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Post by sufc on Oct 1, 2017 14:31:11 GMT
It doesn't bode well that we are in September with many months ahead of us where the weather will be worse and the majority of football pitches will deteriorate. All bar Maidstone United, Bromley and Sutton United pitches?
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Post by bomber on Oct 1, 2017 14:48:08 GMT
I can't have that. SD is there for 99% of home games. He sees with his own eyes the state of the pitch, and a 1/3 full ground with 1/2 empty seating. You're right in the aspect that you can't be experts in every part of business, but I'd love to hear from the horses mouth the reason why improving facilities took precedence on improving the playing surface as a 10 year old football fan would be able to make that judgement.
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Post by hantslondoner on Oct 1, 2017 15:08:23 GMT
I'd like to hear his view too.
I suspect his answer will be "facilities didn't take precedence, I put enough money into the pitch improvements, but (for whatever reason he gives) it didn't work".
I can see why you say what you say, however, although I don't necessarily agree.
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Post by Bruce Forbes on Oct 1, 2017 15:47:18 GMT
Just because I've spent 250 quid on shares, I don't think it that I am different from any other supporter. i hope that we will not be hearing on here:- "but I'm a shareholder ". Let's just get behind the club, and Stewart, and move things on. Have you received anything official yet, like a share certificate? Nothing, as yet, but I'm sure that the club have bigger things to worry about, at the moment.
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Post by baconroll on Oct 1, 2017 16:23:32 GMT
At this time I can't see how SD is to blame unless he has ignored his management staff in relation to the pitch. SD, like any other successful businessman has to relay on his day to day management to manage. It appears they are not unless of coarse SD has ignored them or they have not kept him up to date with the state of that part of the pitch. Q is now what is going to be done now to sort it out. Nobody can hide from this one.
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Post by stew5018 on Oct 1, 2017 19:57:11 GMT
No doubt whatsoever that every effort will now be made to sort this as a matter of urgency. That should go without saying. We have a lot of credibility to now recover and every single club coming to the Stadium will be looking closely at this part of the pitch. It shouldn't of happened but it has-- so lessons have to be learnt by all involved and im sure they will be. the public relations aspect of this is very damaging to the Club. TBH my real sympathies lie with the Chester supporters who travelled down. I honestly believe our Club should pay for THEIR coaches to return for the return game and free entry. This was an avoidable situation because the very fact that we asked for a pitch inspection on the friday is a clear indicator that a possible problem had been identified. Every effort should be made to show us as a caring club who value the part that supporters play in the running of a club. Personally if the points had been awarded to Chester with a 2-0 scoreline I think that would have resolved the issue and saved more expense for Chester FC and their supporters. Unavoidable events are one thing- avoidable events like this deserve sanctions
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2017 6:13:41 GMT
The only sensible comment made on this thread was this one....In many Companies the people in charge aren't experts in every part of their business..... So why finger point at Stewart Donald, Mark Jewell and Richard Hill (in his DoF role) are any of them drainage infrastructure experts? They trusted the people contracted to do the job, people who should KNOW what they are doing, THEY are the experts. The club statement tells us additional work on that area of the pitch was carried out last week so that shows they have been trying to sort it out. Yes it is an embarrassment for the club but they've been let down by so called experts. The ground staff merely look after the pitch, they didn't put the drainage in, but again they are getting some stick on the issue and it is very unfair. You can quite rightly moan about the club's transfer policy at the three top men if you want, that's what they're paid to know about, but they cannot be blamed for the state of the pitch, they probably would'nt have a clue where to start on setting up a drainage programme. If the contractor told you it was all done and it will work fine, you believe them don't you....what else are you supposed to do?
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Post by westendspitfire on Oct 2, 2017 6:47:53 GMT
If it can happen at Barcelona with tens of thousands stood outside and a massive infrastructure, then it can happen at little Eastleigh. Appreciate the frustrations and hope that something can be done for the Chester fans that travelled but the level of outrage and desire to blame someone is more a reflection of the society we live in then a realistic review of the situation. does anyone actually think it was deliberate or that the club wasn't horrified and worried as the situation developed on Saturday? Does anyone think that they aren't doing their best to make it right? I've travelled to watch cricket many times just to watch rain all day. people need to get off their high horses before they have a nosebleed.
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Post by bomber on Oct 2, 2017 10:59:23 GMT
The only sensible comment made on this thread was this one....In many Companies the people in charge aren't experts in every part of their business..... So why finger point at Stewart Donald, Mark Jewell and Richard Hill (in his DoF role) are any of them drainage infrastructure experts? They trusted the people contracted to do the job, people who should KNOW what they are doing, THEY are the experts. The club statement tells us additional work on that area of the pitch was carried out last week so that shows they have been trying to sort it out. Yes it is an embarrassment for the club but they've been let down by so called experts. The ground staff merely look after the pitch, they didn't put the drainage in, but again they are getting some stick on the issue and it is very unfair. You can quite rightly moan about the club's transfer policy at the three top men if you want, that's what they're paid to know about, but they cannot be blamed for the state of the pitch, they probably would'nt have a clue where to start on setting up a drainage programme. If the contractor told you it was all done and it will work fine, you believe them don't you....what else are you supposed to do? If the pitch had been relaid as soon as the last ball of last season was kicked, a decision that is taken by the people you mentioned, then we'd all be talking about the contractors paid to do the job. As it goes, it wasn't relaid, spending priorities were directed elsewhere, and here we are now with two prestige friendlies & a league game cancelled.
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Post by efcspitfire on Oct 2, 2017 12:56:35 GMT
The whole situation is an absolute joke and our club is becoming a farce. I wouldn't blame the league for docking us points,it may wake a few people up as to what the priorities are
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Post by bigwing on Oct 2, 2017 13:14:18 GMT
The whole situation is an absolute joke and our club is becoming a farce. I wouldn't blame the league for docking us points,it may wake a few people up as to what the priorities are I think that's a little strong.
However, the evidence does seem to be mounting that a range of off-the-pitch efforts are poorly managed. All we can do is trust in SD.
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Post by efcspitfire on Oct 2, 2017 13:17:53 GMT
Trust in SD? After the decisions on and off the pitch the last year? Someone has to be responsible and he is top of the tree.
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Post by Bruce Forbes on Oct 2, 2017 15:00:22 GMT
I personally trust Stewart implicitly. Without him, where would the club be? Just get off his back, and give him a chance to sort things out (which he will).
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Post by spitfire9 on Oct 2, 2017 15:24:51 GMT
We should of gone for the old council offices land when we had the chance!! Saturday was all a bit TIN!
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Post by michaelefc on Oct 2, 2017 17:49:13 GMT
I honestly believe our Club should pay for THEIR coaches to return for the return game and free entry.
I tend to agree with you, as long as we are not expecting Stewart Donald to put his hand in his pocket, again. We are as much EFC as anybody else. I'll put £500 towards this, anyone else happy to fork out - or is it just other peoples money we are talking about spending?
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