Heritage fund project manager

I have heard that the position of Heritage fund project manager has been  filled, not seen any official from the club, does any have any idea who has been appointed?

In today’s programme it’s been given to someone called Frankie Hodson. Any relation to the architect?

Daughter I think. I believe she previously held a position working on the East Marsh with a community group.

Hope she has a wealth of knowledge of the heritage of GTFC

Not saying that this Frankie won't be any good but somebody else put a lot of time, effort and work in that actually made this possible and then got overlooked for the role that wouldn't have existed without their hard work.

Quoted from jamesgtfc

Not saying that this Frankie won't be any good but somebody else put a lot of time, effort and work in that actually made this possible and then got overlooked for the role that wouldn't have existed without their hard work.

Finding the some of the discussion about this a bit out of order. Presumably the panel appointed someone in the role because they thought they’d be the best person in the role. Being great at securing funding does not automatically equate to being a great project manager.

Quoted from jamesgtfc

Not saying that this Frankie won't be any good but somebody else put a lot of time, effort and work in that actually made this possible and then got overlooked for the role that wouldn't have existed without their hard work.

What exactly are you eluding to here?

Don’t recall this job vacancy being advertised on Club website might be wrong . Was an announcement in August that £100;k grant received and watch for opportunity..Would have been nice to see a job spec.

Grimsby Town Sports and Education Trust have been awarded almost £100,000 by the National Lottery Heritage Fund to deliver a project that will capture memories and collect memorabilia from Grimsby Town Football Club before showcasing them in a touring exhibition.

#RememberWhenGTFC will seek to record stories of Grimsby Town Football Club, and in particular from those either ageing or suffering with dementia. Key discussion points will be the stadium, in which the Mariners have played since 1899; players past and present; people connected to the Club; and poignant home and away games. The memories and memorabilia that are captured will be digitised as part of a new website.

The Heritage Starter Fund grant allowed the project team to pilot an exhibition of Grimsby Town FC memorabilia at the reminiscence hub in Freshney Place which was run by the Mariners Trust and other volunteers. During the three months the reminiscence hub was open to the public, over 3,000 people came to see the display and share their own memories too. The success of the pilot project led to GTSET, supported by the Mariners Trust, launching a bid for more funding to deliver this exciting project.

Graham Rodger, Community Officer at Grimsby Town Sports and Education Trust, said: “By completing the pilot through the Heritage Starter Fund, we were able to collect data and knowledge to support a larger National Lottery Heritage Fund bid. Without a doubt, completing the pilot project made our application much stronger – we’re looking forward to a much larger scale collection of memories to share and digitalisation of items to preserve and share worldwide through a dedicated website.”

In total, £99,400 has been awarded to Grimsby Town Sports & Education Trust and is part of the £590,000 grant which has been allocated to heritage projects in North East Lincolnshire.

GTSET will soon be looking to recruit a Project Manager to ensure the delivery of this exciting project. Keep an eye on the Club’s channels for more information.

