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FC United Board meeting report for November 2013

Board member Steve Pagnam reports on the November meeting of the FC United Board.

The latest meeting of the FC United Board took place on the evening of Monday 25 November at the FC offices in Ancoats. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved and the actions from previous meeting reported.

During a comprehensive football report, Alison Watt brought us up to date with the latest developments, including a list of potential friendlies for the next pre-season. As soon as we are able to share news of these with members then we will do so, but it’s good to see us making early preparations and shows how much work goes into our pre-season even this far away from the summer.

Prior to the meeting, Jo Bird from Co-operatives Business Consultants attended to speak to board members about Loan Stock Options in lieu of borrowing from elsewhere regarding the stadium build project. This was agreed in principal subject to further information on our part and we’ll update on that and what it means in due course.

Members agreed the date for our latest Board Away Day, which is now confirmed for 19 December 2013. This is a very important day for board members when some very important decisions are made. These include board roles for the next year and also the appointment of Board Convenor. It is also expected, unsurprisingly, that stadium business will take up quite a lot of the day.

Board members also discussed the club’s press liaison policy and it was agreed that general manager Andy Walsh and press and communications officer Andy Walker would draft some guidelines and a statement to clarify the position to the membership. A draft will be discussed at the Board Away Day.

The meeting discussed an update on the community shares and it was reported that new, updated text was now on the website together with new application forms and an update on the current position. This is to be revised further with instalment documentation on the web page and also possible online payment. A volunteer ring-round has taken place to ask for top-ups on community shares but it was reported that we still need further volunteers to do this again, to help us to reach the targets we’ve set for this element of funding for the new ground.

Social media and related communications were also discussed by board members and it was agreed that we needed a joined up approach to our policies in this area. It was agreed that a sub-committee needs to be formed to finalise policy on this.

Finally, it was also reported that board member Pete Burke will be attending the 1874 Northwich AGM to assist with the meeting.



First Posted ~ 07:45 Fri 29 Nov 2013
News ID ~ 5220
Last Updated ~ 00:47 Tue 16 Feb 2021