Resignations and call a meeting.

Says who?

What you are basically saying is without a small group of people there will not be a club. That is just not the case and you could be surprised who would come forward if certain people are gone.

Yep, we're clearly not being run properly. This current board have totally failed to ensure the club's best intetests are served in my opinion. Our status as relegation certainties this early in to the season reflects their decision making.

There does need to be a conversation as to where we go from here because a big step back like this after only 8 seasons wasn't in the script.

Unfortunately, our fan base will whinge and moan about the current board (rightly so) but when it comes to actually standing for election, getting our hands dirty and actually leading the change, there’ll be a deathly silence.

Everyone has ideas, few have the willingness to actually do it.

I’m absolutely including myself in that, by the way.

Look it was definitely a case of rancid generals today, but dash it all, there are some good things here at chester. We had a poor 45 minutes and all heck has broken out. The board need to step their game up, and bignot and the team need to dust themselves off, put this one behind them and go again on Tuesday. We were solid second half and that’s the positive we should be taking today. We go again Tuesday and show guiseley just what us cestrians are all about.

Great post. I suspect that “those that can, do - whereas those that can’t, join the Board”. By that I mean all those businessmen, commercial, professional and marketing types, etc are all busy doing that for their or their employers’ businesses. Those with a bit of spare time on their hands treat being on the Board as a hobby when at our level it needs to be done properly/professionally.

I recall some Board members alluding to having the right skill set in recent elections but it’s hard to see it materialising. I must confess that once I’ve finished paying off the mortgage and have a bit of spare time after feeding the money pit that are my dependents, I would love to have a crack at being on the Board - but as that will be a good 10 years away, I wonder if that opportunity will be available then?

Just had a look at the Candidate manifesto for the AGM in October. One of our re-elected candidates, on "how much time can you devote..." quote I am happy to give at least 10 hours a month, more if necessary, and being based a stone’s throw from the Stadium certainly helps from a time point of view!

Is this the real problem. We are a £1m+ operation with board members trying to juggle a couple of hours per week with running their own business. In an ideal world we could pay our board to devote proper time to the cause but in the meantime should we be looking at Candidate Manifestos a bit more closely instead of blindly re-electing then complaining about what they do or don't do?

So one board member stands up, someone with vision past the end of their nose, this is where we start..... (cue alarm clock)

You're quite right but the fact is that anyone who stands for election, including those seeking re-election, will 9 times out of 10 be successful due to a shortage of candidates.
That  said, I do think a crisis meeting is essential so the Board and manager can answer the criticisms raised on here - the problem is how many people would attend. Perhaps Deva Chat needs to get organised and form a united group to approach and question the club,  rather than leaving it to individuals. 

What would be talked about at such EGM? How we're deep in the shit? How fuck all is working? In the last week I've read some utter shite on here.. Wembley bound one day, no club the next, life as a Chester fan eh.

Here are some facts, sourced from the Chester Chronicle on 30th. June 2016. A lot has happened in only 18 months. Please read them and form your own opinion.

Chairman Simon Olorenshaw says appointment of former Hull City chief executive is vital to club's long-term future.

"I am thrilled to be joining Chester FC at a very exciting time for the club," said Maguire, who lives in Poynton.

"With a new manager, chairman and strong board striving to create a platform for the club’s future progression I believe wholeheartedly that there is an opportunity here to demonstrate how a commercially orientated fan owned club can thrive and succeed.

Some might argue that he didn't start it!

From Facebook, I notice a bit of an ongoing feud between the two. A shame really as I think both are passionate fans and have done good things for the club. Maybe time for both to try and get on a little better?

As a firm believer in the 'Fan's Ownership Model' especially for  clubs in the lower leagues,i have to admit our model can only work if  we are all playing on a level playing field,i believe as in Rugby League there should be a salary cap,all clubs cannot spend over a set amount of money,otherwise our model is doomed to failure,we cannot compete against teams who have investment from 'Sugar Daddy's' it's a vicious circle,supporters want to support a successful team,they won't turn up to watch a team which is bottom of the league,why should they?the football is boring,it's not cheap,where do we go from here?,i believe further investment outside of the framework of our model is the only way to go,we can still keep a majority shareholding even 51% 49% will do. 

Nobody at the club seems to get on. Board member, players don’t get on with staff and there’s fans bickering at each other. This must be the only club where a difference of opinion is greeted with abuse, rather than a simple “I disagree, these are my views”.
It’s all getting rather silly now.

Again I ask, where are these investors who dont want any money back?

Fans owned is not perfect but the alternatives mean eventual slow death.