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Re: Andrew Calvert : Sun Oct 20, 2013 12:17 pm  

The thing about all the new shareholders is that they all say they are fans of the club which has to be a positive. Obviously, it doesn't mean they will always agree about what is the best way forward - I mean, we're all fans and there's some real argy bargy on here....Hopefully, the board can make democratic decisions and agree to unite behind those decisions, that's all we can ask, in truth, ..well I guess we could ask that they always make the correct decision but I doubt we could actually agree on what the correct decision might be any way.

Re: Andrew Calvert : Sun Oct 20, 2013 12:29 pm  

Wasn't the problem with the board, prior to it being slimmed down to the Peter Hood and Andrew Bennett led board, that it consisted of about 14 people, not all of whom were able to attend meetings, so nothing got decided. A board of 4-5 people, all of whom appear to be involved in running the club, shouldn't suffer from the same paralysis even if where there are differences of opinion.

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Re: Andrew Calvert : Sun Oct 20, 2013 2:16 pm  

Not sure, to be honest, you may well be corect. The shareholding was certainly very convoluted, but I don't actually remember the board being so large.

Re: Andrew Calvert : Sun Oct 20, 2013 2:29 pm  

Cant remember previous directors before 1/1/2010 but then there were 7
In july/august Agar, Tordoff, Illingworth, Bates and Coulby resigned leaving Hood and Bennett.
Ducket was then added.

Re: Andrew Calvert : Sun Oct 20, 2013 3:25 pm  

childofthenorthern wrote:

Wasn't the problem with the board, prior to it being slimmed down to the Peter Hood and Andrew Bennett led board, that it consisted of about 14 people, not all of whom were able to attend meetings, so nothing got decided. A board of 4-5 people, all of whom appear to be involved in running the club, shouldn't suffer from the same paralysis even if where there are differences of opinion.

I was told that because of that board structure we'd missed out on a number of players as the signings couldn't be agreed in time due to some board members being out of contact.

Re: Andrew Calvert : Mon Oct 21, 2013 7:49 am  

There was an advert on last night for a programme about women in sport management, which I wasn't paying much attention to (I was more keen on checking the tigress was doing the housework properly). One who spoke was shown as Kate Hardcastle of Bradford Bulls. Is she still involved?

Re: Andrew Calvert : Mon Oct 21, 2013 8:28 am  

Two situations: the board of directors - who are responsible for operational management, and the shareholders - who are required to appoint the directors and who must approve "constitutional" issues. As it currently stands I think all the directors are also the shareholders.

The nightmare situation we got into last time was where the majority of the shareholders did not agree with the Board. Hopefully we won't be going there again.

Re: Andrew Calvert : Mon Oct 21, 2013 8:55 am  

tigertot wrote:

There was an advert on last night for a programme about women in sport management, which I wasn't paying much attention to (I was more keen on checking the tigress was doing the housework properly). One who spoke was shown as Kate Hardcastle of Bradford Bulls. Is she still involved?

Yes in the same role

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Re: Andrew Calvert : Mon Oct 21, 2013 10:37 am  

Northernrelic wrote:

Two situations: the board of directors - who are responsible for operational management, and the shareholders - who are required to appoint the directors and who must approve "constitutional" issues. As it currently stands I think all the directors are also the shareholders.

The nightmare situation we got into last time was where the majority of the shareholders did not agree with the Board. Hopefully we won't be going there again.

I think that's right, NR.

Omar Khan still has some money in the club, but it was reported he'd left the money in 'as a loan' but had sold his shareholding.

As you say, the old situation was a total nightmare with the biggest [and second biggest?] shareholders not only not on the board but in pretty open rebellion against it. We don't want to visit that situation again any time soon.

Re: Andrew Calvert : Mon Oct 21, 2013 11:52 am  

tigertot wrote: There was an advert on last night for a programme about women in sport management, which I wasn't paying much attention to (I was more keen on checking the tigress was doing the housework properly). One who spoke was shown as Kate Hardcastle of Bradford Bulls. Is she still involved? 'Sportswomen'; Tuesday 22 October, Sky Sports News 10.30am. Repeated at 7pm on Sky Sports 1 and 10pm on Sky Sports 4. Link Although there is no mention of Kate Hardcastle in the article.

tigertot wrote: There was an advert on last night for a programme about women in sport management, which I wasn't paying much attention to (I was more keen on checking the tigress was doing the housework properly). One who spoke was shown as Kate Hardcastle of Bradford Bulls. Is she still involved? 'Sportswomen'; Tuesday 22 October, Sky Sports News 10.30am. Repeated at 7pm on Sky Sports 1 and 10pm on Sky Sports 4. Link Although there is no mention of Kate Hardcastle in the article.