was circulated and posted.
In view of the lack of a written response, JG had suggested to NP that our members, shareholders and other fans would benefit from a meeting at which the SWFC Board could explain financial situation at SWFC. NP said that he was willing to do this.

It was agreed that it was a considerable disappointment that the club were not prepared to respond in writing to the questions and concerns we had raised. After discussion, it was proposed that we issue a statement expressing our disappointment and urging the club to set up a meeting for fans and shareholders at the earliest opportunity. This proposal was agreed unanimously. The statement is to be drafted, posted for approval of the SWSS Board and then sent to members, published on our web site and issued to the media in that order as soon as possible. It was also agreed that JG would contact NP to inform him of the statement and to suggest that the 1867 Lounge could be available on 26 August as we had a provisional booking which we would relinquish.

Additional Note: The statement was approved, JG informed NP of its contents and suggested the possible date. NP said that the suggested date was not possible but he would consult  with his board colleagues to decide on a date. The statement was then posted out to members, and on the web site between 3:30pm and 4:30 pm of the afternoon of 17 August. SWFC posted a notice on their web site at 5pm that they would be holding a fans forum at which NP would discuss the club's financial position on 10 September. There was no mention in the club's statement of any involvement by Wednesdayite in their decision to set up the meeting.

3. There was no other business

The meeting closed at 8:30 pm


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