Job Description
Post: Project Manager
Reports to: Chief Executive of Grimsby Town Sports and Education Trust (GT SET)
Staffing Responsibilities: Volunteers, researchers and organisations involved in the project
Contract: Fixed term contract for 19 months
Hours: 16 hours per week, including 2 x 5 hour sessions per week. Hours will increase towards the end of the project
Salary: £12,000 per annum
Job Summary and Purpose
To engage the wider community of North East Lincolnshire in researching, recording and preserving the heritage and history of Grimsby Town Football Club and manage the delivery of the agreed project outcomes.
The Project Manager will be expected to deliver the project according to the project plan and achieve the project aims as stated in the funding application, including sustainability aims.
The Project Manager will be responsible for delivering the approved purposes.
Main Tasks and Responsibilities
Management and Administration
1. To deliver the key activities within the project plan and ensure the outcomes of the project are being achieved, including ensuring that key outputs are of a sustainable quality to last beyond this project.
2. Create policies as required – such as volunteers, collection and loan and environmental policy
2. To work closely and engage in supervision with GT SET CEO and report on project progress monthly.
3. To manage the project volunteers and other organisations involved to ensure the project is delivered according to the project plan.
4. To set up a project team and include volunteers, staff and community members in this team. Act as ‘chair’ of the project team, organising meetings, taking minutes and distributing a necessary.
5. To administer the project by setting up meetings, taking minutes of the meetings, identifying action points, carrying out the action points and reporting back to the project team.
6. To set up effective communication systems to ensure all project team members are kept informed and are able to deliver on their aspects of the project plan and organise monthly project meetings
7. To ensure that all project team members are fully engaged and are meeting their project responsibilities and are working towards the aims in the project proposal
8. To ensure all volunteers are fully engaged and are achieving the aims in the project proposal
Managing Project Finances
1. To set up financial systems to monitor project spend according to the budgets set.
2. To report to the project team on financial spend on monthly basis.
3. To ensure all suppliers are paid on time and within invoicing terms set.
4. To ensure all project spend is relevant and in accordance with the project budget.
5. To ensure all project spend is evidenced and included in the final project evaluation report.
6. To liaise with GT SET CEO and Heritage Lottery fund on potential changes in budget, underspends and contingency.
Engaging Young People, Older People and Disabled People
1. To work with the members of GT SET and other organisations to ensure at least 100 older people, 250 young people and 50 disabled people are engaged and continue to be engaged within the project.
2. To engage older, young and disabled people in the management and delivery of the project.
3. To ensure older, young and disabled people are gaining new heritage skills and experience.
4. To develop volunteering opportunities within the scope of the project.
5. To support older, young and disabled people to work with Focus 7 to utilise digital technology and media skills to ensure learning materials have been produced and can be accessed by a wider audience once the project is complete.
6. To support older, young and disabled people to organise and deliver an exhibition.
7. To ensure all necessary volunteers, project team members and other interested parties are DBS checked and conform to the safeguarding procedures used by GT SET.
8. To ensure all older, young and disabled people are achieving the project aims and are able to demonstrate this at the end of the project.
9. To ensure that any volunteer or paid researcher involved with logging and digitalising memories of those with dementia are dementia friendly trained. Thus making the project a dementia friendly one.
Monitoring and Evaluation of the Project
1. To set up the monitoring and evaluation systems and process to ensure we are able to evidence we have achieved the aims stated in the project proposal. This shall include environmental and sustainability aims of the project.
2. To ensure older, young and disabled people are involved in the development of the monitoring and evaluation systems.
3. To ensure all project team members are involved in the development of the monitoring and evaluation systems.
4. To set baselines of knowledge with the older, young and disabled people and the wider community.
5. To track the learning and progression of older, young and disabled people and the wider community.
6. To use digital media as a tool to develop evidence for the evaluation report and show that the project aims have been achieved.
7. To write an end of project evaluation report together with the project team members, older, young and disabled people engaged in the project which shows how the project aims have been achieved.
Health and Safety
1. To ensure all activities within the project plan are risk assessed and meet health and safety requirements.
2. To ensure all older, young and disabled people involved in the project have a personal development folder which contains information regarding the young people such as contact details for parents, home address, medical information, photograph release form and also any other key information that the project manager will need to be aware of.
3. To keep all personal information confidential and locked away in a secure filing cabinet in accordance with GT SET.
Marketing and Promotion
1. To develop marketing and promotional material that will promote the project to a wider audience within NE Lincolnshire communities.
2. To promote the activities of the older, young and disabled people and also promote their achievements.
3. To promote the project to local people to engage more volunteers and educate more people about the heritage of the Grimsby Town Football Club.
4. To promote the project, the exhibition and other digital outputs as well as set up engagement days to ensure the young people are achieving their project aims and objectives.
5. To promote the National Lottery Heritage Fund at all of the events according to their requirements.
Other Duties
1. To carry out other duties identified by GT SET.
2. To be a point of contact for the project.

Quoted from pizzzza

What exactly are you eluding to here?

Somebody did lots of work, including setting up and running that hub in Freshney Place that also brought home a 1939 match worn shirt.

That person found the funding and helped the club win it. Despite what Ska says, I think this person has shown that they are capable to manage this project given that it has only got this far because of them.

I'm not slating Frankie, I don't know her and hope she does well but you have to feel for the person who got the project this far voluntarily.

