DCI_Gene_Hunt
Well-known member
I've asked similar questions in the past.Surely nobody at the meeting should be calling the shots! A fans forum is for and about fans issues, so surely all reps are their to discuss issues raised by fans.
Who decides the invites and who represents the fans? I appreciate the fact it happens is a good thing and I am not criticising the attendees, just wondering about whether all groups are represented or if it is representative of the fans as a whole?
Do fans have an opportunity to shape the agenda?
Are representatives deciding personally what they choose to ask to be placed on the agenda and is every proposal for an agenda item discussed?
How are reps held to account?
Should there be a mechanism to elect fans reps annually?
I think the fact this forum exists at all is excellent and seems really positive I do wonder how widely ordinary fans can shape discussions and have their personal issues addressed or at least answered by the forum as a whole rather than one rep on it. Some questions I have seen on here may seem petty, but I dare say to the individual may not always be. I also accept that some seem ridiculous mind.
Filming it in 2020 would help fans see what goes on, ensure greater understanding and some accountability of those in attendance. Is there an opportunity for ordinary fans to attend or put themselves forward as reps (When normality returns) or is it a closed shop. If not, should there be?
The above questions are to aid my understanding, hopefully the answers have already been considered by the forums reps. It is great that people are giving of their time for the benefit of the many and I for one see what is happening as a positive, but I am sure like everything it can grow and become an even better, more open vehicle than it stands today.
I agree that it's a positive we have the forum and have no intention of being critical of people but It seems odd to me that there are people on the forum who represent no particular body and therefore whose only view they can express is their own. The answer given is that they are long standing Boro fans......................
The other fans groups I have monitored (pre covid) what the Facebook pages etc posted prior to and after meetings and there appears to be no means of gathering opinions/issues or of any feedback (other than the official minutes)
I know the new chairman of the forum is aware of such issues and may have plans to improve things but the last few months won't have helped him in that!
Fair play to Rob, he always asks for people to raise issues ahead of meetings but usually ends up with a shopping list of complaints that would be impractical to even try and address half of them at a meeting.