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« Reply #420 on: October 19, 2021, 14:28:00 pm »

https://www.ntfc.co.uk/news/2021/october/supporters_election_results/
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« Reply #421 on: October 19, 2021, 14:53:08 pm »

Well done Tom for being the elected one.  The hard work starts now. Wink
Well done Dan for putting yourself up in the first place.  Cool
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« Reply #422 on: October 19, 2021, 14:53:25 pm »

Decent turn out. Well done Tom...and to Dan for putting yourself forward.
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« Reply #423 on: October 19, 2021, 14:56:05 pm »

Congrats Tom, and Dan.
Look forward to seeing the role develop and what it means in reality.
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« Reply #424 on: October 19, 2021, 15:13:02 pm »

Nice one Tom.
Well done to both for standing up for the  role!!
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« Reply #425 on: October 19, 2021, 15:14:17 pm »

Congrats Tom!

Well done to both for applying in the first place
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« Reply #426 on: October 19, 2021, 18:36:40 pm »

Has the winner been democratically elected to the trust board yet Huh? Roll Eyes Grin
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« Reply #427 on: October 19, 2021, 18:48:15 pm »

Decent turn out.

1300 votes..
Apathy..
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« Reply #428 on: October 19, 2021, 21:17:16 pm »

Congratulations to Tom, I have a great deal of respect for both gentlemen and was most impressed with the way they conducted themselves during this process.

There is a lot of frustration and emotion expressed on this forum. To have only around 30% of the average home gate vote is very disappointing. This suggests to me that the majority of the support base are not that bothered about the non football related topics we engage in on here. It seems they only really care about events on the pitch. Is this a true reflection or because they believe it is a pointless exercise that will achieve little. Probably a bit of both to varying degrees, but I would be really interested to hear the views of people who didn’t vote and the reasons why? Does this suggest that most supporters are perfectly content with exactly how things are at the moment? The lack of motivation may suggest that some of the initiatives around the ground, fan ownership, the wider ownership models and financial related issues in lower league football generally would be perhaps a greater challenge than envisaged. It just seems to me that the views often expressed on here are nowhere near as important to people as imagined.
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« Reply #429 on: October 19, 2021, 21:25:21 pm »

Congratulations to Tom, I have a great deal of respect for both gentlemen and was most impressed with the way they conducted themselves during this process.

There is a lot of frustration and emotion expressed on this forum. To have only around 30% of the average home gate vote is very disappointing. This suggests to me that the majority of the support base are not that bothered about the non football related topics we engage in on here. It seems they only really care about events on the pitch. Is this a true reflection or because they believe it is a pointless exercise that will achieve little. Probably a bit of both to varying degrees, but I would be really interested to hear the views of people who didn’t vote and the reasons why? Does this suggest that most supporters are perfectly content with exactly how things are at the moment? The lack of motivation may suggest that some of the initiatives around the ground, fan ownership, the wider ownership models and financial related issues in lower league football generally would be perhaps a greater challenge than envisaged. It just seems to me that the views often expressed on here are nowhere near as important to people as imagined.

Thats a good post Melly and one which needs a bit of reflection. There are (i'm told) around 30000 names on the Cobblers database, so to have just 1300 total votes does strike me as disappointing.

Does it say something about the process itself? There was quite a bit of fanfare, then silence, then the result.

As you say and I think you are right....most supporters only care about what happens on the pitch, and most of them only care about the home games too. Perhaps that's just how it should be, because for all the shouting and bickering that goes on on here, on other forums etc, it really doesn't matter a jot.

Still...we are where we are I guess.....I wonder what the catalyst will be for any meaningful engagement.....like you say the other models look a bit further away than before if this vote is anything to go by. If thats acceptable to the majority then that's fair enough too.
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« Reply #430 on: October 19, 2021, 21:28:25 pm »

It did make me smile that there were only 7 voting forms handed in. That must have taken a while to count! With the rest of the votes being cast online, it probably tells you a bit about the demographic that bothered to vote.