Recruitment/retention does seem to be a bit of an issue at the moment. Has anyone actually seen or heard from our CEO since she took a Twitter break in September?

Has the new Head of Commercial managed to actually call our existing sponsors yet? Hopefully she's found a few companies that would be willing to pay for 12 of the vacant advertising hoardings...

Have the club managed to appoint a secretary or were all the suitably qualified people naming a salary that was more than the small salary other jobs seem to be advertised with?

Certainly a few questions about our back office function to ask when they get round to rearranging the fans forum...

Quoted from jamesgtfc

Somebody did lots of work, including setting up and running that hub in Freshney Place that also brought home a 1939 match worn shirt.

Didn’t The Trust win an eBay auction for it? Nobody went digging for it, it just popped up at the time The Trust had enough money to buy it.

You can either have a standard, consistent recruitment process or you can hand jobs to people you think might do a decent job of something, which is how we ended up with an office full of the old Chairman’s mates. Whether you think someone could do a job is irrelevant, unless you’re on the recruitment panel.

There’s a tendency on here for anyone even vaguely associated with the club to be treated like players, who expect some scrutiny. All the candidates are just ordinary people and I think the least they can expect is a basic level of privacy and respect. The successful candidate must’ve been buzzing to get a job but they’re now subject to snide insinuations from people not involved, out of order really.

Quoted from ska face

Didn’t The Trust win an eBay auction for it? Nobody went digging for it, it just popped up at the time The Trust had enough money to buy it.

You can either have a standard, consistent recruitment process or you can hand jobs to people you think might do a decent job of something, which is how we ended up with an office full of the old Chairman’s mates. Whether you think someone could do a job is irrelevant, unless you’re on the recruitment panel.

There’s a tendency on here for anyone even vaguely associated with the club to be treated like players, who expect some scrutiny. All the candidates are just ordinary people and I think the least they can expect is a basic level of privacy and respect. The successful candidate must’ve been buzzing to get a job but they’re now subject to snide insinuations from people not involved, out of order really.

We may not have agreed on many things in the past but I totally agree with you on this. Any appointment should go to the best qualified applicant who presents themselves as the correct person for that role at the interview.

Quoted from ska face

Didn’t The Trust win an eBay auction for it? Nobody went digging for it, it just popped up at the time The Trust had enough money to buy it.

You can either have a standard, consistent recruitment process or you can hand jobs to people you think might do a decent job of something, which is how we ended up with an office full of the old Chairman’s mates. Whether you think someone could do a job is irrelevant, unless you’re on the recruitment panel.

There’s a tendency on here for anyone even vaguely associated with the club to be treated like players, who expect some scrutiny. All the candidates are just ordinary people and I think the least they can expect is a basic level of privacy and respect. The successful candidate must’ve been buzzing to get a job but they’re now subject to snide insinuations from people not involved, out of order really.

The person I think is being eluded to above took to Twitter to have a grumble about not getting the job so undermined your assertion that they should get a basic level of privacy.

I know nothing about this really and certainly don't know anyone involved but grumbling on Twitter about not getting the job may be an indication of their suitability for the role, or lack thereof.

Quoted from BobbyCummingsTackle

The person I think is being eluded to above took to Twitter to have a grumble about not getting the job so undermined your assertion that they should get a basic level of privacy.

I know nothing about this really and certainly don't know anyone involved but grumbling on Twitter about not getting the job may be an indication of their suitability for the role, or lack thereof.

Think you’re confused. It wasn’t the person in question who took to Twitter, it was a close friend of hers.

Ska, you mention about mates being employed. You do realise our new Head of Commercial is a mate of the CEO…and a trustee at the CEO’s former employers still?

Quoted from KingsleysHair

Ska, you mention about mates being employed. You do realise our new Head of Commercial is a mate of the CEO…and a trustee at the CEO’s former employers still?

No. I don’t know who any of these people are, let alone who they’re mates with.

Quoted from KingsleysHair

Think you’re confused. It wasn’t the person in question who took to Twitter, it was a close friend of hers.

Ska, you mention about mates being employed. You do realise our new Head of Commercial is a mate of the CEO…and a trustee at the CEO’s former employers still?

Thank you. Not confused, I just didn't know. Thanks for the clarification.

