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DFC/Dee4Life Joint Board Meeting

Last updated : 04 November 2005 By DundeeMadAdmin

1st November - Joint Board Meeting

Joint Board Meeting Dee4Life now hold quarterly meetings with Dundee FC board of directors to present fans' questions and concerns to the club board. In attendance were Peter Marr, Kirsty Cameron, George Knight, Jim Thomson, Frank Esposito, Alex Kidd, Scott Glenday, Willie Barnett, Mark Gallacher.

The meeting on 18th October had the following agenda and resultant discussion.

  1. SG summarised the last meeting by stating that a lot of good things came from it, referring to the fans derby as an example. There were four outstanding issues which are listed below with answers.
    2. Outstanding issues from previous meeting
  2. Scroll of honour: Dee4Life still not added as promised. JT said there was a problem with getting the Scroll of Honour updated and said another board may be required.
  3. Player Participation: Still some difficulties in getting players to participate in photographs etc. PM to meet with Barry Smith along with the players and discuss the issue.
  4. Club BOD & D4L Charter: GK issued to BOD to review and feedback at subsequent Board meeting.
  5. One stop shop: SG expressed his disappointment at the lack of communication after the first attempt at having a one stop shop. FE explained that the D4L sellers were not selling the half-time draw tickets beyond 3.00pm and as a consequence causing a downturn in sales. PM stated that a mistake was made and this proposal should have been discussed with Dee Promotions. MG suggested a compromise where the sellers stand near to the D4L stalls. Peter to re-visit with Graeme Thomson.

    6. New issues
  6. Lottery: SG mentioned that it may be worthwhile for the Club to look at the rollover facility that is currently in place at St Johnstone. There was a general agreement that a rollover may generate more interest. PM/FE to look at the possibilities – FE/KC to discuss with St Johnstone.
  7. Trust Cash Investments: GK made reference to the Trust cash investments being used for specific items i.e. ring fenced. PM explained that it may be difficult but did however think it was a good idea. PM to identify areas from the budget and refer them back to D4L for consideration and possible funding.
  8. J D Birthday Parties: SG asked if there was any chance of using an alternative lounge for the parties. KC explained that every lounge was getting used but the Billy Steele (Max 30 capacity) was used only for selected fixtures. It was agreed to use this lounge when it is available and refer dates back to Rozie Islam.
  9. Communications: SG asked if communications were as good as they could be within the Club. KC said although there was a significant reduction in staff everyone currently at the Club felt communications were now better than they were a year ago.
  10. Club PR: SG explained that there were some concerns among the members with regard to the Club’s PR and cited the Ground maintenance as an example where there was no public acknowledgement of the work done. SG also made reference to the rest of the BOD being more visible. PM was not sure if the PR was as good as it could be but felt that sometimes you could be too visible. PM also feels that there is a perception among fans that the Club is Dee4Life. PM asked the question how can the BOD be more visible? GK felt that the fans feel that there is not enough feedback from the BOD. The general feeling at the Club is that the since administration the current board have been more open by way of organising open meetings, attending Supporters Clubs and Trust open meetings. In fact more open than any other Club in Scotland.
  11. Community Call: WB felt that there was a lack of response last season from junior organisations such as the BB/Scouts/Schools to the free tickets that were available for specific games. Agreed to issue tickets for J Dees to attend a specific game or bring along a friend.
  12. Hogmanay: A discussion took place with reference to the Commercial Dept requiring a lounge at Hogmanay. It was agreed to review ticket prices with a view to maximising income from the event.
  13. New Share Certificate: Now available but still to be issued to D4L.
  14. Home Page of Official Website: SG mentioned that some Clubs such as West Ham Utd have an advert or important announcement pop up message before allowing you to enter the main Home Page. SG suggested that this may be worth considering. PM to look at West Ham site and if he thinks it is worthwhile pursuing will discuss with the site developers.
  15. Home Game Flier: It will be a four colour gloss flier – KC to sound out other groups re calendar of events and feedback. PM mentioned at this point that D4L should consider moving their Du at the Vu event to March 06 to avoid clashing with other events already organised in April. AK to raise at D4L meeting.
  16. Penman Lounge: A discussion took place re early bird incentives however nothing was decided. Peter agreed to speak to Jimmy re identifying possible incentives for example to for one drinks or price reduction on specific drinks.
  17. Trust BOD: No new nominations however two current members have to resign their temporary board positions at the AGM. In order to put themselves forward as full board members for next year they had to submit nominations before the Oct 13th 05 deadline.
  18. Trust Open Meetings: PM said that he enjoyed the experience and felt that it was worthwhile. Meeting with Chairman BB and Manager AK also went well. New ideas to be sought for future meetings.
  19. Trust Period of Consultation: Questionnaire explained and findings to be announced at Trust AGM on the 26th November 2005
  20. Current State of Play: PM was hoping for the team to reverse the current trend in the 2nd quarter of the season. A discussion took place with reference to the progress of players coming back from injury. There is a big improvement in discipline especially among the younger players. Gordon Wallace is doing fine with the young players and the new manager has settled in well.
    PM feels that gates have been poor due to performances but stated that the Club is still operating within the projections and should continue to do so until the end of the season at least.