“Ask not what your Club can do for you – ask what you can do for your Team,”

[Cricko]

Does he have the vires to do that outside the ground John? And what possible reason could he have for refusing it.

No idea why he turned it down, The Trust were organising it and Tom told them RM does not want it to go ahead.

 

[RHB]

No idea why he turned it down, The Trust were organising it and Tom told them RM does not want it to go ahead.

The bloke is a total Tosser then.

 

[RHB]

Clashing with the food bank collection?

If Ron doesn't care about his own staff's wages then I doubt the hungry and or homeless figure in his thinking either.

 

[Cricko]

The bloke is a total Tosser then.

No **** Sherlock. 🤦‍♂️

 

[Strykr]

The bloke is a total Tosser then.

This.

Should do it anyway and see if he has the nerve to stop it.

Quite the story that, chairman cant pay staff, stops fans trying to help their club.

 

[Smiffy]

This.

Should do it anyway and see if he has the nerve to stop it.

Quite the story that, chairman cant pay staff, stops fans trying to help their club.

It's an "image" thing with him. As if not paying staff isn't bad enough.

Very sad state of affairs.

 

[borientater]

Maybe it means finance is imminent so no need

 

[Strykr]

It's an "image" thing with him. As if not paying staff isn't bad enough.

Very sad state of affairs.

Yes, pathetic isnt it. Pay your staff and we wont have to do this

 

[Chrisb]

Maybe it means finance is imminent so no need

Let's hope that is the case.

 

[GJShrimper]

I'll volunteer to be the official burger consumer to check it's quality, periodically through match days. I'll also volunteer to check the beer still tastes good out the pump on match days. (Spoiler - Stick to the bottled stuff!)

Fans keep saying it's our club, but it's Ron's club.
I'm not putting any effort in to help that troll out. When he takes us under and we have to become a phoenix team, then I'll help out as much as I can. But not while RM is there and I'm positive I'm not alone in this thought process.

 

[Smiffy]

To answer the original question. No. Not anymore.

As selfish as that may sound, I have put money in, volunteered a few times in recent years, donated season card monies, helped with the fundraising recently etc as I am sure plenty of others have.

But, no more whilst that man is in charge I'm afraid.

He goes and my mindset changes completely and I will probably volunteer for a lot of things, happily.

 

[hlane17]

The minute Ron leaves I'll look to get involved, like @Smiffy

 

[Strykr]

Is there a single person RM hasnt alienated?

I feel like everyone else here, in an alternative reality rm is thanking the fans for the support and help, and inviting everyone to join him mucking in with soap and a bucket cleaning the bird**** and tidying up the place.

He seems to view everybody with contempt and sees the fans as the lowest of the low.

 

[mattytheshrimper]

To answer the original question. No. Not anymore.

As selfish as that may sound, I have put money in, volunteered a few times in recent years, donated season card monies, helped with the fundraising recently etc as I am sure plenty of others have.

But, no more whilst that man is in charge I'm afraid.

He goes and my mindset changes completely and I will probably volunteer for a lot of things, happily.

Can't argue with this!

 

[Dave Smiths Love Child]

Interestingly, clubs just one division below us rely heavily on volunteers to get home matches on. Chelmsford City for example rely on volunteers to carry and get the dug outs in place, man turnstiles, sell programmes and golden goal tickets etc.

I guess they are part whilst we are full time

 

[Thundersley Blue]

Our finances have been a complete mess for years. We have to operate within our financial budget and if that means in the future we utilise volunteers then so be it. The Club can't continually spend money it hasn't got and no Club should expect to be kept alive by the owner to the tune of £2 million a year. Mind Ron instigated this mess by allowing the Club to live beyond its means for years.

 

[overseas shrimper]

FFS will people just give it a rest. I'm sure I'm up to my limit on how many "fans" I can ignore. RHB asked a simple question. If you cannot reply in the manner requested in the nicest possible way can you **** off

A 'please' would be nice.

 

[Murkey_Mouse]

@Smiffy speak to Chris Phillip about that.

 

[Smiffy]

@Smiffy speak to Chris Phillip about that.

About what?

 

[Murkey_Mouse]

About what?

About how Ron Martin refused to let you guys to help SUFC out with bucket collection, which I thought it’s an good idea.