Jobs for the boys…or girls?

Quoted from jamesgtfc

Has the new Head of Commercial managed to actually call our existing sponsors yet? Hopefully she's found a few companies that would be willing to pay for 12 of the vacant advertising hoardings...

September 13 2022:

[img]https://i.imgur.com/gdVZAKq.png[/img]

November 8 2022:

[img]https://i.imgur.com/7u1v7lU.png[/img]

You can actually check this stuff before coming on here making snide insinuations about club employees you know.

Whoever the club appoints in any position will have to pull their weight otherwise I'm sure JS & AP will send them packing. The club is one that now appoints people to do a job based on their ability and not the 'Old boys/girls' network.

The club is on a fast track to improve everything, as this thread has shown with the job description being only part-time but the job is there to improve the club.

Quoted from MuddyWaters

Jobs for the boys…or girls?

Or alternatively happened to be the person who fit an existing team ethic, is a known quantity and proven to work well with you? There are no quibbles when a manager brings their backroom team with them as they are a successful fit, why should the commercial and business side be any different?

Quoted from jamesgtfc

Has the new Head of Commercial managed to actually call our existing sponsors yet? Hopefully she's found a few companies that would be willing to pay for 12 of the vacant advertising hoardings...

Speaking as the owner of a company that has committed circa £10,000 in sponsorship revenue to the club over the past 3 seasons...

I have had zero calls from the club since Dave Smith left his position, but I did receive a (rather badly punctuated) email from Jo Taylor this week, offering advertising on the club calendar.

Regarding the vacant hoardings - I have asked on numerous occasions about the vacant spots but have always been told they are already spoken for, and that repair works are being undertaken on the frames.

Quoted from KingsleysHair

Think you’re confused. It wasn’t the person in question who took to Twitter, it was a close friend of hers.

Either, the close friend had a public grumble with that person's blessing/request

Or...

The close friend did it behind the person's back (some friend...)

Quoted from PoutonStepover

Speaking as the owner of a company that has committed circa £10,000 in sponsorship revenue to the club over the past 3 seasons...

I have had zero calls from the club since Dave Smith left his position, but I did receive a (rather badly punctuated) email from Jo Taylor this week, offering advertising on the club calendar.

Regarding the vacant hoardings - I have asked on numerous occasions about the vacant spots but have always been told they are already spoken for, and that repair works are being undertaken on the frames.

Thank you for confirming my "snide comment" is true. We are constantly told that the club belongs to us and as such, those that work for it are accountable to not only the board, but also to us.

This lack of communication with existing sponsors from the Head of Commercial is a huge concern, especially now it is coming to light that she is a friend of the CEO. That's potentially nepotism and I know I sound like a hypocrite having ranted about the Project Manager job but at least that person has a track record with all the things they've done for this club to deserve a go at the paid role.

I'm not for one second blaming Jason and Andrew here because they can't possibly oversee everything.

If commercial sponsors aren't being contacted and receiving poorly written letters, do you think they will spend their money with our club next year?

Also it's the middle of November and we have only just got round to thinking about what business names to print on our calendar. I best scribble off that calendar off my Christmas list...

Quoted from jamesgtfc

Thank you for confirming my "snide comment" is true. We are constantly told that the club belongs to us and as such, those that work for it are accountable to not only the board, but also to us.

This lack of communication with existing sponsors from the Head of Commercial is a huge concern, especially now it is coming to light that she is a friend of the CEO. That's potentially nepotism and I know I sound like a hypocrite having ranted about the Project Manager job but at least that person has a track record with all the things they've done for this club to deserve a go at the paid role.

I'm not for one second blaming Jason and Andrew here because they can't possibly oversee everything.

If commercial sponsors aren't being contacted and receiving poorly written letters, do you think they will spend their money with our club next year?

Also it's the middle of November and we have only just got round to thinking about what business names to print on our calendar. I best scribble off that calendar off my Christmas list...

None of my business how they run the club but some talented and experienced people have left the building.

Quoted from Chrisblor

September 13 2022:

[img]https://i.imgur.com/gdVZAKq.png[/img]

November 8 2022:

[img]https://i.imgur.com/7u1v7lU.png[/img]

You can actually check this stuff before coming on here making snide insinuations about club employees you know.

