Right harego. First draught of a petition to the board re: The rebate. Only season ticket

holders could sign it obviously and there is a lot of thinking to be done. Of course if we stay up it's irrelevant (let's hope so). Comments please, constructive or (knowing it on here) otherwise.

Despite their protestations to the contrary, we the undersigned believe that the board of Norwich City Football Club plc have systematically mismanaged the club?s finances over a long period of time.

We understand that a new buyer can?t be plucked from thin air and due to the current financial climate may be a long time coming. We therefore want the majority shareholders to continue to remain in control until such time as a buyer can be found. We also appreciate the money they have put in and their ongoing commitment to the club in covering any financial shortfall.

On this basis, we the undersigned as season ticket holders agree to allow the club to keep the rebate on our season tickets for the 2009 ? 2010 season subject to the following conditions:-

? It is ring fenced to be used on buying (not loaning) in players to get us out of league 1. From what we have witnessed we believe too many loan players have had an adverse effect on the team this year. We are not saying no to any loan players in the squad, merely that our rebate may only be spent on purchasing/paying our own players.

? Neil Doncaster is removed from his post as Chief Executive. Him being replaced with a proven football person who can make the necessary changes to the way the club is run. He must be held responsible as Chief Executive for the shortcomings of the club over the last several years. Mistake after mistake has been made. No doubt we are all speaking with the benefit of hindsight, as he is fond of saying, but it's a fool who learns nothing from the past and repeats behaviour that has led to failure.

? The club continues to seek alternative investors, including an outright buyer and sets more realistic criteria for such a person and a more realistic price on a business that is losing money hand over fist and is failing badly at what is its core business.

? Bryan Gunn is replaced with an experienced football manager who knows all about getting a team out of league 1. We love Gunny and admire him for stepping into the breach at the club we and he loves, but believe the board were mistaken in appointing an inexperienced person in the situation we were in back in January.

Posted By: jafski on April 30th 2009 at 10:50:33

Message Thread

Right harego. First draught of a petition to the board re: The rebate. Only season ticket (NCFC) - jafski, Apr 30, 10:50:33
- I'd sign, not overly sure on the Gunn bit though. I like his team he has (NCFC) - megson, Apr 30, 11:57:48
- They'd agree to it... (NCFC) - DemoniCanary, Apr 30, 10:55:03
  - Hands up who blew kisses to delia at Ipswich on here (NCFC) - megson, Apr 30, 11:56:31
- Just to say - this is a superb idea, and one we should all get behind IMO (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Apr 30, 10:54:35
  - Are you ill? (n/m) (NCFC) - malkybarkid, Apr 30, 11:03:54
  - that must have hurt? (n/m) (NCFC) - NCFC4life, Apr 30, 11:03:36
  - BEN!!!! Stop fucking around with the board. 90% of bigfellers post has fell off (n/m) (NCFC) - Tombs, Apr 30, 11:00:52
    - ha ha. (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 30, 11:07:21
- can i sign it for a rebate of my trip? (n/m) (NCFC) - NCFC4life, Apr 30, 10:52:47
  - No, sorry mate. (n/m) (NCFC) - jafski, Apr 30, 10:54:44

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