Time For Answers From The Board

The reason I asked, Dave, is that merse mentioned the Chief Exec in one of his posts.

It appears that our member scottbrehaut has problems posting on the forum, he has managed to send me a PM that he has stated I can put on this post.

Can I say sorry to Scott for jumping to the wrong conclusions, Its just that I hold very dear to me that this forum Is honest and very open In everything It does.If any post ever needed to be removed, I would state that It had been and that I had removed It.

here Is Scott's message to me.

Hi Dave,

No conspiracy theories here - and I never mentioned that I felt my post was deleted. I was just wondering where my post went.......it was a long post that I had written that had several questions in it, and I had quoted something you had said in one your your first emails as well. On reflection I should have just PM'd you asking what had happened - no malice was intended

It probably got lost in cyber space, after I had clicked "post reply" my screen went back to the log in page and asked me to log in again. When I did my post wasnt there.....as I said at the start I did not think my post had been deleted - just wondered where it had gone.

PS Having problems sending this direct to the forum - it doesnt seem to let me post it.....a problem with my work connection I think. If you receive this please could you send this to the forum on my behalf

Thanks Scott for taking the time to explain the problem.

They are a pain at times, but what would we do without them ;D

It was just that your post could have been taken by some that It had been removed and posts from posters like yourself would never run the risk Of me ever having to do that.

Thanks Dave

atheringtongull.I would say that could well be the reason, as long as you do log out when you leave the forum, It matters not how long you had logged In for. All that happens Is a cookie is placed on you computer, so If you just closed the site without logging out, you could simply open the site again and not have to log in, during that time frame.

Of course most of us wish to know what is going on - in the same way most of us were desperate to know what was going on with the goalkeeping farce last season and were met with radio silence from the club. In hindsight this was probably a good thing, and I think the club probably are doing the right thing this time too.

The statement hasnt been worded in a confusing manner to me - the way I read it is that the sponsor of the youth team has pulled out of the arrangement, and that the club are actively seeking any financial recourse as a result of this. The fact that people are reading into this in a different way doesnt matter really - rumours would be flying around regardless of what was put, and it is obvioulsy not in the best interests of either party at the moment to release the full facts of the matter.

I would imagine that they have released the statement mentioned at the start of this topic as a matter of course as it impacts the club as a whole, and most of the supporters will notice straight away the lack of a youth team sponsor (etc), after all most people noticed that lack of the sponsors banner on the grandstand the other week.
There is a fine line the club needs to tread when dealing with these sorts fo matters - whilst there was no need to release a statement regarding the sponsorship of the grandstand, this is a very different kettle of fish due to the far reaching impacts it could have for TUFC.
What is concerning is the fact that this has happened not as a result of anything the club has done, but something that an employee of the club has done - it doesnt state either the statement from the club, or City Link Builders in what capacity the person is employed (as there is no need) other than the fact that it is not a director of the club.
To me the main worry is the future of the youth set up - it would be a shame for it all to fall apart due to the falling out of the sponsor and an employee - especially if it wasnt anything to do with the club.
Neither party has come out of this smelling of roses by any means, but given the statements that have been issued to the press today it does smack of the sponsor throwing his toys out of the pram over one disagreement with an associate of the club. The fact that a resolution could not have been reached before coming to this is a concern, and if it is nothing to do with the club, but merely a personal matter with an employee of the club why should the sponsor take it out on the club itself.

We certainly havent heard the end of this by any means, here is hoping that a resolution is found and this matter can be resolved amicably, and to the satisfaction of both parties.

Surely any official statement from the Football Club would come from either an executive or a director. As there is no name put to the statement, one can reasonably assume it is either from the Chief Executive or the Chairman.

Unless the club intend to be more forthcoming, they can have no reasonable objection to that assumption being made.

Whilst I do know the identity of the employee involved, I do not know the identity of the issuer of the statement. I would assume that if it were an executive, then it would be with the authority or consent of the Chairman.

Surely it is fair to be able to say that.

Furry muff Dave, but it is something I've heard touted in a few conversations since the summer.

Anyway about the youth set up......................