The new employer of the old Commercial guy is hardly sponsorship deal of the century.

Quoted from jamesgtfc

Thank you for confirming my "snide comment" is true. We are constantly told that the club belongs to us and as such, those that work for it are accountable to not only the board, but also to us.

This lack of communication with existing sponsors from the Head of Commercial is a huge concern, especially now it is coming to light that she is a friend of the CEO. That's potentially nepotism and I know I sound like a hypocrite having ranted about the Project Manager job but at least that person has a track record with all the things they've done for this club to deserve a go at the paid role.

I'm not for one second blaming Jason and Andrew here because they can't possibly oversee everything.

If commercial sponsors aren't being contacted and receiving poorly written letters, do you think they will spend their money with our club next year?

Also it's the middle of November and we have only just got round to thinking about what business names to print on our calendar. I best scribble off that calendar off my Christmas list...

You have changed your tune since a year ago when I pointed all was not well behind the scenes in dealing with corporate and accounting matters and you told me the new owners were capable of walking on water and any  questioning of anything was a heinous crime.

Quoted from HerveJosse

You have changed your tune since a year ago when I pointed all was not well behind the scenes in dealing with corporate and accounting matters and you told me the new owners were capable of walking on water and any  questioning of anything was a heinous crime.

You have to give things time. I think Jason and Andrew are well intentioned people. The footballing side seems progressive but the recent departures are well liked staff which is concerning given how close together they have all gone.

The point of having discussions and an open mind is that, over time, our opinions can change.

The commercial arm of a football club is so important. I have no idea how many calendars we sell at Christmas but I would guess it's normally a lot more than we sell this year. Who is going to take responsibility for that own goal?

The Head of Commercial role is a massive role. There's lots to do. You can't afford to switch off for a day.

I get the feeling that 1878 believe we're nowhere close to achieving our potential through this stream.

As for Jo potentially being known by DC, let's be honest, that's not unusual. At my company there's a referral scheme whereby you get a little bonus if you recommend someone for a role and they get it. That's not uncommon. It's why social media networks like LinkedIn exist. Good people know good people.

Clearly, there are a lot of views on how our club is run, and the backroom staff who run it. But let's be honest: we're a far better run club now than two years ago. We're getting lost in the minutiae here. Just step back a bit, consider how far we've moved on with pitch improvements, training facilities, online tickets, food at the ground... we've seen more investment in these last 18 months than the last 18 years.

Not everyone is going to come into these roles and knock it out of the park from day one. This club was a shambles and I imagine it takes a bit more time to bring those parts back to parity, let alone impress.

Genuine question: isn't the person who was overlooked for the role a board member?

Quoted from MarinerDevil

Genuine question: isn't the person who was overlooked for the role a board member?

Yes and does a lot for the club, as well on Wednesday runs the dementia club.

Quoted from jamesgtfc

Thank you for confirming my "snide comment" is true. We are constantly told that the club belongs to us and as such, those that work for it are accountable to not only the board, but also to us.

This lack of communication with existing sponsors from the Head of Commercial is a huge concern, especially now it is coming to light that she is a friend of the CEO. That's potentially nepotism and I know I sound like a hypocrite having ranted about the Project Manager job but at least that person has a track record with all the things they've done for this club to deserve a go at the paid role.

I'm not for one second blaming Jason and Andrew here because they can't possibly oversee everything.

If commercial sponsors aren't being contacted and receiving poorly written letters, do you think they will spend their money with our club next year?

Also it's the middle of November and we have only just got round to thinking about what business names to print on our calendar. I best scribble off that calendar off my Christmas list...

Quoted from smokey111

Daughter I think. I believe she previously held a position working on the East Marsh with a community group.

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Quoted from The Yard Dog

The new head of Commercial went on the pitch in her high heels to pressent the man of the match award the other week, not the best choice of footwear when you know you are repressenting the club.

This is a tawdry thread and that is about the most crass comment in it.

I do not see the reason why do need to know the detailed employment history of backroom staff on this thread. We do not do it for the playing side, so why now for backroom staff?

