Director says someone 'always blocking' his communications

Very interesting. “We face a challenge to get through to the end of the season”
If he knows the figures which one assumes he does it’s all rather worrying.

Appears to me that he is deliberately moving to distance himself from the rest of the board in order to avoid being in any potential firing line tomorrow evening.

Sadly, every single one of our serving directors are wholly complicit in this mess.

This is exactly the kind of post that only creates a bigger problem within the club.

You hint at having far more knowledge than you care to impart, but do want to make a negative point about a person in a position of power within the club.

If you have a valid point to make about Mr. O'Toole's involvement in the club, ie what has he said that is stupid, when, and via what channels, then please elaborate.

If you genuinely believe he has done something that warrants this forum's attention then surely it is your responsibility to make this obvious to us all so that we have a better understanding of the issues surrounding our current predicament, and can engage in this important debate from a position of knowledge rather than the current whispers of discontent.

Not that Mr O'Toole is any better in his assertion that his communication has been blocked. He must surely know who and what the problem is but is unwilling to divulge also.

I'm certain that everyone in the club has its best interests at heart, there just needs to be a step change in how it's dealt with when the vision for what's best diverge.

It seems like there are personality clashes on going but who knows for certain because of the obvious cliques that have formed, Id bet there are only a handful of people with a true understanding of all the issues on going and a large percentage of the fan base hearing things second hand with only one side of the story.

Concerning that we have directors coming out and saying that somebody (presumably fellow directors as they would sursly be the only ones to veto such a thing) is preventing him communicating with the owners.

A split in the board at the time when unity is needed most is concerning in the extreme.

Also seeing what silverblue says above worries me, as I know the hours he spends at the club as a volunteer during the week...

The lad needs to grow a pair.... No one would be stopping me doing my role to the best of my ability and that means communicating with the fans. Anyone telling me not to do that would be told (politely the first time) where to go....

does any one know what his qualifications are to be making decisions on a £million plus business

Co-opted originally. He was elected by the membership at the last AGM.

All the board have a candidate manifesto available on CFU site outlining their skills, what they can bring to the role, what they do in their spare time, all info to give the voters a reason to vote for them, hence why they are now Directors

No wonder board members don’t last long when they get abuse like this.

Hmmm, hard to know what to make of this. It seems like he's frustrated, and is trying to say something without actually saying it, and now regrets having said too much. Well intended, but probably not helpful. I think I might take a break from Devachat until this evening. All sorts of speculation going on but we need this meeting.

Summed it up perfect lobster.  If you actually read the statement not the tweet, he says all the right things, and is being open and honest with people, which I've been crying out for. Otherwise its just another Blue4eva thread where Blue stir's the pot, call's everyone on the board at twat and say he knows how to do it better. Probably best thing to do is turn up tonight and see what he and the boards says.

I've read the statement and yes, it may be truthful and honest but unfortunately it is at the wrong time.
He may be a likeable young lad but if you take on such a position of responsibility then you have to take the flak if it goes wrong.
I would like to give him a chance that maybe as he is a young lad that his voice was discredited by the more forceful members of The Board.
 
That said, why did he not state his case earlier? The club has been spiraling downwards for a while it seems.
If any Board member has a grievance or feels hindered in his work it must be thrashed out or reported to the Chairman.
Again, If he/she still feels that their voice is not being heard, that person should make it known to the CFU membership (us) and maybe resign.

Actions like that would alert the membership and supporters that all is not good much earlier and action taken such as a vote of no confidence.

Sorry but it sounds like someone doesn't want to get covered in brown stuff when it hits the fan tonight.

Is the comment above referring to his tweet today or other communications?

If just the tweet today, I would say its too little, too late to start communicating with the fans on the day of a meeting that reveals how much sh*t we're in......

Fair play to him for finally coming out and taking some responsibility, but it was ill timed and poorly thought out. Reads to me like he was trying to get his side of things in nice and early before the CFU meeting, when in reality the board need to take a collective responsibility for whatever has happened down there, rather than individuals trying to soften the blow for themselves.