tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414687298565438.post2253870720276091811..comments2024-03-16T09:26:42.761+11:00Comments on South of the Border - a South Melbourne Hellas blog: 2017 AGM / Northcote friendlyPaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844708719537648292noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414687298565438.post-91070077919168604742018-01-24T15:46:01.578+11:002018-01-24T15:46:01.578+11:00Meeting has been moved to the Presidents Room.Meeting has been moved to the Presidents Room.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03206486881622385464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414687298565438.post-40602537531917902732018-01-24T10:55:24.570+11:002018-01-24T10:55:24.570+11:00Debt is almost what they gov gave the club for red...Debt is almost what they gov gave the club for redevelopment. What a joke total mismanagement of the place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414687298565438.post-31534844272024770042018-01-23T18:23:49.694+11:002018-01-23T18:23:49.694+11:00Interesting to see if the whole board will rock up...Interesting to see if the whole board will rock up? If there were media there for A League announcement, they'd all be there grinning. What a joke. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414687298565438.post-89811947366117930062018-01-23T15:45:51.736+11:002018-01-23T15:45:51.736+11:00Events
*What plans is the Club putting together to...Events<br />*What plans is the Club putting together to assist with debt reduction and help pay off the social Club redevelopment. If the answer is no, why is that the case? Should the club not focus on debt reduction through specific fundraising events? <br />* Is the club looking at holding monthly events at the social club? If no, why not? The social club space needs to be maximised for its revenue opportunities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414687298565438.post-38208376546102530962018-01-23T15:41:07.459+11:002018-01-23T15:41:07.459+11:00Some more questions to add to the list:
Football
...Some more questions to add to the list:<br /><br />Football<br />*Has the club evaluated its initiatives to bring players based in Spain for a season? For instance, Moreno was hardly used in the Senior team and effectively used to win the Under 20 championship?<br />*Who makes the decisions in the Football Department about the signing of visa spot players?<br />*Is the club paying any agent fees for the signing of these Spanish players?<br />*What is the current status of Tim Mala? Has he retired from football?<br />*Which players from the Under 20 team are capable of stepping up to the Senior Team? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414687298565438.post-62684136499987046612018-01-23T10:46:58.601+11:002018-01-23T10:46:58.601+11:00Thanks.Thanks.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03206486881622385464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414687298565438.post-75720704279935988022018-01-23T10:44:23.011+11:002018-01-23T10:44:23.011+11:00http://www.smfc.com.au/club/clubstructure/
Scroll...http://www.smfc.com.au/club/clubstructure/<br /><br />Scroll to bottom of the pageAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414687298565438.post-71976952417995568732018-01-23T10:32:57.901+11:002018-01-23T10:32:57.901+11:00Did they even release the financials anywhere?Did they even release the financials anywhere?Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03206486881622385464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414687298565438.post-57395590394331196762018-01-23T10:09:05.202+11:002018-01-23T10:09:05.202+11:00Club is a shambles. Just hold the AGM in the Presi...Club is a shambles. Just hold the AGM in the Presidents Room FFS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414687298565438.post-11316690433591687572018-01-22T18:57:31.773+11:002018-01-22T18:57:31.773+11:00There are a number of serious issues that require ...There are a number of serious issues that require further clarification and should be answered at the AGM. These include:<br /><br />Social Club Redevelopment <br />*What was the final total cost of the development of the Futsal Court and amenities, Club Office and furnishings/fittings, Bistro, and Museum?<br />*What is the current level of outstanding liabilities (debt) on the whole redevelopment? How much of the outstanding liabilities is in the form of business loans and leasing arrangements? <br />*Have the Board given personal guarantees to secure the debt facilities to cover the costs of the redevelopment?