The club both on and off the pitch has come on leaps and bounds with improvements on all fronts. There has been casualties and there will be in the future, it has been and will always be the way. I don't like it but you have to accept it as progress.

All getting a bit weird and crass on here.

Ironic really that under the old regime we never had these discussions, especially when it came to positions of influence.

Who flipping cares what someone wears to present an award that doesn’t really mean anything. Who cares that a few advertising boards haven’t been filled yet and really, who gives a excrement about the calendar not being done yet. Does anyone buy a club calendar? The players never last the flipping year anyway.

If people had only arsed themselves with this level of scrutiny and questioning over the last 20 years we might have never had to endure that idiot for that length of time.

All a bit flipping strange really when you think about it. Don’t like a response from the club? Take it up with the club. Not sure whether you wanna sling your 10k in to the club, take it up with the club. Surely there’s an irony in moaning about the lack of professionalism I guess and then coming on here whining about it.

People sat here cryarsing because some people have left yet it hardly seems to be damaging anything.

If people have an issue, take it up with the club, whining in an echo chamber in here seems futile.

See ya tomorrow, let’s smash then chizzits…

Quoted from The Yard Dog

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No need. This is a bit cringe.

All this prying into a £12k a year role!? The young lady was probably delighted when she got the job, I hope this stuff hasn't spoilt it for her. She's probably not even started yet!

Quoted from toontown

No need. This is a bit cringe.

All this prying into a £12k a year role!? The young lady was probably delighted when she got the job, I hope this stuff hasn't spoilt it for her. She's probably not even started yet!

It’s just a but weird really isn’t it. I mean, those qualifications and the likes and she’s taken the job for £12k a year means she clearly wants it and no doubt met the criteria. Gown men on here cryarsing about what shoes she wore or an email that wasn’t up to their standards (remember the crass and poorly worded statements from the club that often didn’t make a four page thread on here?). It’s all a bit weird.

Quoted from aldi_01

All getting a bit weird and crass on here.

Ironic really that under the old regime we never had these discussions, especially when it came to positions of influence.

Who flipping cares what someone wears to present an award that doesn’t really mean anything. Who cares that a few advertising boards haven’t been filled yet and really, who gives a excrement about the calendar not being done yet. Does anyone buy a club calendar? The players never last the flipping year anyway.

If people had only arsed themselves with this level of scrutiny and questioning over the last 20 years we might have never had to endure that idiot for that length of time.

All a bit flipping strange really when you think about it. Don’t like a response from the club? Take it up with the club. Not sure whether you wanna sling your 10k in to the club, take it up with the club. Surely there’s an irony in moaning about the lack of professionalism I guess and then coming on here whining about it.

People sat here cryarsing because some people have left yet it hardly seems to be damaging anything.

If people have an issue, take it up with the club, whining in an echo chamber in here seems futile.

See ya tomorrow, let’s smash then chizzits…

You talk about scrutiny and questioning. Isn’t that because the new owners promised transparency?

Quoted from MuddyWaters

You talk about scrutiny and questioning. Isn’t that because the new owners promised transparency?

But they’ve hardly been opaque…

Quoted from aldi_01

But they’ve hardly been opaque…

I would suggest that we’re hearing far less about what’s happening at the club than we were a year ago.

What business is it if yours who works in various back office and part-time ancillary roles? Other than the fact you’ve got nothing better to do. What do you want, the shoe size of everyone scrubbing a bog at BP? The Fishy Stasi need to have a file on everyone with an @gtfc.co.uk email address, after all, the club can’t be transparent without it!

Got someone on here moaning that there might be insufficient advertisements plastered over a £3.99 wall calendar and wanting the names of anyone responsible for that “own goal”. I dunno, maybe just log off for a day? Get a hobby perhaps?

Quoted from MuddyWaters

You talk about scrutiny and questioning. Isn’t that because the new owners promised transparency?

Clearly Fenty poked Aldi's missus at some point. He talks about scrutiny and how they should have been held to account sooner, but doesn't apply the same reasoning to the current owners. It's obviously a personal hatred.

As for all the this thread, there's some absolute nonsense going on. There's plenty of things that have happened in the office that have deserved attention, but giving a job to somebody and another person being bitter that they didn't get it is not a good reason, unless it happened for a discriminatory reason, which is no way implied

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Publically accessible info but pasting it in here is just plain odd. What are you hoping to achieve exactly?

