Hi, please let me introduce myself, my name is Matthew Jones, I?m an ardent Bolton Wanderers supporter who feels a little disenfranchised from the club these days, I know we have bwsa, but having attended a couple of meetings and functions over the years, I feel that this group is out dated and doesn?t represent today?s average supporter, I know we have all these excellent forums and message boards but we don?t have a direct link or voice with the club .

 

I think this actually puts us at a disadvantage to supporters of other clubs, as we don?t have a say in how our club is run !

 

So with this in mind I and a couple of other die hard wanderers have decided to start our own supporters club, one that will be proactive and that intends to take over as the official voice of BWFC supporters,

 

We intend to hold a public meeting before the start of the season and would encourage anybody who would like to get involved in any capacity to sign up.

 

www.bwfcsc.co.uk

 

PS We are not another forum or messageboard but hope to utilize all the wanderers fan sites

 

thanks, matt

Edited August 3, 201015 yr by Happy Wanderer
Moved the introduction as this is more of a debate

Hello Matt,

Are the same person who setup the bwfc forum?

Interesting you show the full copyright fixtures too.

Hello Matt,

Are the same person who setup the bwfc forum?

 

No, We are just a group of supporters who don't feel the current supporters association represents the fans!

No, We are just a group of supporters who don't feel the current supporters association represents the fans!

 

 

Do you feel we need a supporters association? Why do you feel disenfranchised?

Edited July 14, 201015 yr by no balls

I wouldn't bother if I was you.

do you know peabrain, or piehead, whatever he called himself

 

btw, you don't own, or know anybody who owns, a fcuking turkey head, do you?

Matt,

 

When you get going, could you ask the club to play 'chanting' through the speakers in the East Upper, cos th'atmospheres crap.

 

Wanderers, Wanderers ra ra ra, or summat similar.

 

Cheers,Alf

IMO the club won't recognise you as a supporters association as they already have one.

IMO the club won't recognise you as a supporters association as they already have one.

 

They might do if we can get a strong enough backing.

 

The current supporters club is out dated and I think the club would have to listen to us if we had 200 or so members

plus the club doesn't have an alternative at the moment.

why would they

 

whats in it for them?

why would they

 

whats in it for them?

 

"I think there's three really good reasons to have a supporters club. Firstly it's the best way for the club and the fans to talk to each other. If the fans would like to see something change (the style of stewarding, a statue of Nat, the price of pies etc) then a large and committed supporters association would have the ear of the club much more than individual fans would.

 

By the same token, the club would be able to test out ideas. Do supporters really want free travel to Sunderland? Or would they rather the money was invested in subsidising the ale in the fanzone? What about the free scarves initiative? The club could let the fans know about stuff like this through the fans' organisation in a way they can't elsewhere.

 

The second major reason to have an independent supporters association is if things go wrong. Most fans are very happy with the way the club is run by Messers Gartside and Duckworth. But after the reorganisation of shares a few years ago Eddie Davis owns the whole thing, lock stock and stadium. If things went wrong for his business and he lost his fortune, or even if he decided to pull out, the club would be in deep financial trouble.

 

If we end up in this situation (God forbid) like many others have done, it will be essential to have a supporters association to liase with administrators and ensure the long term health of the club. In times of crisis, the voice of the fans needs to be strong and united - it's better to have this before any crisis occurs.

 

Third and final... We all know the atmosphere at the ground isn't great and the club's relationship with the fans has suffered in recent years. An active supporters association would be a good way of energising the fans, and coming up with initiatives to create a better atmosphere. In addition, we'd be looking to have our meetings/functions in Horwich, Bolton, Farnworth and anywhere else where there are large pockets of wanderers fans.

There's also a lot of fun to be had from meeting up together and maybe getting ex-players to come and talk to us etc."

If the club need to know any of that, they just visit certain forums

 

Is Edie still in business?

we're only ever going to be able to do something if we can get enough people signed up.

 

once we have enough interested, we'll take it to the next level and call a public meeting!

my understanding is the club doesn't think the forums are representative of the 'match going supporter'

so it's unlikely they would visit any of the forums to get answers!

my understanding is the club doesn't think the forums are representative of the 'match going supporter'

so it's unlikely they would visit any of the forums to get answers!

 

 

Who's told you that?

Who's told you that?

 

 

Gareth Robinson, the Chairman of the BWSA

Gareth Robinson, the Chairman of the BWSA

 

But they are outdated and don't represent the average fan. You can't believe what they say.

good luck to you mate

Gareth Robinson, the Chairman of the BWSA

 

 

And what the fuck does he know. As you've stated, I can get the whole of that association in my outside lavie and more than probably not representative of the fans view. But why do we need a new one? The club will listen to you if you contact them on your personal views.

If the the shit hits the fan re: take overs, there's ball all we can do, as 100k Munichs have found out.

Edited July 15, 201015 yr by no balls

I think that if you sift through the drivel on this messageboard, then it's a more than fair representation of the fans.

 

I know loads of people who don't use forums, but the same old discussions and disagreements come up.

 

Having said that, good luck to you all the same, heart sounds like it's in the right place.

do you know peabrain, or piehead, whatever he called himself

 

btw, you don't own, or know anybody who owns, a fcuking turkey head, do you?

 

matthew, did you miss this one?

 

 

and re gareth robinsons view, let me just say he hasn't got a clue who reads this (and other) websites

 

where do think fanzone came from - ignore the bollocks reported at the time

 

the ticket office read everyday to get it confirmed they are fcuking useless (only joking )

 

other well connected staff are very regular viewers

 

 

good luck anyroad

Edited July 15, 201015 yr by Casino

http://www.wanderersways.com/forum/index.php?showuser=1840

 

His user name was Pea-Lad. He also had some great ideas about changing the way BWSA was run. He also wanted it to come into the 21st Century rather than a little meet-the-players club for octogenarians.

 

Maybe you should try and contact him and see how far he got trying to infiltrate BWSA.

 

Ousting an already established group; who enjoy dialogue with the club hierarchy; is going to be a difficult job but good luck with that.

I do know Pealad and all I will say is that he fully supports a pro-active supporters club

 

he's also signed up to

No the f'in turket head is'nt part of this.

 

but if u ask me as some one who didnt miss a game last season u want to get people on board who people repect and who go games,i bet there was'nt 20 fans who could say they went to every game home and away.i know somw people cant go to all games because of family but you need people like mikey d or people who go alot of games to get any were.sure i'll get ripped for mine post but bwsa wont work

No the f'in turket head is'nt part of this.

 

but if u ask me as some one who didnt miss a game last season u want to get people on board who people repect and who go games,i bet there was'nt 20 fans who could say they went to every game home and away.i know somw people cant go to all games because of family but you need people like mikey d or people who go alot of games to get any were.sure i'll get ripped for mine post but bwsa wont work

 

Where were you in Istanbul?

Where were you in Istanbul?

 

As Istanbul is in Turkey surely his presence was all around you?