A Big Thank You From The Trust

[Katecat]

Quote[/b] (Bob Cratchitt @ April 13 2005,16:40)]2. There is no clique or inner circle

It may not seem like it to those who are in it (not aimed at anybody in particular) but there is definitely a cliquey feeling on here.

Surely the purpose of the trust is to question what the club do? There would be absolutely no point in having it if they were going to defend all of the club's actions and agree with eveything they do and say.

Unless everybody who's had a go at Beaver is prepared to get involved they should be wary of criticising members of the trust board. It's easy to moan and whinge but much more difficult to give up your free time to work for the good of our club.

No doubt there would have been equal numbers of complaints had all the people who helped out on Sunday not been thanked for their help. You just can't win.

On the subject of the trust, do we get notified when our membership runs out? I'm sure mine must have done by now.

 

[Beaver]

Quote[/b] (Katecat @ April 13 2005,21:52)]On the subject of the trust, do we get notified when our membership runs out? I'm sure mine must have done by now.

Yes you do, however the renewals for April maybe out a bit late due to some small match at Cardiff last weekend.

 

[The Late One]

O.K. children. So what is wrong with thanking the people who made the coach travel to Cardiff go so well ??

Last year the Trust worked with SUFC and run the coaches and trains together, shortly after the coach helpers were thanked publicly. What is so different this year and why not give praise where it is due ??

Obviously when there were mentions of the train fiasco then these were of a light hearted nature, obviously you are not allowed a sense of humour on here as Groin Strain would tell you. I have taken the mickey out of the trains with RH & DS from SUFC and will have a dig at BW when I see him next, so why do many of you have to be so serious.

I do not post on here very often as I consider that many of the posters are to wrapped up in getting one over the rest of the board (I know something you don't know).

Finally, can somebody please tell me what Beaver's agenda is (either on here of direct). He is one of the hard working members of the Trust committee who does many of the jobs that other committee members do not want to do, so what his agenda is I would like to know.


That's it rant over

And yes it does appear a clique group from the outside.

 

[Katecat]

Quote[/b] (Beaver @ April 13 2005,21:54)]

Quote[/b] (Katecat @ April 13 2005,21:52)]On the subject of the trust, do we get notified when our membership runs out? I'm sure mine must have done by now.

Yes you do, however the renewals for April maybe out a bit late due to some small match at Cardiff last weekend.  

Ah, was that the one where all the players were rubbish, some "loyal supporters" upset some "glory hunters" by standing up because they loved Southend and in turn were annoyed by the glory hunters not being supportive enough.

I also heard a terrible rumour that the opposition fans were excited at having won.

And to top it all off, some smart arses successfully managed to get a large group of fans from A to B without any fuss.

 

[Beaver]

Quote[/b] (Katecat @ April 13 2005,22:35)]And to top it all off, some smart arses successfully managed to get a large group of fans from A to B without any fuss.

 

[blue sky]

I agree with Matt The Shrimp's comments.

Out of interest, did the plane trip run smoothly this year? Which airline was used?

 

[Bob Cratchitt]

Quote[/b] (The Late One @ April 13 2005,22:17)]O.K. children. So what is wrong with thanking the people who made the coach travel to Cardiff go so well ??

Last year the Trust worked with SUFC and run the coaches and trains together, shortly after the coach helpers were thanked publicly. What is so different this year and why not give praise where it is due ??

Starts off well with a derogative comment

There is nothing wrong with thanking people and it should be welcomed. However this all snowballed due to a comment in the original post that has been subsequently edited out. It started off quite small but has escalated. Suddenly from people stating that they felt the Trust was being more negative than necessary towards the club. Suddenly this became you are not allowed to be funny unless you come from the deep mysterious inner circle of SZ. As i mentioned before if this was an isolated case then nothing would have been made of it, however this is not the case and different trust personnel have posted at different times views that seem to me a tad too negative, I feel negativity breeds negativity.

Quote[/b] ]I do not post on here very often as I consider that many of the posters are to wrapped up in getting one over the rest of the board (I know something you don't know).

I think you will find that this is generally one person and he is part of the trust setup anyway.

I also feel that this type of post is pointless, as it only ends up annoying the other posts.

Quote[/b] ]Finally, can somebody please tell me what Beaver's agenda is (either on here of direct).

Well as I have never said that Beaver had a personal agenda, I cannot comment on this.

And to try to wrap on this once and for all, I appreciate all the hard effort and personal sacrifices people make to do something that is close to their heart and because of this you usually find the that things run smoother because their heart is in it compared to someone who is just paid to do the job, basic fact of life! Of course a winning combination is to be paid to do something you love.

 

[The Late One]

Quote[/b] (Bob Cratchitt @ April 13 2005,23:42)]

Quote[/b] ]I do not post on here very often as I consider that many of the posters are to wrapped up in getting one over the rest of the board (I know something you don't know).

I think you will find that this is generally one person and he is part of the trust setup anyway.

I also feel that this type of post is pointless, as it only ends up annoying the other posts.

So is the person who is a good mate of Adam Barrett a part of the trust set up

I don't think so, more like one of the clique but why not blame the trust for everything...
it rained today - blame the trust
bad day at work - blame the trust

And No, I am not part of the Trust committee !!

 

[The Late One]

Quote[/b] (The Flying Scotsman @ April 13 2005,09:30)]4. Perhaps, if the dig had been made by someone else it would have been treated as a joke, as opposed to someone with an agenda against the club.