Doxxing, eh? They'll be posting holiday photos and car numberplates next. When did the Fishy join QAnon?

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Clearly Fenty poked Aldi's missus at some point. He talks about scrutiny and how they should have been held to account sooner, but doesn't apply the same reasoning to the current owners. It's obviously a personal hatred.

As for all the this thread, there's some absolute nonsense going on. There's plenty of things that have happened in the office that have deserved attention, but giving a job to somebody and another person being bitter that they didn't get it is not a good reason, unless it happened for a discriminatory reason, which is no way implied

‘Poked Aldi’s missis’ ?!? FFS, could you be any more disrespectful?

Quoted from The Yard Dog

Yes and does a lot for the club, as well on Wednesday runs the dementia club.

Being a board member, they'll be able to easily raise any concerns about the hiring process with the rest of the board. They can also raise any concerns about the CEO if needed.

I'm not sure why their mate thought it was a good idea to take to Twitter when the person involved has plenty of power to address it themselves.

There's no doubt that plenty have concerns about the new commercial enterprise, however. Hopefully those are addressed at the fans forum and the air can be cleared.

There's some right flipping bin digging weirdos on this message board. Why not wait until the accounts come out next year and use those to determine how the club is doing at raising commercial revenues compared to the previous owner?

And regarding the Heritage fund role, looks like they've appointed a candidate with very relevant experience for the role. Hardly a shock someone with a CV like that has been successful ahead of someone who already has a working relationship with the club, but without the specific sort of experience they were seeking for this particular post? Sounds like the complete opposite of nepotism to me.

One of the cr@ppiest, partisan, tedious, disrespectful, moaning non story threads on here for quite some time.

I thought we'd suddenly entered the close season without me noticing with this thread being the most active. Then I checked - yes we are playing another derby with the Yorkies on Saturday at another sold out Blundell Park...

'The new head of commercial can't wear high heels, she's representing a football club!' - presumably adidas predators are required then?  Just on the pitch or do they need fixed studs at all board meetings going forwards?

Is that all the info the fishy paparazzi can dig up on this poor lass, or do we have receipts for her last coffee at starbucks? Photo's of her car parked down freemo?  It's a bit disturbing to read this thread tbh, and I've read some of David Icke's books so I should be inured to madness and conspiracy. Hopefully she doesn't know this online stalking club exists, if I did I'd be quitting the job and applying for some restraining orders.  Can we get back to moaning about the lone striker role and leave this thread alone now?

Quoted from ska face

Got someone on here moaning that there might be insufficient advertisements plastered over a £3.99 wall calendar and wanting the names of anyone responsible for that “own goal”. I dunno, maybe just log off for a day? Get a hobby perhaps?

Christmas and New Years Day are on the same date every year. The fact we are contacting businesses asking if they want to appear on the calendar 6 weeks before Christmas tells me that the sales are going to be poor because if they are out in time, they are going to be cutting it fine.

I don't care what sponsors are or aren't in the calendar but I do care that we don't appear organised enough to get the calendar out in time.

We are organised enough to be back in the football league and playing in front of 6,000 season ticket holders with a chance of the play offs and in the second round of the FA Cup though. The calendar and a 2 day a week role with the GTSET are the important things obviously but at least there's some positives.

When do the calendars come out usually? It might be that we're more efficient and can get from the pictures of players and list of businesses to a printed calendar in a shorter time, thus allowing for us to ask further businesses if they want to participate up to a later deadline as the club's internal processes are more efficient.

It takes about a day to print with commercial printers if they get print ready material, at least that's what I've found for other printed materials (6000+ booklets for example). This print time may already have been booked in so it's ready to go.

Has anyone analysed the time period calendars sell, for example? There may be very marginal gains from having them in stock in November, but as long as they're delivered pre January, you've not lost anything.

The just in time world of supply and demand, coupled with an agile methodology brought in from the computing world means they could be more efficient rather than using a classical waterfall planning months ahead approach. It also means that with a digital product and print process they don't end up with redundant stock. It also means that businesses who might advertise can take a look at real-time finances before committing to advertising on a calendar, which someone else stated doesn't sell in huge numbers (again, I don't know the return on a 3.99 calendar).