<br />*Are there any further outstanding bills related to the redevelopment? <br /><br />Bistro<br />*How has the bistro performed over the last 7-8 months? What is the average monthly turnover, and how has the bistro generated a profit? <br />*Why did the previous Venue Manager resign from the role only 6 months into the role? <br />*Is the Board in the process of finding a replacement Venue Manager? When is it expected that the position will be filled? <br />*Is the Board considering outsourcing the Bistro to an external party? If yes, have any operators submitted any interest? What kind of arrangement would the Club be seeking?<br /><br />Futsal Court<br />*Is it true the Club was approached in early 2017 by a futsal operator to run the Futsal Court and offered a very generous sum of money for the Club to reject it? <br />*How many nights a week is the Futsal Court running competitions? How many teams are participating in competitions? <br />*It is rumoured that the only night that futsal competitions are run is each Wednesday. How is the Futsal Court being utilised on other weeknights? <br />*Is the Club looking at outsourcing the futsal operations to an external provider? If yes, have any operators submitted any interest?<br /><br />A League <br />*What is the current status of the club’s A League application? Have there been further discussions held with FFA, FFV, or any other potential corporate partners?<br />*Was there a commercial arrangement (e.g. appearance fee) for Roberto Carlos to travel to Australia to attend that event at Crown Palladium? Did the event cover its costs? If not, what was the liability the club had to cover? Or did the Board underwrite that event? <br /><br />Second Division<br />*Has the Club met with other with interested NPL clubs/possible new established clubs to discuss the logistical and financial requirements for such a new competition? <br /><br />General Club Operation<br />*Why has the club registered a financial loss with so m any sources of revenue? <br />*What is the Club doing to restrain the growth in costs in both its off field and on field operations?<br />*Has the club grown its sponsorship base? If yes, by what percentage? <br />*Has the SMFC in Business been a success? Has it assisted with the Club to grow its sponsor base?<br />*How can the club make Lakeside Stadium feel more like our own home?<br /><br />SSCT<br />*What is the current status of the relationship between SMFC and the SSCT?<br />*It is rumoured that there has been a new contractual arrangement put in place? What has changed since the previous agreement, and how will the Club benefit from the new arrangement?<br />*Do the issues of access to Lakeside Stadium continue?<br /> <br />General Business<br />*Are there any new individuals that will seek to join the Board in 2018?<br />*Why have membership packages seen reduced benefits, but prices remain constant?<br />*Why has the Club moved away from Puma to Kappa? Please outline how this a more beneficial commercial arrangement to the Club?<br />*Are there any players/coaches still unpaid from the 2017 season?<br /><br />Schools Football Programs<br />*How many schools is SMFC providing its football curriculum? What are the commercial benefits to SMFC? <br />*Are there any new schools that will see SMFC expand its footprint to?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414687298565438.post-36072991112864022332018-01-22T17:32:23.610+11:002018-01-22T17:32:23.610+11:00It is quite extraordinary that the top brass at So...It is quite extraordinary that the top brass at South would decide to hold an AGM in the Social Club at the same time as when it is being advertised to be open to all patrons for a practice match later that night????? What will happen is that patrons who are there for the practice match will gain access to the private dealings of the Club without purchasing the requisite membership! You might even have the situation of patrons asking questions, thinking they can because they have been allowed access to such an event simply because they were able to enter the Social Club. There could be Futsal matches scheduled during the AGM, with balls thundering against the glass pane making it even more chaotic than needs be.<br /><br />Unfortunately, this is yet another example of the disdain and contempt the Board holds for its membership. You quite rightly point out that there is paucity of candidates prepared to form a rival ticket to challenge the current Board. Given the lack of threat, that unfortunately provides the Board with a general level of comfort that they will not be removed or voted out. As such, this has the perverse outcome of ‘perceived’ reduced accountability, and the more likely event is some of the Board treating the Club as their personal fiefdom. <br /><br />Just when you think the Club cannot hit any lower than rock bottom, the Board decides to find a way to better that and drive us further into a quagmire of mediocrity and general malaise of indifference towards its stakeholders. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com