Regardless of that, well done Tom!
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« Reply #431 on: October 19, 2021, 22:04:10 pm »

Thats a good post Melly and one which needs a bit of reflection. There are (i'm told) around 30000 names on the Cobblers database, so to have just 1300 total votes does strike me as disappointing.

Does it say something about the process itself? There was quite a bit of fanfare, then silence, then the result.

As you say and I think you are right....most supporters only care about what happens on the pitch, and most of them only care about the home games too. Perhaps that's just how it should be, because for all the shouting and bickering that goes on on here, on other forums etc, it really doesn't matter a jot.

Still...we are where we are I guess.....I wonder what the catalyst will be for any meaningful engagement.....like you say the other models look a bit further away than before if this vote is anything to go by. If thats acceptable to the majority then that's fair enough too.
According to Thomas he thought it was a great turnout with 1200 people voting, anyway he’s got the guy who’s been working for him for a season ticket!
Yes Kelvin, Yes Kelvin, Yes Kelvin…………now what was the question?
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« Reply #432 on: October 20, 2021, 00:46:38 am »

According to Thomas he thought it was a great turnout with 1200 people voting, anyway he’s got the guy who’s been working for him for a season ticket!
Yes Kelvin, Yes Kelvin, Yes Kelvin…………now what was the question?
Oh dear, this was always a concern. I have absolutely no reason to question Toms integrity, he spoke exceptionally well and generally came across as an outstanding candidate. However, due to his role I wondered how long it would be before his position became potentially compromised in some quarters by suspicions of a conflict of interest being raised. This is genuinely not a criticism of Tom or anyone else just an observation, but rather predictably it turns out the timescales are before his feet were under the table. For this reason I am not convinced this is going to go as well as we’d hoped.
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« Reply #433 on: October 20, 2021, 06:16:05 am »

According to Thomas he thought it was a great turnout with 1200 people voting, anyway he’s got the guy who’s been working for him for a season ticket!
Yes Kelvin, Yes Kelvin, Yes Kelvin…………now what was the question?

That's massively unfair. He may not have been your choice but give the guy a chance before you start questioning his integrity.
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« Reply #434 on: October 20, 2021, 06:20:29 am »

That's massively unfair. He may not have been your choice but give the guy a chance before you start questioning his integrity.
It’s not unfair at all, I am just stating the facts, he is working for the club, I’m sure he is a nice guy and came across well in the interview, impartiality never.
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« Reply #435 on: October 20, 2021, 06:23:13 am »

Welcome to the board cousin Greg  Wink
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« Reply #436 on: October 20, 2021, 06:34:55 am »

How was the online voting done? I never received anything about it.
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« Reply #437 on: October 20, 2021, 06:46:45 am »

According to Thomas he thought it was a great turnout with 1200 people voting, anyway he’s got the guy who’s been working for him for a season ticket!
Yes Kelvin, Yes Kelvin, Yes Kelvin…………now what was the question?
Pathetic comment!

Some people do, some people only comment!
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« Reply #438 on: October 20, 2021, 07:10:41 am »

It’s not unfair at all, I am just stating the facts, he is working for the club, I’m sure he is a nice guy and came across well in the interview, impartiality never.
Tom, is a genuine guy and stands for no cr4p.
The challenges he's faced during lockdown as the stupid council put a covid test centre 20ft from his outdoor cafe area proved his metal.
I know Tom well, he'll deliver reasoned challenge to KT based on well researched opinion on the wider fan base.
I'm sure Dan would have too.... But Tom got the gig.
Give the guy a chance eh?
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« Reply #439 on: October 20, 2021, 07:55:42 am »

I would say that 1200 is a reasonably good turn out, not great but compared to only 2 who put themselves forward its a huge number.
Tom will know that some will have doubts and I'm sure he'll use that to prove people wrong. Part of the role would be to build a relationship with the other directors and Tom will already have that so can hit the ground running.
I can only assume those who disagree with Tom's appointment will put themselves forward when the position is refreshed in 2-3 years to ensure it doesn't happen again.
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