You've put one spin on this announcement - this is an alternative view.

TBH, as long as Phil Day Day (Jan 6th?) is marked on the calendar so I can remember to embezzle some money from pensioners as part of a ‘victimless crime’ spree, then I’m not too concerned.

When my Dad phoned me to say Town had signed France’s ‘Odson, I thought we’d solved our striker problems…

[url]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odsonne_Édouard[/url]

Quoted from Rodley Mariner

We are organised enough to be back in the football league and playing in front of 6,000 season ticket holders with a chance of the play offs and in the second round of the FA Cup though. The calendar and a 2 day a week role with the GTSET are the important things obviously but at least there's some positives.

A chink of rational sanity and perspective there. Thank you.

Quoted from jamesgtfc

Christmas and New Years Day are on the same date every year. The fact we are contacting businesses asking if they want to appear on the calendar 6 weeks before Christmas tells me that the sales are going to be poor because if they are out in time, they are going to be cutting it fine.

I don't care what sponsors are or aren't in the calendar but I do care that we don't appear organised enough to get the calendar out in time.

Jesus. Get a grip.

We do a calendar?

Every year we have some moaning on here that the calendars are out of date by May because the players have been released. If you’re going to moan at least be consistent with what you’re moaning about, ffs.

All this Calendar talk has made me want one. Have we recruited a Subliminal Marketing Officer to add to the others?

Quoted from HerveJosse

All this Calendar talk has made me want one. Have we recruited a Subliminal Marketing Officer to add to the others?

Not yet but we have a new 'Head of Operation'



https://gtfc.co.uk/head-of-operations-appointed/

Anyone been through his bin yet? What O-Levels has he got? Favourite pet?

Quoted from DB

Not yet but we have a new 'Head of Operation'



https://gtfc.co.uk/head-of-operations-appointed/

Looks like Mark Addy of Full Monty fame.

He doesn’t already have a job within the club though? Not sure I trust him either, me nor any of my mates have heard of him. Bring back those that have left or I’ll get the away-game Twitter clique to start whinging again.

Quoted from jamesgtfc

Christmas and New Years Day are on the same date every year. The fact we are contacting businesses asking if they want to appear on the calendar 6 weeks before Christmas tells me that the sales are going to be poor because if they are out in time, they are going to be cutting it fine.

I don't care what sponsors are or aren't in the calendar but I do care that we don't appear organised enough to get the calendar out in time.

Yes, the calendar took a backseat due to the issues with kit, online shop being overhauled and everything else. Calendar is very much ready to go and will be released actually a week earlier than previous years. Sam and Dave moving onto pastures new certainly didn’t help.

Quoted from LocalLadGTFC

Yes, the calendar took a backseat due to the issues with kit, online shop being overhauled and everything else. Calendar is very much ready to go and will be released actually a week earlier than previous years. Sam and Dave moving onto pastures new certainly didn’t help.

How on earth can you red tick someone answering a question?

Quoted from LocalLadGTFC

Yes, the calendar took a backseat due to the issues with kit, online shop being overhauled and everything else. Calendar is very much ready to go and will be released actually a week earlier than previous years. Sam and Dave moving onto pastures new certainly didn’t help.

Pouton Stepover said he got offered the chance to sponsor it which I imagine would be one of the sponsor banners like on previous years. Therefore, I doubt it’s very much ready to go.

Quoted from mike_d

How on earth can you red tick someone answering a question?

You can’t ticks are green

Quoted from KingsleysHair

Pouton Stepover said he got offered the chance to sponsor it which I imagine would be one of the sponsor banners like on previous years. Therefore, I doubt it’s very much ready to go.

So who do I believe, some guy on a fishy forum, or a good friend that works in the club shop and has seen the produced calendar?

Quoted from LocalLadGTFC

So who do I believe, some guy on a fishy forum, or a good friend that works in the club shop and has seen the produced calendar?

You can intercourse off with your facts. When folk have  an axe to grind on here and the dog Walker of the former cleaners uncle says the calendar isn’t ready, it isn’t reader.

And besides, who the intercourse really cares, honestly?