However, how can it be for the good of both club and trust when they both insist upon digging at each other - Quite frankly it just makes them both appear foolish. The trust want a seat on the board - If i was on the board would i want someone to come on board who appears to have an agenda with that very board!! I think not.

Come on where are you

Explain Beaver's agenda

If you can explain it, I will arrange to cull him

 

[Bob Cratchitt]

Quote[/b] (The Late One @ April 14 2005,00:31)]

Quote[/b] (Bob Cratchitt @ April 13 2005,23:42)]

Quote[/b] ]I do not post on here very often as I consider that many of the posters are to wrapped up in getting one over the rest of the board (I know something you don't know).

I think you will find that this is generally one person and he is part of the trust setup anyway.

I also feel that this type of post is pointless, as it only ends up annoying the other posts.

So is the person who is a good mate of Adam Barrett a part of the trust set up

I don't think so, more like one of the clique but why not blame the trust for everything...
it rained today - blame the trust
bad day at work - blame the trust

And No, I am not part of the Trust committee !!

Sorry I thought you meant Napster as he is the king of 'I know something you dont' posts.

The Adam Barrett poster was not a 'I know something you dont' post as he then went on to tell everyone what he knew, or thought he knew. Which was a bit silly and as he has posted a total of 13 times, two of them within that post, not sure how that makes him part of the supposed clique

 

[Shoebury Shrimper]

Quote[/b] (The Late One @ April 14 2005,00:31)]And No, I am not part of the Trust committee !!

blame the Trust

 

[Xàbia Shrimper]

Quote[/b] (Katecat @ April 13 2005,22:52)]Unless everybody who's had a go at Beaver is prepared to get involved they should be wary of criticising members of the trust board. It's easy to moan and whinge but much more difficult to give up your free time to work for the good of our club.

Exactly. Most people who complain tend to be the last to stick their hands up to lend a hand. (And, BC, I'm NOT counting you in that; I know how much you get up to in your 'spare' time!)

WS

 

[Napster]

Quote[/b] (Bob Cratchitt @ April 14 2005,00:45)]I think you will find that this is generally one person and he is part of the trust setup anyway.

I also feel that this type of post is pointless, as it only ends up annoying the other posts.

So is the person who is a good mate of Adam Barrett a part of the trust set up

And No, I am not part of the Trust committee !![/quote]
Sorry I thought you meant Napster as he is the king of 'I know something you dont' posts.

[/QUOTE]
The Late One knows who I am, and I know he has a sense of humour.

ps where's my photo of me with the bluebelles?

 

[Beaver]

Quote[/b] (The Late One @ April 14 2005,00:37)]If you can explain it, I will arrange to cull him  

You'll miss me

 

[Beaver]

Quote[/b] (Napster @ April 14 2005,08:33)]The Late One knows who I am, and I know he has a sense of humour.

Is that allowed

 

[Napster]

Quote[/b] (Beaver @ April 14 2005,08:40)]

Quote[/b] (Napster @ April 14 2005,08:33)]The Late One knows who I am, and I know he has a sense of humour.

Is that allowed  

Probably not.

 

[Beaver]

Quote[/b] (Bob Cratchitt @ April 13 2005,23:42)]There is nothing wrong with thanking people and it should be welcomed. However this all snowballed due to a comment in the original post that has been subsequently edited out. It started off quite small but has escalated. Suddenly from people stating that they felt the Trust was being more negative than necessary towards the club. Suddenly this became you are not allowed to be funny unless you come from the deep mysterious inner circle of SZ. As i mentioned before if this was an isolated case then nothing would have been made of it, however this is not the case and different trust personnel have posted at different times views that seem to me a tad too negative, I feel negativity breeds negativity.

Precisely, this all started with an off the cuff remark which did not harm anybody which has now turned into an open season on Beavers

 

[Shrimp in a Kilt]

Quote[/b] (Beaver @ April 14 2005,08:45)]

Quote[/b] (Bob Cratchitt @ April 13 2005,23:42)]There is nothing wrong with thanking people and it should be welcomed. However this all snowballed due to a comment in the original post that has been subsequently edited out. It started off quite small but has escalated. Suddenly from people stating that they felt the Trust was being more negative than necessary towards the club. Suddenly this became you are not allowed to be funny unless you come from the deep mysterious inner circle of SZ. As i mentioned before if this was an isolated case then nothing would have been made of it, however this is not the case and different trust personnel have posted at different times views that seem to me a tad too negative, I feel negativity breeds negativity.

Precisely, this all started with an off the cuff remark which did not harm anybody which has now turned into an open season on Beavers  

Why don't you lodge a complaint?

 

[Napster]

Let's state once and for all, all postings under Shrimperstrust are the official posts, all others are personal opinions and only those.

 

[Beaver]

Quote[/b] (Napster @ April 14 2005,08:50)]Let's state once and for all, all postings under Shrimperstrust are the official posts, all others are personal opinions and only those.

That is what I do, but I slipped up just this once by putting 'on time & diversion' on a Trust post as a tongue in cheek comment and World War lll breaks out.

OK it was wrong (but not so heinious a crime as for people to try & hound me off this board) and I apologised straight away, but that obviuosly was not good enough.

People have accused me of having a hidden agenda, maybe just maybe some of these posters have a hidden agenda against the trust and see this as a chance to bring it down.

This is my last comment on this subject as I am getting sick to death of trying to defend my actions, when in fact I shouldn't need to. Most of you who know me well know exactly how I feel with regards to the Club & the Trust.
And those of you who don't know me that well maybe ought to get to know me better before they make any further comments. I am always available for a chat in the Shrimpers Bar before any home game. Sorry it's not the Spread